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10 n Interpreting the CMMI
Appraisal View ersus impro ement View
It is often the case while working with organizations that we encounter two distinctly
different views on how to use the CMMI. We call these views:
The appraisal view
The process improvement view
The appraisal view is more focused on what??™s the minimum required to satisfy
the model and what??™s needed to pass the test (assessment, appraisal, evaluation, or
SCAMPI). The process improvement view is more focused on what??™s best for your
organization and what??™s needed to improve the organization.
An example of how these different views would address a CMMI practice can
be seen in the area of how an organization would ???Objectively Evaluate Adherence
to the plans, processes, procedures and methods??? within a process area. This is a
concept contained within a process area of the CMMI called Process and Product
Quality Assurance.
Taking an appraisal view, an organization might decide to have developers and
engineers perform a review of each other??™s work.


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