CMMI Institute

New Update to CMMI Performance Solutions

CMMI Ecosystem

What is Changing?

The CMMI Model has been updated to V3.0 to increase the flexibility and adaptability of CMMI, increase regional and industry adoption, maintain the relevance of CMMI, and incorporate new content in the areas of People Management, Data Management, and Virtual Delivery.

What's New?

The CMMI Model has expanded to include best practices for measuring capability and improving performance in the areas of people management, data management, and virtual work.

CMMI Content Release Timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

  • My CMMI Associate Cert is going to expire?  Should I wait for V3.0 or should I renew now?

    You should renew now because your Associate Certification will continue to be valid through the launch of CMMI V3.0. If you wish to be trained in or participate in an appraisal on the new domains, you have an opportunity to take the new Building Organizational Capability class or self-study and complete the new Practitioner Certification. Self-study purchase option expires on March 31, 2024. After that, candidate must take Building Organizational Capability class and pass Practitioner exam. Candidates also have the option to keep the Associate and just renew on expiration. 

  • How do Appraisal Team Members retain the Suppliers domain?

    To retain the Supplier domain before March 31, Appraisal Team Members can pass the Practitioner Exam. < /br> To obtain the Supplier domain after March 31, Appraisal Team Members will have to complete the Building Organization Capability course and pass the Practitioner Exam.

  • What are the steps for a first time LA/IT? Is Building Organizational Capability required or can they do Foundations of Capability + Building Development/Services Excellence?

    Qualified candidates that have served as an ATM on at least two appraisals should complete the following steps to become a Lead Appraiser or Instructor:
    1) Take the BOC course.
    2) Pass the Practitioner Exam.
    3) Take the High Maturity Concepts Course.
    4) Take the Applying CMMI Course.
    5) Take the Professional Exam.
    6) Submit an application for LA or Instructor
    7) Take Lead Appraiser Training or Instructor Training
    8) Complete an observation

  • I just got my Associate Cert, when V3.0 comes out, is there an expedited/discounted path to V3.0? 

    If you already have your Associate Certification, you don’t have any required actions to get ready for CMMI V3.0. If you’d like, you can also take training or self-study for the new CMMI V3.0 content once it is available but it won’t impact your newly earned Associate certification. If you wish to be trained in or participate in an appraisal on the new domains, you have an opportunity to take the new Building Organizational Capability class or self-study and complete the new Practitioner Certification. Self-study purchase option expires on March 31, 2024. After that, candidate must take Building Organizational Capability class and pass Practitioner exam. Candidates also have the option to keep the Associate and just renew on expiration. 

  • I want to be an ATM for an upcoming appraisal, if I take the training now, am I going to have to pay to upgrade to V3.0? 

    No upgrade training or exam is necessary to continue being an ATM for DEV or SVC. If you want to be an ATM for the other practice areas, you will need to take the Building Organizational Capability course and complete the Practitioner Exam. If you are already a CMMI Associate, you have until March 31, 2024 where you may self-study and take the Practitioner Exam to upgrade your certification to CMMI Practitioner without requiring the BOC course. 

  • If I purchase an annual license to the Model Viewer, what version of the model will I get? 

    The model viewer currently uses the CMMI V3.0 model. However, CMMI V2.2 and CMMI V3.0 are available as PDF downloads included with the annual license. The V2.2 PDF will be removed when we go live with V3.0 MDD, Toolkits and system sync in Q2 2024.  

  • Our organization would like to be appraised. Should we proceed or wait for V3.0? 

    If you are pursuing Development or Services, you should proceed with your appraisal. If you intend to be appraised on the new CMMI V3.0 domains, you should wait until those appraisals will be accepted in Q2 2024. 

  • We need training – should we wait for V3.0?  

    If you are adopting CMMI for Development or Services only, you can continue with the currently available courses. If you wish to take training on the new content, the Building Organizational Capability course which covers all V3.0 domains is available now. 

  • Is V3.0 training available?  If not, when? 

    Yes, Building Organizational Capability is available here. For those eligible, the Update Training is available here. Coming soon will be updated versions of Building Development Excellence, Building Services Excellence and Foundations of Capability. 

  • When will V3.0 appraisals be accepted?  

    We are still trying to finalize the dates but we’re targeting Q2 2024.   

  • Is the Practitioner exam similar in length and time to complete as the Associate Exam? 

    Both exams are unproctored and open book. 

    - Practitioner is 4 hours, 120 questions – covers the full model 

    - Associate is 2.5 hours, 60 questions – covers core practice areas 

    Minimum pass scores are not shared: only pass-fail information will be shared with the candidate, not their total score.

  • Does the Practitioner Certification expire? What are the renewal requirements?

    Yes, the certification expires after 3 years. To renew, you must retake the CMMI Practitioner Exam. 

  • Is ISACA ISO certified?

    ISACA is ISO certified for the ISO 27001 and 27701 standards.

How can CMMI help your organization?

  • Does your organization…

    • …struggle to deliver products and services that really satisfy all of your users’ needs?
    • …often find it difficult to eliminate defects in your products and services?
    • …want to design a product or service that gives you the edge over the competition?

