Take Your Company’s Performance
to the Next Level with CMMI & ISO
LAYERMARK is recognized as a top partner by ISACA with its Elite Partner designation, known for our outstanding CMMI services like customized training, consulting, and detailed evaluations. With a team of 11 primary sponsored certified CMMI Lead Appraisers backed by ISACA, we’re at the forefront of providing unmatched expertise to our customers. This elite status highlights our strong commitment to being the best in what we do.
In addition to our expertise in CMMI appraisals and training, we are proud to offer comprehensive ISO certification (ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and other) services to help organizations achieve international standards of excellence. Our services are tailored to your unique business needs, ensuring compliance and improved operational performance.
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CMMI Consultancy
Our lead appraisers and experts help you from the beginning till the appraisal, even after.
CMMI Appraisal
Reach the capability/maturity level you desire and start increasing your revenue.
CMMI Training
Get all the necessary trainings from experts with field experience and start your appraisal process.
Top calibre CMMI® certified training, audit, consulting and ISO 9001 services
Who We Are?
LAYERMARK is an official CMMI® Institute Elite Partner since 2005 and a trusted company in many countries all over the world. We provide all the range of CMMI and ISO 9001 services you need to bring your organizations capabilities and performance on top level.
You want to increase performance and profitability? Or maybe you just need a CMMI Maturity Level or ISO Certification to bid on a lucrative contract? Are you ready to face todays challenges within your business and step to the next stage?
All the requirements about CMMI appraisals, CMMI Training and ISO Certifications can be fulfilled by our highly experienced team of CMMI certified Lead Appraisars and ISO Auditors through our world class consulting, training and audit services with the best practices and existing methodologies.
Why ISO Certification?
ISO certifications are globally recognized standards that demonstrate an organization’s commitment to quality, security, and continuous improvement. Whether you’re looking to enhance customer satisfaction, streamline operations, or bolster information security, our ISO certification services will guide you every step of the way.
Why Do YOU Need CMMI?
CMMI is an integrated set of best practices that improves an organization’s capability to develop quality products and services that meet the needs of customers and end users.
Improve Time-to-Market — ensure products and services are delivered quickly and efficiently with little to no re-work.
Increase Quality — improve product development quality and consistency to reduce defects.
Reduce Cost — lower costs through improved planning, scheduling, and budgeting processes.
Improve Product Lifecycle Management — meet customer expectations across the entire product lifecycle from delivery to maintenance and operations.
Gain Organizational Agility — leverage revenue-enhancing and cost-cutting opportunities to deliver products and services quickly, effectively, and consistently.
Early Results Shows Benefits of CMMI Adoption
30%
Reduction in defects
15%
Improved development productivity
43%
Reduction in delivery time deviation
13%
Improvement in customer satisfaction
47%
Reduction in cost variance
Get necessary training and consultancy from our lead appraisers and start increasing your revenue.
CMMI Appraisals & ISO Certification
LAYERMARK with its 20 years of experience and earned Elite Partner Status in offering CMMI appraisals, training and consultancy is key to achieve Efficient Business Results. Our CMMI Team provides the tools and support for organizations to improve capabilities and performance by identifying performance gaps of your business.
LAYERMARK can offer you current capability and performance analysis with pointing out weak points and also supports your organization in problem-solving, capability developing processes.
With the consultancy of LAYERMARK, your organization can achieve continuous improvement and build maturity in your day-to-day operations.
Our ISO Certification Services
ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems
Achieve operational excellence and meet customer expectations with the globally recognized standard for quality management. ISO 9001 certification helps organizations optimize processes, enhance product and service quality, and drive customer satisfaction.
ISO 27001 – Information Security Management Systems
Protect your organization’s critical data and ensure robust information security protocols with ISO 27001 certification. Our experts will help you establish a secure framework to safeguard sensitive information against cyber threats.
