What are the CMM Level of Companies

Various Capability Maturity Levels – CMM Levels for Companies

The Capability Maturity Model defines following levels for the organizations depending upon the processes being followed by them.

CMM Level 0 - Companies:
CMM – Level 0 companies are the ones, which do not have any structured Processes, Tracking Mechanisms & Plans. It is left to the developer or any person responsible for Quality to ensure that the product meets the expectations.

CMM Level 1 - Companies: Work is Performed Informally
CMM – Level 1 companies are the ones, where the teams put in extra work hard to achieve the results. Such companies do not have any structured Tracking Mechanisms & defined Standards. The software development work is performed informally but it is not properly documented.

CMM Level 2 - Companies: Work is Planned and Tracked
CMM – Level 2 companies are the ones, where some planned processes within the teams exist and the team can repeat them or follow these processes for all projects being handled by them. However these process are not standardized across the organization. All the teams within the organization do not follow the same standard.

CMM Level 3 - Companies: Work is Well-Defined
CMM – Level 3 companies are the ones, where the processes are well defined and are followed throughout the organization.

CMM Level 4 - Companies: Work is Quantitatively Controlled
CMM – Level 4 companies are the ones, where the processes are well defined and are followed throughout the organization. In such companies, Goals to be achieved are well defined and the actual output is measured. Such companies have proper mechanism to collect the Metrics, hence future performance can predicted.

CMM Level 5 - Companies: Work is based upon Continuous Improvement
CMM – Level 5 companies are the ones, which have well defined processes which are properly measured. Such organizations have good understanding of IT projects which have good effect on the Organizational goals. Level – 5 organizations are able to continuously improve their processes based upon such understanding.