Cmmi-Acq

CMMI® for Acquisition, Version 1.2
CMMI-ACQ, V1.2
CMMI Product Team

Improving processes for acquiring better products and services
November 2007

TECHNICAL REPORT
CMU/SEI-2007-TR-017
ESC-TR-2007-017

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Preface

CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) models are collections
of best practices that help organizations improve their processes. The
first CMMI model was developed by a product team from industry,
government, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for theapplication of process improvement in the development of products and
services covering the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization
through maintenance and disposal. Following the success of CMMI
models for development organizations, the need was identified for a
CMMI model addressing the acquisition environment.
General Motors, in collaboration with the SEI and with approval of theCMMI Sponsors and Steering Group, developed the initial draft of the
Acquisition constellation as the special report, Adapting CMMI for
Acquisition Organizations: A Preliminary Report [Dodson 2006].1 CMMI
for Acquisition, Version 1.2 (CMMI-ACQ, V1.2) reflects the refinement
of this initial draft. The CMMI-ACQ development team, consisting of
members from government, industry, and the SEI,...