Additional ISO Certifications
We also offer certification services for other ISO standards to meet the diverse needs of your organization, including:
•ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems
•ISO 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
•ISO 22301 – Business Continuity Management Systems
•ISO 56002 – Innovation Management System
CMMI Trainings
Building Organizational Capability
CMMI®Institute Official Certified
4 Days – Online & On-Site Available
Enhance your expertise with our comprehensive 4-day CMMI V3.0 course, covering all 8 domains with interactive exercises to prepare you for the Practitioner exam. Upon successful completion of the course and exam, you will be recognized as an ISACA-certified CMMI Practitioner, qualifying you to participate as an Appraisal Team Member (ATM) in multi-view, domain-focused CMMI benchmark appraisals. Gain the skills to effectively apply CMMI V3.0 for capability improvement, support organizational excellence, and receive a complimentary exam attempt.
High Maturity Concepts
CMMI®Institute Official Certified
1 Day – Online & On-Site Available
Are you focused on fostering continuous improvement within your organization? Our High Maturity Concepts course (1-day) equips you with advanced methods to enhance organizational performance, establishing a framework of effective measures that empowers executive management to make informed, data-driven decisions for sustained improvement.
Please note that to enroll in this High Maturity Concepts course, you must first complete the CMMI Associate training (3-day), including the Building Organizational Capability course and one Excellence course (either Development or Service), or the CMMI Practitioner training which is the 4-day Building Organizational Capability training course.
Upon completing the course, you will also qualify to serve as an Appraisal Team Member (ATM) in high-maturity CMMI benchmark appraisals.
Foundations of Capability & Building Development Excellence
CMMI®Institute Official Certified
3 Days (2 Days + 1 Day) – Online & On-Site Available
Enhance your expertise with our comprehensive 3-day CMMI V3.0 course, covering Foundations of Organizational Capability (2-days) and Building Development Excellence (1-day) with interactive exercises to prepare you for the CMMI Associate exam. Upon successful completion of the course and exam, you will be recognized as an ISACA-certified CMMI Associate (with Development focus), qualifying you to participate as an Appraisal Team Member (ATM) in development-focused CMMI benchmark appraisals. Gain the skills to effectively apply CMMI V3.0 for capability improvement, support organizational excellence, and receive a complimentary exam attempt.
Foundations of Capability & Building Service Excellence
CMMI®Institute Official Certified
3 Days (2 Days + 1 Day) – Online & On-Site Available
Enhance your expertise with our comprehensive 3-day CMMI V3.0 course, covering Foundations of Organizational Capability (2-days) and Building Service Excellence (1-day) with interactive exercises to prepare you for the CMMI Associate exam. Upon successful completion of the course and exam, you will be recognized as an ISACA-certified CMMI Associate (with Service focus), qualifying you to participate as an Appraisal Team Member (ATM) in service-focused CMMI benchmark appraisals. Gain the skills to effectively apply CMMI V3.0 for capability improvement, support organizational excellence, and receive a complimentary exam attempt.
CMMI Appraisal
Maturity Level 1
Initial
Unpredictable and reactive.
Maturity Level 2
Managed
Managed on the project level.
Maturity Level 3
Defined
Proactive, rather than reactive.
Maturity Level 4
Quantitavely Managed
Measured and controlled.
Maturity Level 5
Optimizing
Stable and flexible.
WHERE TO START?
Do you need a CMMI Appraisal for your company not only to get a high Maturity Level but also to enhance your organization with higher quality, better performance, and more customer satisfaction? Increase your profitability with our CMMI Lead Appraisers who can provide appraisals for:
- CMMI-DEV: CMMI for Development
- CMM-SVC: CMMI for Services
- CMMI Supplier Management
- CMMI Security
- CMMI Safety
- CMMI People
- CMMI Data
- CMMI Virtual Work
Integrated ISO and CMMI Services
Combining ISO certifications with CMMI appraisals can drive unparalleled improvement across your organization. Together, they provide a robust framework for managing quality, security, and operational performance.
Do you want to learn more? Contact our highly experienced CMMI Lead Appraisers to learn how CMMI can take you to the next level.
