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Capability Maturity Model

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…

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Capability Maturity Model

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related to Capability Maturity Model Integration · 12
Capability Maturity Model → Applying, CMM, CMMI, Control Association, Copies, In, Information Systems Audit, Integration, ISACA, It, The Capability Maturity Model, The CMMI
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Capability Maturity Model → IEEE Software, It, Managing, Software Process, The, The Capability Maturity Model, Though, Watts Humphrey
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Capability Maturity Model → Capability Immaturity ModelCapability Maturity, Model IntegrationPeople Capability Maturity, ModelTesting Maturity Model

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maturity process software model processes capability development cmmi organizations cmm levels institute area key practices engineering humphrey five defined framework

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Edward Yourdoninstance ofIndividuals0.80text
Larry Constantineinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
Gerald Weinberginstance ofIndividuals0.80text
Tom DeMarcoinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
and David Parnas began to publish articlesinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
books with research results in an attempt to professionalize the software-development processes.In the 1980sinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
several US military projects involving software subcontractors ran over-budgetinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
were completed far later than plannedinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
if at allinstance ofIndividuals0.80text
Capability Maturity Modelrelated to Capability Maturity Model IntegrationThe CMMI0.60section
Capability Maturity Modelrelated to Capability Maturity Model IntegrationApplying0.60section
Capability Maturity Modelrelated to Capability Maturity Model IntegrationThe Capability Maturity Model0.60section

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