Capability maturity model integration

Capability maturity model integration

A more rigorous version of CMM which is a quality management system used to guide process improvement across a project, division, or an entire organization. Under the CMMI methodology, processes are rated according to their maturity levels, which are defined as: Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Quantitatively Managed, Optimizing.

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Capability maturity model integration

process tailoring

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Making, altering, or adapting a process description for a particular end. For example, a project tailors its defined process from the organization’s set of standard processes to meet the objectives, ...

appraisal participants

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Members of the organizational unit who participate in providing information during the appraisal.

defect density

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Number of defects per unit of product size (e.g., problem reports per thousand lines of code).

quality and process-performance objectives

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Objectives and requirements for product quality, service quality, and process performance. Process-performance objectives include quality; however, to emphasize the importance of quality in the CMMI ...

CMMI model

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

One from the entire collection of possible models that can be generated from the CMMI Framework. Since the CMMI Framework can generate different models based on the needs of the organization using ...

tailoring guidelines

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Organizational guidelines that enable projects, groups, and organizational functions to appropriately adapt standard processes for their use. The organization’s set of standard processes is described ...

product-related lifecycle processes

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Processes associated with a product throughout one or more phases of its life (e.g., from conception through disposal), such as the manufacturing and support processes.