CMMI - An Executive Summary

Kugler Maag Cie: CMMI - An Executive Summary

More now than ever, companies are forced to deliver their products better, faster and  cheaper. At the same time, products are becoming more and more complex and the same is true for the way the products are developed. Today, a single company usually does not  develop all the components that compose a product. Also, own components are usually not developed at one single location but rather in a multi-national effort at different development locations. Since most of the innovations are based on software and electronics, software and systems engineering has become a critical part of their business.

In this context, the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Product Suite was designed to help organizations improve the way they do business. Process improvement has proven to increase product and service quality as organizations apply it to achieve their business objectives. Originating to Deming’s work on Quality today, the CMMI Product Suite, through the SEI and its contributors, is at the forefront of process improvement by providing the latest best practices for product and service development and maintenance.

The CMMI can help to

· Improve product quality

· Improve the ability to meet project targets (on-time, on-spec, on-budget) 

· Reduce cost and cycle time

· Control suppliers

· Master multi-national development cooperation

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