Capability Maturity Model Integration
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
A process improvement framework developed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University: five maturity levels: 1. Initial - processes are unpredictable and reactively managed; 2. Managed - project-level process management; 3. Defined - organization-level standard processes; 4. Quantitatively Managed - processes are measured and controlled; 5. Optimizing - continuous improvement and innovation-driven. Scaffolding role: incremental improvement, continuous enhancement.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Incremental improvement, continuous enhancement.
Anchor fast decisions
Based on a "process improvement ladder." Five levels of increasing maturity; the higher the level, the more predictable, quantitative, and optimized the processes, enabling sustainable improvement of organizational capability.
MINIMUM ACTION
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