People CMM®: A Framework for Human Capital Management, Second Edition by Bill Curtis; William E. Hefley; Sally A. Miller

A new edition of the People CMM® handbook has been published. The book is - rightly - positioned as a framework for human capital management.

Broadly adopted by small and large organizations worldwide, it provides proven tools for addressing strategic workforce and critical people issues. It helps organizations:

• Establish workforce practices aligned with current and future business objectives
• Characterize the maturity of workforce practices
• Guide a program of continuous workforce development
• Integrate workforce development with continual process improvement

People CMM®, Second Edition, documents Version 2 of the People CMM and

• Describes practices for each maturity level, with guidance on how to interpret and apply them
• Explains capabilities for workforce development at each maturity level
• Shows how to apply the framework as a workforce assessment standard and a guide in planning and implementing improvement
• Presents case studies to illustrate how the People CMM has lead organizations to effective, repeatable, and lasting success in workforce development

The book is aimed at people responsible for developing and implementing human capital strategies and plans in their organizations, managing or developing the workforce, implementing advanced workforce practices, nurturing teams, and transforming organizational culture. It is especially useful for businesses undergoing critical organizational changes.   

More information on the Safari books website.

The SEI has just released the PDF version of the People CMM Reference Guide, 2nd Edition.

It can be downloaded from the SEI site.

Recently a survey was done within the CMMI lead assessor community about P-CMM adoption.

Main reasons that P-CMM has not been used so widely:

• Lack of awareness

• Marketing issues

http://www.pactcmmi.com/pages/atlas/index.html

See ATLAS 15 for more details.

People CMM Overview

The People CMM was developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and is a roadmap towards the Learning Organization (based on Peter Senge's book "The Fifth Discipline").

The People CMM is an organizational change model. It is designed on the premise that improved workforce practices will not survive unless an organization's behavior changes to support them. The People CMM provides a roadmap for transforming an organization by steadily improving its workforce practices.

The People Capability Maturity Model (People CMM) is a framework that helps organizations successfully address their critical people issues. Based on the best current practices in fields such as human resources, knowledge management, and organizational development, the People CMM guides organizations in improving their processes for managing and developing their workforces. The People CMM helps organizations characterize the maturity of their workforce practices, establish a program of continuous workforce development, set priorities for improvement actions, integrate workforce development with process improvement, and establish a culture of excellence. Since its release in 1995, thousands of copies of the People CMM have been distributed, and it is used worldwide by organizations, small and large.

Maturity Levels

The People CMM consists of five maturity levels that establish successive foundations for continuously improving individual competencies, developing effective teams, motivating improved performance, and shaping the workforce the organization needs to accomplish its future business plans.