Over the past few years many organizations have progressed to implement high maturity (HM) practices of the CMMI®. Many have been appraised and rated (please note: Not certified :-)) at ML4 and ML5. The model and the appraisal method has also evolved over these years and with high maturity practices changing significantly.

I have seen many organizations going through the high maturity journey. For some it is like going to the dentist to have their teeth pulled. They want to be implementing high maturity practices, while not necessarily having to go through the painful process of learning, trying, failing and improving. In such organizations, as soon as the attention is divreted, the HM practices start to crumble, or worse go into a mechanical implementation mode. And then they complain that they do not get any benefits from HM practices.

On the other hand, I have been fortunate to see many organizations get significant benefits through HM practices and sustain these, even when other initiatives grab the attention of the management.

So, I started documenting the characteristics that separated the two types of organizations (according to me). I ended up with a list of fourteen characteristics, which I think can be classified as organizational beliefs.

The result was a presentation, a truncated version of which is available here.

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If you want a copy of the full presentation, please send an email to naik.rajeshnaik@gmail.com

Other presentations covering CMMI®., People CMMI, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Maps and Competency Frameworks on AlignMentor are available here.

Please feel feel to share your views, experiences or queries, using the “comments” feature available.

Also, let me know what kind of other slide sets you would like to see in this blog.

Notes:

Nothing Official About It! – The views presented above are in no manner reflective of the official views of any organization, community, group, or association. They may not even be the official views of the author 😉

You may also be interested in the following posts uploaded on the same blog:

• Institutionalization in CMMI® and People CMM®: Converting a practice to a habit
• CMMI® – Constellations, Representations and some food for thought
• Multi-Model CMMI® Appraisals – Factors to Consider
• Extreme Process Tailoring and Mapping – How much is reasonable? (Story of a Pizzeria)
• Personal Maturity versus Organizational Maturity in CMMI® – a Presentation
• CMMI® -SVC Explored – Process Area Overview — a Presentation

Please feel feel to share your views, experiences or queries, using the “comments” feature available.