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Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoftware Engineering InstituteProcess Improvement IsContinuous ImprovementWe can never reach perfection.The CMM does not provide all the answers;it too is evolving and improving.Process management means constructiveand continual improvement.The focus is on always doing better.Our reach should always exceed our grasp.142Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoftware Engineering InstituteIssues for CMM v2Need to address:• change requests and feedback from theCMM user community• issues identified by ISO's SPICE projectConsider restructuring key process areas tospan maturity levels.Expand the descriptions of Levels 4 and 5.141Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoftware Engineering InstitutePublic Review Process for CMMCMM workshops QuestionnaireAdvisoryBoardCMM UserreviewsWorking GroupsubmitsSoftwareUpdatedEngineeringComments andCMMProcesschange requestsproductsGroupssubmitsAssessmentreviewsproduces& capabilityPilotevaluationtestsSEI SoftwareusersparticipatesProcess Programconducts140Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoftware Engineering InstituteImpact of the New CMM"If my organization was assessed at Level X using the originalmodel and preliminary maturity questionnaire, will it beassessed at Level X using the updated CMM and updatedmaturity questionnaire?"• If an organization based its improvement program on thespirit of the maturity model, there will probably be littleimpact on its assessed level.• If an ...