It is important to benchmark, the quality of product/service produced and also the processes to followed to achieve the same, to global best practices. Following ISO standards or CMMI methodologies and getting accredited with the corresponding certifications, enables organizations to not only reach high level of productivity by bench-marking themselves to global best practices, but also improves their performance potential in the market place, by providing their customers with a comfort level of being a quality player.
While ISO standards are evolved in consultation with the users as the minimum standards to be met by products/services across the globe, CMMI levels are the reflection of the capability and maturity levels of the organization in following processes, bench-marked to global best as developed by Soft ware Engineering Institute- Carnegie Mellon, USA along with US government and industry officials.
