Capability Maturity Model

The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a development model created in 1986 after a study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the <a href="/facts/U.S._Department_of_Defense/dWAvf7e3">U.S. Department of Defense</a>, who funded the research. The term "maturity" relates to the degree of formality and <a href="/facts/Optimization/oRn8Iv5I">optimization</a> of processes, from <a href="/facts/Ad_hoc/IYxx5Ha8">ad hoc</a> practices, to formally defined steps, to managed result metrics, to active optimization of the processes.
The model's aim is to improve existing <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">software development</a> processes, but it can also be applied to other processes.
In 2006, the Software Engineering Institute at <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Mellon_University/XKd7L2KA">Carnegie Mellon University</a> developed the <a href="/facts/Capability_Maturity_Model_Integration/WKYrCcCq">Capability Maturity Model Integration</a>, which has largely superseded the CMM and addresses some of its drawbacks.

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Capability Maturity Model