Chapter 6. Using CMMI-ACQ in Government

This chapter highlights some of the successes and challenges that government organizations (based in the United States or elsewhere) have experienced as they have sought to improve their acquisition processes. Links to elements of the CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) model are included in this discussion to demonstrate not only how these successes and challenges influenced the existing model, but also how they offer opportunities for future model development.

Critical Issues in Government Acquisition

by Mike Phillips and Brian Gallagher

“Big A” versus “Little a” Acquisition

As the CMMI Product Team began to consider how to construct a CMMI model to address the acquisition area of ...

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