Whats the difference between Maturity Level and Capability Level?
They are different ways of rating your processes… Let’s start with the basics. A “Maturity Level” is what you can be appraised to and rated as when the organization uses the Staged Representation of the CMMI, and a “Capability Level” is what you can be appraised to and rated as when the organization uses the Continuous Representation of the CMMI. As for the details… A “Maturity Level” X means that an organization, when appraised, was found to be achieving the goals required by that level (X). Those goals are a combination of specific and generic goals from a specific set of Process Areas. Each “Maturity Level” has a specific set of PAs associated with it, and in turn, within those PAs have a specific set of goals. Maturity Level 2 (ML 2) requires the following PAs be performed up to and including Generic Goal 2 within them: • Requirements Management (REQM) • Project Planning (PP) • Project Monitoring and Control (PMC) • Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) • Measurement and Analysis
