School of Informatics

Department of Computer Science

Postgraduate Programs
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
ASSIGNMENT ON
CMM VS CMMI
BY
1. ADISU CHERINET
2. BETHELHEM DAWIT
3.GETAHUN W/MESKEL
What is Differences between CMM and CMMI
CMMI or CMM Integration is developed to integrate
current and upcoming models. It is sort of an
upgrade from the CMM model and describes
process improvements for organizations especially
in software development. The model includes the
following areas: gathering (data and requirement),
project planning/tracking, configuration
management, training, quality assurance,
collaboration and peer reviews.
However, in CMM is process-oriented whereas
the CMMI is a goal-cum-result-oriented approach.

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.
 The first CMM, developed in 1990, was developed for
the purpose to improve the process in software
development .
 This model proved to be a successful one and thereof,
it became a generalized model for improving the
processes other than SW development process like
software engineering, system engineering, software
maintenance, software management, risk
management and also being employed in other
industries, governments, organizations and also for
business process improvement.
CMM Maturity Levels
The CMM for Software (SW-CMM) is a framework
that provides the way to manage a process effectively.
It is a stair-cased structure wherein each step is a
maturity level describing the current capability of the
process. It tells where the processes are. The CMM
scales the organization from 1 to 5 based on the KPAs
achieved by the organizations.
Structure of the CMM
each maturity level defines the process capability at
that stage and contains (other than Initial) Key
Process Areas (KPA) defined of goals to be achieved.
Each KPA has certain key practices that are to be
strictly followed to achieve the goals. These key
practices are arranged as groups (Common features)
consisting infrastructure and implementation.
 CMMI Overview
CMMI is a process improvement approach that
provides organizations with the essential elements of
effective processes that ultimately improve their
performance. CMMI can be used to guide process
improvement across a project, a division, or an entire
organization.
Both CMM and CMMI have the same five maturity
levels. In CMMI, each process area has specific goals
and generic goals that define the generic and specific
practices respectively.
Key Differences CMM and CMMI
The factors that distinguish CMM and CMMI during implementation
are: 1.integration, 2.KPA, 3.approach and 4. paperwork .
1. Integration: The CMM has individual models for each function.
But when the individual processes when integrated led to few
discrepancies like model overlapping, contradiction and each model
had its own maturity level which lead to a confusion. This led to the
increase in the costs of the companies that were put in training.
But CMMI employs models that are classified on the basis of
specific areas of interests. These models are those employed by
industries successfully. To employ CMMI in an organization, it must
choose a model form the available 22 models wherein each module
covers all the functionalities.
2. KPA: Both CMM and CMMI have 5 maturity levels. But there are
differences in the KPAs of each maturity level. The differences in each model
are as follows:
1. Initial: In both models, it covers the organisations without defined
processes, having dynamic changes (ad-hoc) and undocumented.
2. Repeat: In CMM, the companies that seem to do the same process
periodically attain this level. In CMMI, it requires a planned and defined ways
of managing the requirements by estimating cost, time and resources.
3. Defined: CMM requires a standard, well-documented and consistent
process with few degrees of changes to be followed. CMMI requires the
process to be standardised, methodical and procedural with the use of tools.
4. Manage: CMM requires companies to quantitatively measure and monitor
process thereby reducing risks. CMMI, n addition identifies and monitors the
sub processes that contribute to overall efficiency.
5. Optimized: In CMM, the process is continuously improved by following
the best software engineering practices but here the measures are taken
simultaneously as the goals are satisfied. In CMMI, behaviour is selected and
goals are set to support it. Behaviour is selected on the basis of goals and
measures.
CMM KPA concentrates on the completion of specific
tasks or processes and does not motivate the
organization to focus on process architecture. CMMI,
on the other hand has an iterative lifecycle that
integrates the latest best practices from the industry
and attacks risks in process architecture at an early
stage.
CMMI supersedes CMM in software development
processes, but CMM is still relevant and appropriate
for sequential, activity-based management paradigm.
3. Approach
CMM is an activity based model. It aims only in the
completion of the process and does not care about the
desired result and hence it does not motivate the
company to make the necessary changes. But CMMI is
a result oriented based on key performance areas and
thereof it is a best practice for the companies and
helps to avoid the possible risks at a very early stage.
4. Paperwork
Both CMM and CMMI give importance to paperwork
and meetings that distract management’s time and
effort from actual work process. CMM is however
concerned at recording processes whereas CMMI
documentation and meetings focus on strategic goals
of the organizations.
CMM has focused attention on processes, but the new
CMMI goes a step further and focus attention on
result-oriented processes.
 Conclusion
CMMI models should be still integrated and developed such the
costs involved and the efforts are reduced.
CMM came first but was later improved and was succeeded by
CMMI.
Different sets of CMMS have problems with overlaps,
contradictions, and lack of standardization. CMMI later
addressed these problems.
Initially, CMM describes specifically about software
engineering whereas CMMI describes integrated processes
and disciplines as it applies both to software and systems
engineering.
CMMI is much more useful and universal than the older CMM.