"Does CMMI benefit the customer? Several recent program failures from organizations claiming high maturity levels have caused some to doubt whether CMMI improves the chances of a successful project. Is CMMI flawed? Is the staged representation bad? Or is there a more fundamental explanation?"
Rick Hefner presented CMMI Horror Stories this year on the SEPG 2006 (annual conference on Software and Systems process) and was one of the presenters that got top ratings from attendees. The presentation is available as PDF.