    Then you need CMMI Development

    CMMI best practices will help your organization improve efficiency, speed, and product quality fueled by a lower number of defects.

    Luc Chiasson, Group Leader of Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement, CAE

    How it can help

    The Development view provides guidance for improving an organization’s capability to develop quality products and services that meet the needs of customers and end users.

    Key Benefits

    • Increase quality
    • Reduce cost
    • Improve time-to-market
    • Improve product lifecycle management
    • Gain organizational agility
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization…

    • …find it difficult to align resources to meet service demand?
    • …aspire to maintain a consistently high level of customer service?
    • …struggle to deliver services on time and within a budget?

    Then you need CMMI Services

    CMMI has taken our service delivery to the next level. It has helped build internal strength, synergizes our efforts better, and brought us to a level of zero defects.

    Mike Doobay, Global Leader for Minacs Marketing Solutions and Minacs IT Services

    How it can help

    The Services view provides guidance for improving organization’s capability to efficiently and effectively deliver quality service offerings that meet market and customer needs.

    Key Benefits

    • Gain customer loyalty
    • Develop resiliency
    • Improve time-to-market
    • Increase quality
    • Reduce cost
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization…

    • …spend too much time solving your problems with suppliers?
    • …worry that your suppliers don’t understand your requirements and expectations?
    • …want to improve your operational efficiencies by leveraging supplier’s capabilities to deliver quality solutions?

    Then you need CMMI Suppliers

    We are excited about the continued employment and improvement of these processes for acquiring the best possible systems for our customers and end users.

    Chris Beres, General Manager of LinQuest Corporation's Space Systems Engineering and Integration Group

    How it can help

    The Suppliers view provides guidance for improving organization's capability to identify and manage suppliers and vendors in a way that maximizes supply chain efficiency and reduces risk.

    Key Benefits

    • Meet growth demands
    • Keep pace with product demands
    • Reduce supply chain risk
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization…

    • …aspire to integrate security activities sustainably in to your organization?
    • …spend too much time reacting to threats?
    • …want to increase employee morale and limit turnover?

    Then you need CMMI Security

    The CMMI model taught us to think in favor of the customer and be very thorough in terms of delivering our development projects.

    Jii Tomiceck,CP & General Manager, Honeywell, Czech Republic

    How it can help

    The Security view provides guidance for improving an organization’s process and performance to protect the organization’s entire ecosystem, including personnel, resources, and information.

    Key Benefits

    • Increase customer confidence
    • Develop resiliency
    • Improve employee morale and turnover
    • Easily integrate popular standards and requirements
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization…

    • …want to increase employee morale and limit turnover?
    • …aspire to consistently provide safe products or services that gives you the edge over the competition?
    • …find it difficult to create a foundation for consistent application of safety across development efforts?

    Then you need CMMI Safety

    The CMMI journey has helped us develop a culture of process transformation with predictable delivery.

    Devender Malhorta,Vice President and Global Head of Quality and Enterprise Risk Management, Wipro

    How it can help

    The Safety view provides guidance for improving an organization’s capability to facilitate and manage safety activities.

    Key Benefits

    • Increase quality
    • Reduce risk
    • Improve employee morale and turnover
    • Develop resiliency
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization struggle to maximize workforce performance due to:

    • Lack of employee skill sets and resources?
    • Turnover and poor morale?
    • Workflow bottlenecks?

    Then you need CMMI People

    In my opinion, CMMI People can be beneficial to an organization which is people, quality and customer-focused. Any organization serious about business performance, people development, and organization strategy and goal alignment, should adopt this model.

    Dr. Jaideep Devare, Managing Director of Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd. (MIBL)

    How it can help

    CMMI People is an integrated set of best practices that help identify skill gaps, break down workflow bottlenecks, and empower team members to develop skills that will help the organization succeed.

    Key Benefits

    • Drive organizational growth
    • Mitigate bottlenecks
    • Retain talent
    • Ensure agility
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization struggle to leverage its data assets due to:

    • Disparate silos?
    • No formal process or clear strategy?
    • Lack of support from leadership?
    • Little confidence in the integrity of the data?

    Then you need CMMI Data

    I'm deeply impressed by the completeness and polish of CMMI Data as a comprehensive catalog of processes required for effective data management. Even after decades in the business, the broad scope and business focus of the model changed the way I think about data management.

    Bob Lambert, Data Architect at Anthem

    How it can help

    CMMI Data is an integrated set of best practices to help organizations build, improve, and measure their enterprise data management function and staff.

    Key Benefits

    • Improve decision-making
    • Improve efficiency and reduce costs
    • Improve data confidence
    • Increase effectiveness of data governance programs
    Purchase a model license today

  • Does your organization struggle in an increasingly virtual world due to:

    • Exposure to vulnerabilities?
    • Operational disruptions?

    Then you need CMMI Virtual

    How it can help

    CMMI Virtual is an integrated set of best practices to help organizations develop the skills necessary to understand best practices, tools, and techniques for virtual business environments to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.

    Key Benefits

    • Identify and decrease exposure to vulnerabilities
    • Plan ahead for operational disruptions
    • Improve operational efficiencies
    Purchase a model license today

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