Who Uses the SW-CMM?

Since 1987, about 2,000 organizations have had their capabilities assessed, and more than 10,000 projects have had their results reported to the SEI.

Three-quarters of the organizations participating in SW-CMM improvement are commercial software houses or in-house development groups representing industries including finance, insurance, real estate, retail sales, construction, transportation, communications, public utilities, industrial machinery, electronic equipment, medical instruments, and many others. About a quarter develop software under contract for the United States government. About five percent are military organizations or government agencies. The organizations' sizes vary widely. About half have fewer than 100 software personnel. About a quarter have more than 200, and about a quarter have fewer than 50.