Capability matruity Model - CMM Level 5

The following are the 5 levels of Software process maturity as per CMM

1. Initial Stage

a. company framework in place (management & employees)
b. Software Capability of Level 1 is unpredictable
c. Software process is ever changing
d. Performance depends on the few selective individuals and their capabilities

2. Repeatable

a. Requirements management
b. Software Project planning
c. Software project Trakcing and oversight
d. Software Subcontract management
e. Software Quality Assurance
f. Software COnfiguration management

3. Defined

a. Oragnization process focus
b. Organization process definition
c. Training programs
d. Integrated Software management
e. Software product engineering
f. Intergroup coordination
g. Peer reviews

4. Managed

a. Measurement management (Productivity & Quality)
b. Quantitiative information Collection and Data repository for Analysis
c. Risk management clearly defined
d. Contingency Mechanism (Corrective actions/steps laid out in case of problems)

5. Optimized

a. Defect prevention
b. technology Change Management
c. Process change management