Capabilities Maturity Model

(CMM) The {Software Engineering Institute}'s model

of {software engineering} that specifies five levels of

maturity of the processes of a software organisation. CMM

offers a framework for evolutionary process improvement.

Originally applied to software development (SE-CMM), it has

been expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources

and Software Acquitition.

[What are the levels? Reference?]

(1999-09-13)