The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a series of related Capability Maturity Models (CMMs). You can read about these different CMM products at SEI’s Web site (http://www.sei.cmu.edu ).

a. Identify the current CMM products being maintained or developed by SEI.

b. What are their differences and similarities?

c. If you were to rate your organization, or an organization with which you are familiar, using the CMM, at which level would it be? Why?

d. What steps would you recommend that your organization take in order to advance to the next CMM level?

e. Do you feel that the time, cost, and resources to advance to the next level would be worth the perceived benefits for your organization? Why or why not?