Cmmi-dev-v13

CMMI® for Development, Version 1.3
CMMI-DEV, V1.3
CMMI Product Team

Improving processes for developing better products and services
November 2010 TECHNICAL REPORT

CMU/SEI-2010-TR-033 ESC-TR-2010-033

Software Engineering Process Management Program
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Preface

CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration)models are collections of best practices 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 Development (CMMI-DEV), provides a comprehensive integrated set of guidelines for developing products and services.
Purpose

The CMMI-DEV modelprovides guidance for applying CMMI best practices in a development organization. Best practices in the model focus on activities for developing quality products and services to meet the needs of customers and end users. The CMMI-DEV, V1.3 model is a collection of development best practices from government and industry that is generated from the CMMI V1.3 Architecture and Framework.1 CMMI-DEV is based...