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Objectives of CMMI

Contrary to what most developers believe, CMMI’s sole purpose isn’t to make their life difficult. In fact, it’s just the opposite. In their book, CMMI Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement (Addison-Wesley, 2003), Ahern, Clouse, and Turner paint a picture of the business objectives of CMMI that include having the ability to consistently produce higher-quality products and services, create additional value for sponsors and corporate stake-holders by implementing cost saving techniques and best practices, increasing market share by increasing both quality and velocity, and, believe it or not, increase employee satisfaction. As we’ve already stated, CMMI represents an integration of many models and ...