ISACA announced that it has acquired CMMI® Institute. By joining forces, the two organizations will raise the level of enterprisewide performance for existing and prospective members and customers and reach more diverse markets.
ISACA provides knowledge, standards, networking, credentialing and career development to IT and cyber security professionals. Through its comprehensive guidance and services, ISACA defines the roles of information systems governance, security, risk and assurance professionals worldwide. CMMI Institute is the organization behind the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), the globally adopted capability improvement framework that guides organizations in high-performance operations. CMMI Institute provides the tools and support for organizations to benchmark their capabilities and build maturity by comparing their operations to best practices and identifying performance gaps.
ISACA and CMMI Institute share a vision for advancing organizational performance that centers on driving excellence in the IT, information systems governance, data management governance, software, and systems engineering functions in organizations across a spectrum of industries.
The number of organizations earning a CMMI maturity level rating in 2015 increased 28 percent in the US and 17 percent globally. Fueled by the demand among global business leaders to improve organizational capabilities and drive business results, CMMI Institute continues to grow year over year in the number of CMMI maturity level ratings earned by organizations. In 2015, more than 1,900 high-performing organizations earned a CMMI maturity level rating.
ISACA serves more than 140,000 members and certification holders working in the information systems governance, security, audit and assurance functions across all industries. This acquisition will expand ISACA's reach to the thousands of organizations to which CMMI Institute has awarded a maturity level rating to improve their organizational capabilities and achieve higher maturity in their operations through their software, systems engineering and process improvement functions.
ISACA and CMMI Institute will continue to operate separately, with CMMI Institute operating as a subsidiary of ISACA.