People CMM: A Framework for Human Capital Management, Second Edition

5. Relationships among Process Areas

5.1 A System of Related Practices

The People CMM describes a system of practices. It helps an organization develop a vision of how to integrate a system of practices to achieve its workforce objectives and provides the framework to guide implementation of those practices. These practices guide the development of a human capital management framework for the organization.

Each maturity level of the People CMM, with the exception of the Initial Level, consists of three to seven process areas. Each process area identifies a cluster of related practices that, when performed collectively, achieve a set of goals considered important for enhancing workforce capability. Each process area organizes a set of interrelated ...