cmmi ACQ

CMMI® for Acquisition, Version 1.3
CMMI-ACQ, V1.3
CMMI Product Team

Improving processes for acquiring better products and services
November 2010
TECHNICAL REPORT
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Preface
CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) models are collections of bestpractices that help organizations to improve their processes. These models are developed by product teams with members from industry, government, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
This model, called CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), provides a comprehensive integrated set of guidelines for acquiring products and services.
Purpose
The CMMI-ACQ model provides guidance for applying CMMIbest practices in an acquiring organization. Best practices in the model focus on activities for initiating and managing the acquisition of products and services to meet the needs of customers and end users. Although suppliers can provide artifacts useful to the processes addressed in CMMI-ACQ, the focus of the model is on the processes of the acquirer.
The CMMI-ACQ, V1.3 model is a collection...