CMMI for Development (CMMI DEV)

CMMI for Development is a framework for any organization that builds products and/or services. Organizations that are involved with developing may include hardware and software companies, aerospace or automobile manufacturers, defence, telecommunications, etc.

CMMI-DEV applies to all organizations that must consider design and engineering during the development of a product or service.

An organization would benefit from employing CMMI-DEV when the guidance is needed to become more efficient due to customer demand to provide better products more rapidly and less expensively. The speed of technology and constant updates and introductions of new products has created a knowledgeable consumer who expects more with less.

However, this demand coupled with more complex products and services places a burden on organizations that must be able to manage this process which often involves integrating and acquiring products from a large network of providers.

CMMI Development v3.0

CMMI Development V3.0 focuses on performance improvement requirements and key capabilities for companies that develop products, components, and services. Business problems like late delivery, poor quality, stretched resources, constant firefighting, inexperienced personnel and missed deadlines are common when building complex products and services. Managing and controlling the product development lifecycle has become more difficult in recent years.

Focusing on best practices, CMMI Development V3.0 improves an organization’s capability to develop quality products and services that meet the needs of customers and end users, improves time to market, improves product quality (and reduces defects), lowers costs, improves planning and budgeting.

CMMI-DEV – Maturity Level 2 Process Areas

Process Area	Goals
1. Configuration Management	Establish Baselines Track and Control Changes Establish Integrity
2. Measurement & Analysis	Align Measurement and Analysis Activities Provide Measurement Results
3. Process and Product Quality Assurance	Objectively Evaluate Processes and Work Products Provide Objective Insight
4. Project Planning	Establish Estimates Develop a Project Plan Obtain Commitment to the Plan
5. Project Monitoring and Control	Monitor the Project Against the Plan Manage Corrective Action to Closure
6. Requirements Management	Manage Requirements
7. Supplier Agreement Management	Establish Supplier Agreements Satisfy Supplier Agreements

CMMI-DEV – Maturity Level 3 Additional Process Areas

Process Area	Goals
1. Decision Analysis and Resolution	Evaluate Alternatives
2. Integrated Project Management	Use the Project’s Defined Process Coordinate and Collaborate with Relevant Stakeholders
3. Organizational Process Definition	Establish Organizational Process Assets
4. Organizational Process Focus	Determine Process Improvement Opportunities Plan and Implement Process Actions Deploy Organizational Process Assets and Incorporate Experiences
5. Organizational Training	Establish Organizational Training Capability Provide Training
6. Product Integration	Prepare for Product Integration Ensure Interface Compatibility Assemble Product Components and Deliver the Product
7. Requirements Development	Develop Customer Requirements Develop Product Requirements Analyse and Validate Requirements
8. Risk Management	Prepare for Risk Management Identify and Analyse Risks Mitigate Risks
9. Technical Solution	Select Product Component Solutions Develop the Design Implement the Product Design
10. Validation	Prepare for Validation Validate Product or Product Components
11. Verification	Prepare for Verification Perform Peer Reviews Verify Selected Work Products

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