The CMMI Institute announced today its strategy to extend the reach of the CMMI model to enable businesses of every size, in every industry, to elevate performance and to provide tools that equip CMMI practitioners to begin and to grow their journey with CMMI.
The CMMI Institute, established by Carnegie Mellon University, is home to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), a gold standard of excellence in software and systems development. The Institute will continue to help this market to solve business problems while advancing the use of the model to new industry sectors around the world.
CMMI is used by some of the world's most admired and innovative organisations, including Samsung, Accenture, Proctor & Gamble, and Siemens. CMMI adoption has been a powerful differentiator for businesses and a catalyst for economic growth in regions that invest in its broad adoption.
"To compete in the global market, leaders must build organisations that can consistently deliver quality and value in products and services," said Kirk Botula, CEO of CMMI Institute. "The CMMI Institute enables organisations committed to excellence to achieve measurable results in the facets of their business that matter most to their goals. CMMI provides a framework of practices that can help organisations to identify and address key challenges to improve performance and the bottom line. We all know work is not the way it is supposed to be - CMMI helps make it better."
The CMMI model was developed at Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) through collaboration of government, industry and academia, to help the Department of Defense and its contractors like Raytheon, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Boeing improve their software engineering capabilities. Widely trusted as a mark of reliability, many organisations require CMMI adoption as a pre-requisite for bidding on contracts.
Thousands of companies across multiple industry sectors in 94 countries have adopted its practices to elevate performance and have been appraised for capability and maturity using CMMI methods. The CMMI product suite includes product development, service delivery, procurement and staff management - making it a worthwhile investment for any business. Carnegie Mellon University founded the CMMI Institute in order to extend the benefits of CMMI beyond software and systems engineering to any product or service company, regardless of size or industry.
KK Raman, Partner Business Excellence, KPMG India, says: "Carnegie Mellon is a pioneer in developing best practices and transitioning them to industry, and this is reflected in the global adoption of the CMMI. KPMG is one of the premier organisations around the world with over a decade-long partnership with CMU. We help use the CMMI Institute product suite - frameworks, training, certifications and appraisal methods - to achieve organisational goals by enhancing processes."
Extending the benefits of CMMI
The global adoption of CMMI is supported through a vast network of partners who guide organisations in the successful adoption of the CMMI models. As part of today's news, CMMI Institute is advancing the practice of CMMI with an online self-assessment tool as well as new professional credentials for practitioners.
* CMMI Self-Assessment Tool: A new online tool that allows organisations to begin their journey of elevating performance as well as to diagnose their existing implementation by assessing the current state of their organisation. By answering a brief set of questions, users will gain critical insights that provide an analysis of an organisation's strengths and weaknesses, as well as solutions, to improve the capability of their organisation.
* CMMI Associate and CMMI Professional Certification: The CMMI Institute will be offering certifications to help individuals translate their experience with CMMI into professional development opportunities. CMMI Associate and CMMI Professional Certifications will provide confirmation of an individual's knowledge of basic and advanced concepts in CMMI and demonstrate to current and prospective employers they are dedicated to excellence and have valuable skills to help elevate organisational performance.
"As a professional who uses CMMI daily in my work, I am committed to advancing my understanding of the models and to helping my clients and my organisation position themselves to successfully meet their goals. The practitioner credentials will not only provide a clear path for my growth, it will also help me to communicate and validate my skills to my clients as well as my organisation," said Capri Dye of Hubbert Systems Consulting.
The CMMI Self-Assessment Tool and Practitioner Certifications will be available in early 2014.
