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Assessment of software development processes
The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a development model created in 1986 after a study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense, who funded the research. The term "maturity" relates to the degree of formality and optimization of processes, from ad hoc practices, to formally defined steps, to managed result metrics, to active optimization of the processes. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Capability Maturity ModelA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Smart Cities Maturity Model—A Multicriteria ApproachInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: CMMI distilledThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Capability maturity model, version 1.1Cited 805 times
- Go sideways: Capability Maturity Model IntegrationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Bill CurtisA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Capability maturity model, version 1.1
The maturity of maturity model research: A systematic mapping study
A Socioanalytic Model of Maturity
The Project Management Maturity Model
The Extended Digital Maturity Model
E‐government maturity model using the capability maturity model integration
Maturity model for enterprise interoperability
New service development maturity model
🆕 Influential since 2022
Smart Cities Maturity Model—A Multicriteria Approach
Understanding Data & Analytics Maturity: A Systematic Review of Maturity Model Composition
The ECO Maturity Model – A human-centered Industry 4.0 maturity model
Development of a Maturity Model for Assessing Smart Cities: A Focus Area Maturity Model
Application of the Maturity Model in Industrial Corporations
📚 Books worth reading
CMMI distilledDennis M. Ahern, Richard Turner · 2001
People CMMBill Curtis · 2009
A Guide to the CMMIKenneth M. Dymond · 2004
CMMI for developmentMary Beth Chrissis · 2011- 📕CMMI for servicesEileen C. Forrester · 2010
CMMIMary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad · 2006
Implementing the Capability Maturity ModelJames R. Persse · 2001
CMM in PracticePankaj Jalote · 1999
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🔗 Related topics
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