People CMM

People CMM

Framework Name: People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM)

Published Date: July 2001

Description: This framework describes the key elements of managing and developing the work force of an organization. It describes an evolutionary path from an ad hoc approach to managing the workforce, to a mature, disciplined development of the knowledge, skills, and motivation of the people that fuel enhanced performance.

The purpose of the P-CMM is to enhance the readiness of software development and information systems organizations to undertake increasingly complex applications by helping them to attract, grow, motivate, deploy, and retain the talent necessary to improve their software development capability.

It was developed by the Software Engineering Institute, in cooperation with industry representatives.

The architecture of the P-CMM is composed of maturity levels (which indicate a process capability) that are composed of Key Process Areas (KPAs):

Level	Key Process Areas
Level 5 Optimizing	Continuous Workforce Innovation Coaching Personal Competency Development
Level 4 Managed	Organizational Performance Alignment Organizational Competency Management Team-Based Practices Team Building Mentoring
Level 3 Defined	Participatory Culture Competency-Based Practices Career Development Competency Development Workforce Planning Knowledge and Skills Analysis
Level 2 Repeatable	Compensation Training Performance Management Staffing Communication Work Environment
Level 1 Initial	(no KPAs at this level)

Source of Framework:

Soft copy of the People CMM is available from the SEI.
Hard copies of the P-CMM may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161-2103.
Hard copies of the P-CMM may also be obtained from the Defense Technical Information Center.

Related Links:

SEI's page Obtaining the People CMM not only includes links to get the document, it also provides links to articles, including an overview.
UMass's Description of P-CMM provides a description of the P-CMM.