7.5.1 Appraisal using the Federal Aviation Administration's Integrated Capability Maturity Model® (FAA‐iCMM®)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been improving its processes for several years. As part of this process improvement effort they recently completed an appraisal of eleven programs representing the full systems engineering and acquisition lifecycle, against the FAA's Integrated Capability Maturity Model® (FAA-iCMM®). This paper describes the method used and identifies lessons learned.