Difference between ISO9000 and SEI-CMM
ISO 9000:
It is a set of International Standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help companies effectively document the quality system elements needed to an efficient quality system.
SEICMM:
SEI (Software Engineering Institute), Capability Maturity Model (CMM) specifies an increasing series of levels of a software development organization.
Difference between ISO9000 and SEI-CMM:
ISO 9000 | SEICMM |
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ISO 9000 is a set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help companies effectively document the quality system elements needed to an efficient quality system. | SEI (Software Engineering Institute), Capability Maturity Model (CMM) specifies an increasing series of levels of a software development organization. |
Focus is customer supplier relationship, attempting to reduce customer’s risk in choosing a supplier. | Focus on the software supplier to improve its interval processes to achieve a higher quality product for the benefit of the customer. |
It is created for hard goods manufacturing industries. | It is created for software industry. |
ISO9000 is recognized and accepted in most of the countries. | SEICMM is used in USA, less widely elsewhere. |
It specifies concepts, principles and safeguards that should be in place. | CMM provides detailed and specific definition of what is required for given levels. |
This establishes one acceptance level. | It assesses on 5 levels. |
Its certification is valid for three years. | It has no limit on certification. |
It focuses on inwardly processes. | It focus outwardly. |
It has no level. |
It has 5 levels: (a). Initial (b). Repeatable (c). Defined (d). Managed (e). Optimized
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It is basically an audit. | It is basically an appraisal. |
It is open to multi sector. | It is open to IT/ITES. |
Follow set of standards to make success repeatable. | It emphasizes a process of continuous improvement. |
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