Chapter 6. Essays on CMMI-ACQ in Government and Industry

This chapter provides insights, guidance, and recommendations useful for organizations looking to improve their acquisition processes by using the CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) model.

The first set of essays describes successes and challenges experienced by organizations that have adopted CMMI-ACQ within the public sector, primarily government defense and civil agencies in the United States and in France. Included is analysis from the organization that achieved the first-ever CMMI-ACQ maturity level 5 rating.

The second set of essays discusses private-sector adoption and the unique challenges faced by industry when outsourcing IT products and services.

The third set of essays highlights ...

Get CMMI® for Acquisition, Second Edition: Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.