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CMMI® Services |
CMMI Services is an integrated set of best practices that improves performance and key capabilities for organizations that provide services, including B2B, B2C, standalone services, and those that are part of a product offering. |
CMMI® Development |
CMMI Development is an integrated set of best practices that improves performance and key capabilities for organizations that develop products, components, and services. |
CMMI® Supplier Management |
CMMI Supplier Management is an integrated set of best practices that improves performance and key capabilities for organizations that acquire components, goods, or services from another company. |
CMMI® Security |
CMMI for Security appraisal services, designed to enhance cybersecurity management for holding companies. Identify vulnerabilities, streamline security practices, and bolster your defense mechanisms against threats. |
FAQ
What is the difference between CMMI v2.0 and CMMI v3.0?
The most significant change from CMMI v2.0 to CMMI v3.0 is the enhanced focus on modern business practices and terminology consistency. CMMI v3.0 introduces new practice areas such as Security, Safety, Supplier Management, Managing Data, Data Management, Data Quality, and Workforce Empowerment to align with current business needs. It maintains a consistent terminology across versions to facilitate easier transitions for organizations familiar with previous models. This version also emphasizes adaptability in virtual and agile environments by updating the relevant practice areas and refining existing content for clarity and usability. If your organization is targeting a specific maturity level under CMMI v3.0, you need to adapt to these updated practice areas and demonstrate effective management and utilization of processes consistent with these new emphases.
What is new in V3.0?
Is there an option to take CMMI training / appraisals remotely?
As announced officially from the CMMI Institute on Tuesday, 17 March 2020, the following activities can now be performed fully remotely through 31 December 2020:
- V3.0 Benchmark Appraisals
- V3.0 Training Courses*
Do you have visual/online classes ?
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and ISO certifications, particularly ISO 9001, share a common goal: helping organizations improve processes, enhance quality, and achieve operational excellence. While CMMI focuses on building capability and maturity in organizational processes, ISO standards provide specific guidelines for management systems.
When combined, CMMI appraisals and ISO certifications offer unparalleled benefits by leveraging their complementary strengths. Specifically, integrating ISO 9001 with CMMI ensures:
• Time Efficiency: Both frameworks have overlapping focus areas, such as quality management and continuous improvement. Addressing these areas simultaneously reduces redundancy and streamlines the implementation process.
• Cost Efficiency: A combined approach avoids duplication of efforts, saving resources on audits, training, and implementation while achieving compliance with both standards.
• Holistic Improvement: ISO 9001 ensures a systematic approach to quality management, while CMMI builds organizational capability. Together, they create a robust framework for operational excellence.
By aligning the implementation of CMMI practices with ISO certifications, your organization can achieve faster results, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance. At CMMI Academy, we specialize in helping organizations integrate these frameworks seamlessly for maximum value.
How is CMMI appraisals and ISO 9001 Certification related?
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and ISO certifications, particularly ISO 9001, share a common goal: helping organizations improve processes, enhance quality, and achieve operational excellence. While CMMI focuses on building capability and maturity in organizational processes, ISO standards provide specific guidelines for management systems.
When combined, CMMI appraisals and ISO certifications offer unparalleled benefits by leveraging their complementary strengths. Specifically, integrating ISO 9001 with CMMI ensures:
•Time Efficiency: Both frameworks have overlapping focus areas, such as quality management and continuous improvement. Addressing these areas simultaneously reduces redundancy and streamlines the implementation process.
•Cost Efficiency: A combined approach avoids duplication of efforts, saving resources on audits, training, and implementation while achieving compliance with both standards.
•Holistic Improvement: ISO 9001 ensures a systematic approach to quality management, while CMMI builds organizational capability. Together, they create a robust framework for operational excellence.
By aligning the implementation of CMMI practices with ISO certifications, your organization can achieve faster results, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance. At CMMI Academy, we specialize in helping organizations integrate these frameworks seamlessly for maximum value.
Is CMMI relevant only for the Software Industry?
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is a robust framework designed to assess and enhance the capability and maturity of organizations across a wide range of industries. It allows organizations to apply standards, guidelines, and methodologies that leverage best practices to achieve excellence in their processes and outcomes.
