Capability Maturity Model(CMM) is established by SEI of Carnegie Melllon University. It is a model for the management, impovement and assessment of software process and its goal is to improve the process.

• 软件能力成熟度模型(Capability Maturity Model，简称CMM)是由美国卡内基·梅隆大学的软件工程研究所提出的一套对软件过程的管理、改进与评估的模式，其根本目的就是软件过程改进，而所有的过程改进都离不开对软件过程的度量。