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CMMI Levels
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To understand the levels, you need to know that CMMI has two representations
1. Staged Representation
2. Continuous Representation
The decision to choose one or the other depends on the goals of the organisation.
Staged Representation uses maturity levels to measure process improvement, there are 5 maturity levels. It will provide a sequence of improvements, beginning with basic management practices and progressing through a predefined and path of successive levels, each serving a foundation for the next.
Maturity levels are as follows:
ML1: Initial - This is typically ad hoc and chaotic. ML1 has no process areas
ML2: Managed - An organisation has achieved all of the goals of the ML2 process areas. ML2 has 7 Process areas
ML3: Defined - An organisation has achieved all of the goals of the ML2 and ML3 process areas. ML3 has 11 process areas
ML4: Quantitatively Managed - Processes achieved are controlled using statistical and other quantitative techniques. ML4 has 2 process areas
ML:5 Optimising – All the process areas are achieved. ML5 focuses on continually improving process performance
Continuous Representation uses capability levels to measure process improvement, there are 6 capability levels. The organisation can select the order of improvement that best meets the organisation’s business objectives.
Capability levels are as follows:
0 Incomplete
1 Performed
2 Managed
3 Defined
4 Quantitatively Managed
5 Optimising
Both representations are designed to offer essentially equivalent results, most organisations choose the stage representation.
Not all the CMMI levels integrate into the business practices, CMMI will show the business what is working and what is not, it helps align business goals and IT goals.
Thank you very much for the link you have sent. It is very informative!
You really don’t have to apologise, it is always nice to add extra information where possible.
To understand the levels, you need to know that CMMI has two representations
1. Staged Representation
2. Continuous Representation
The decision to choose one or the other depends on the goals of the organisation.
Staged Representation uses maturity levels to measure process improvement, there are 5 maturity levels. It will provide a sequence of improvements, beginning with basic management practices and progressing through a predefined and path of successive levels, each serving a foundation for the next.
Maturity levels are as follows:
ML1: Initial - This is typically ad hoc and chaotic. ML1 has no process areas
ML2: Managed - An organisation has achieved all of the goals of the ML2 process areas. ML2 has 7 Process areas
ML3: Defined - An organisation has achieved all of the goals of the ML2 and ML3 process areas. ML3 has 11 process areas
ML4: Quantitatively Managed - Processes achieved are controlled using statistical and other quantitative techniques. ML4 has 2 process areas
ML:5 Optimising – All the process areas are achieved. ML5 focuses on continually improving process performance
Continuous Representation uses capability levels to measure process improvement, there are 6 capability levels. The organisation can select the order of improvement that best meets the organisation’s business objectives.
Capability levels are as follows:
0 Incomplete
1 Performed
2 Managed
3 Defined
4 Quantitatively Managed
5 Optimising
Both representations are designed to offer essentially equivalent results, most organisations choose the stage representation.
Not all the CMMI levels integrate into the business practices, CMMI will show the business what is working and what is not, it helps align business goals and IT goals.
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