Appendix A. The Software Engineering Institute, the Capability Maturity Model for Software, and the Capability Maturity Model Integration

A.1. The Capability Maturity Model from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

This Appendix provides the reader with basic information regarding the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a brief description of the SEI’s Capability Maturity Model-Software and the Capability Maturity Model Integration.

In 1984, the Department of Defense (DoD) established the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). According to the SEI Website, “The ...

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