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What is CMMI?
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process and
behavioral model that helps organizations streamline process improvement
and encourage productive, efficient behaviors that decrease risks in
software, product, and service development.
CMMI model
The CMMI is designed to help improve performance by providing
businesses with everything they need to consistently develop better
products and services. But the CMMI is more than a process model; it’s
also a behavioral model. Businesses can use the CMMI to tackle the
logistics of improving performance by developing measurable benchmarks,
but CMMI can also help create a structure for encouraging productive,
efficient behavior throughout the organization.
Evolution of CMMI
The CMMI was developed to combine multiple business maturity models
into one framework. It was born from the Software CMM model developed
between 1987 and 1997. CMMI Version 1.1 was released in 2002, followed
by Version 1.2 in 2006, and Version 1.3 in 2010; V1.3 was replaced by
V2.0 in March 2018
A process map outlines the individual steps within a process, identifying task owners
and detailing expected timelines. They are particularly helpful in communicating
processes among stakeholders and revealing areas of improvement. Most process
maps start at a macro level and then provide more detail as necessary.
Most organizations will need to use only a few of the most common
symbols to complete a process map. Some of these symbols include: