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by gaius 3640 days ago
CMM is pure snake oil. You can't swing a cat in some cities without hitting a level 5 certified organization - but is your outsourced SAP implementation or helpdesk really space shuttle quality? Does it need to be?

A previous employer opened an offshoring centre, stuffed it with fresh grads, and 6 months later it was CMM level 5 having never shipped a single line of production code...