CMMI is tailored for organizations involved in:
• Developing products
• Creating and managing systems
• Delivering services
The model integrates various perspectives to address critical areas of organizational growth, including:
•Safety and Security: Ensuring robust systems and processes for safeguarding operations and sensitive information.
•Workforce Empowerment: Promoting skill development, collaboration, and an empowered team environment.
•Data and Data Management: Enabling efficient and effective use of organizational data for decision-making.
• Supplier Management: CMMI provides a structured approach to supplier management, enabling organizations to effectively manage relationships with external vendors and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Virtual Work Environments: Adapting to the needs of modern, distributed workforces.
By embedding these views into its framework, CMMI helps organizations adopt best practices that drive continuous improvement and achieve operational excellence. It is widely applicable across industries such as technology, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, defense, and more, making it a universal solution for capability building.
How Long Does It Take to Get CMMI or ISO Certified?
As a company, you are already developing products or systems—whether they are software systems, hardware systems, or a combination of both—or you are delivering services to your customers. In practice, this means you are already running your company with processes in place.
CMMI doesn’t prescribe how you should do your work. Instead, it provides a framework to appraise the way you are executing your processes, measuring your capability and maturity against the CMMI model, which is essentially a library of best practices.
If your company is already performing its work, the CMMI appraisal process should not take much of your time. Our role is to identify and help you address any gaps, guiding you to adopt best practices that add measurable value to your organization. When it comes to achieving a CMMI rating, it should feel like a natural process.
Here’s how the timeline generally works:
• We assess your current processes and identify gaps.
• Before the benchmark appraisal (the final rating appraisal), we conduct readiness reviews to ensure your company is prepared.
• The entire process typically takes 3 to 6 months, depending on your company’s pace and readiness.
For ISO certifications, we align the process with your existing practices, ensuring it integrates seamlessly with the CMMI appraisal. This approach makes the certification process for ISO a straightforward and time-efficient addition to the CMMI journey. By combining CMMI and ISO efforts, your organization can achieve greater time and cost efficiency while enhancing overall operational capability.
How does CMMI improve business performance and quality?
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) enhances business performance and quality by providing a structured framework of best practices that help organizations optimize their processes, improve efficiency, and deliver higher-quality products and services.
CMMI is not a one-size-fits-all solution; instead, it is a model that assesses your organization against your existing processes or standards. These might include:
• ISO Standards (e.g., ISO 9001 for Quality Management or ISO 27001 for Information Security)
• NIST Security Standards
• Methodologies & Guidelines such as Agile, Waterfall or others
• Project Management Practices, including PMP (Project Management Professional) standards
Through a CMMI appraisal, we evaluate your company’s capability and maturity by examining how effectively you execute your processes relative to the CMMI framework. This process provides a clear understanding of your organization’s strengths and identifies areas for improvement.
How Does CMMI Drive Improvement?
1. Performance Measurement: We assess how your processes align with best practices and how they impact business outcomes.
2. Gap Analysis: We identify areas where your current practices can be enhanced to improve performance, quality, and efficiency.
3. Capability Building: We provide actionable recommendations to help your organization adopt best practices and strengthen process capability.
4. Continuous Improvement: CMMI promotes a culture of learning and adaptation, ensuring sustained improvement over time.
By aligning with your existing methodologies and standards, CMMI helps streamline operations, improve project management, enhance customer satisfaction, and deliver measurable results. The insights gained from the appraisal process empower organizations to elevate their performance and quality to new heights.
What is the difference between CMMI, ISO, AGILE and COBIT?
ISO, COBIT, ITIL, and CMMI are frameworks for process definition and standardization of IT best practices and management activities.
Agile development is a software development life-cycle methodology based on iterative methods.
How much does a CMMI appraisal cost ?
This depends on your organizations complexity, your projects diversity, company size and your target on maturity level you want to achieve.
We are here to help your organization to find the best and profitable solution for the best price. Get necessary consultancy from our ISACA certified CMMI Lead Appraisers and start increasing your revenue.
What are some common misconceptions about CMMI?
Common misconceptions about CMMI can often lead to misunderstandings regarding its purpose and implementation. For a thorough clarification and to dispel these myths, please visit our detailed guide here.