An quick overview about CMMI. This will be good start to find out what and why CMMI

1. Capability Maturity Model Integration - CMMI
Dhanasekaran, Sivaraj, PMP
www.pmpractitioner.com

2. What is CMMI?
What is Maturity Model?
– It is a structured collection of elements that describe
characteristics of effective processes.
OR
– Simply GOOD, WELL DEFINED PROCESS
What is CMMI?
– Maturity Models applies at individual
departments/unit/organization levels
– CMMI framework allows them to integrate across
departments/unit/organization levels

3. Why CMMI?
Why Process?
– I don't need them
Because I have
Really good people
Advanced Technology
An Experienced Manager
– I have Processes!!!
but they are not delivering
Commitments consistently missed
No management visibility into progress
Quality problems
Poor morale

4. CMMI Benefits

Organization's activities are explicitly
linked to business objectives

Visibility into the organization's activities
is increased to meet the customer's
expectations

Learn from new areas of best practice
(e.g., measurement, risk)

5. CMMI
– Integrate traditionally separate
organizations
– Set process improvement goals and
priorities
– Provide guidance for quality processes
– Provide a yardstick for appraising
current practices

6. CMMI
Without CMMI

Work randomly, lots of energy and not much progress

No teamwork, individual effort, high frequency of conflicts

Not knowing where we are going to end up
With CMMI

Work with Directed motion, right energy and closer to the
goal

Coordinated efforts, Cooperation

Predictable end results

7. CMMI Levels
1. Initial
2. Managed
3. Defined
4. Quantitatively Managed
5. Optimizing

8. CMMI Certification
– Individuals can't obtain CMMI certification
like PMP, ITIL and others
– Individual can obtain only Appraiser's
Certification
– Only Companies can obtain CMMI level
certification

9. CMMI Companies

US has more CMMI accredited
companies

Japan and India have more CMMI
accredited companies in ASIA

IT Services companies sets priority
to obtain CMMI accreditation

10. Appendix - A
Some useful links
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/cmmi/index.htm
http://www.cmmifaq.info/
http://www.google.com.sg/#hl=en&q=cmmi