DO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES NEED BOTH CMMI AND ISO 9001 STANDARDS- AN OPEN DISCUSSION?
Conceptual
ISO 9001 is an “audit standard” and CMMI is a “process model”. Hence, conceptually, they are quite different- it is almost like Apples and Oranges and hence cannot be compared, even though ISO 9001 standard is also based on “process approach”.
CMMI focuses on engineering and project management processes whereas ISO’s focus is generic in nature.