Process Workshop solutions utilise the Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) where appropriate. CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organisations with the essential elements of effective processes. It can be used to guide process improvement across a project, a division, or an entire organisation. CMMI helps integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes.
CMMI is at the forefront of process improvement because it provides the latest best practices for product and service development and maintenance. The CMMI models improve upon the best practices of previous models in many important ways. CMMI best practices enable organizations to do the following:
- More explicitly link management and engineering activities to their business objectives
- Expand the scope of and visibility into the product life cycle and engineering activities to
- Ensure that the product or service meets customer expectations
- Incorporate lessons learned from additional areas of best practice (e.g., measurement, risk management, and supplier management)
- Implement more robust high-maturity practices
- Address additional organizational functions critical to their products and services more fully comply with relevant ISO standards
