Many readers will already know why they want to start using the CMMI in their organizations to drive their process improvement programs; some of the reasons we have heard include:
You want to be on the cutting edge of process improvement.
CMMI must be better than CMM because it is newer .
You have a customer that is making you use CMMI.
The "owner" of the CMM is telling you that it is a good thing to do and that they (the SEI [2] ) will be sunsetting the model.
Some readers are looking for other reasons to invest in this model, such as:
This model includes help, direction, and ideas about software engineering, systems engineering, supplier sourcing and integrated team development.
One of the primary goals of the CMMI is to allow organizations to reduce the cost and confusion incurred from multiple assessments and multiple process improvement programs to cover both their systems and software engineering activities.
[2] The Software Engineering Institute (SEI; which is run under the guidance of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) considers itself the steward of the CMM and the CMMI and related products.