The National Information Society Agency(NIA)’s e-Government Project Management earned Capability Maturity Model Integration^R (CMMI^R) Maturity Level 5 for the first time, becoming the first organization in Korea to achieve this level under version 1.2. Version 1.2 is the newest and the most rigorous version of the CMMI^R model and appraisal method. Established by Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, CMMI^R measures the effectiveness of an organization management process maturity. It is used to guide process improvement of projects, divisions, or an entire organization.  

There are 6 CMMI^R Maturity Levels from 0 to 5. Level 5 is the highest rating an organization can achieve and is indicative of process implementation that improves quality. There are only about 20 organizations that have achieved CMMI^R Maturity Level 5 worldwide. “Achievement of Maturity Level 5 is the result of continuous efforts to innovate management of Korea’s e-Government projects” said NIA’s President Chang Kon Kim.

NIA believes this achievement validates its capability as a world-class e-Government Project Management agency, and hopes to continue efforts in providing best project management and work performance.

Level	Meaning
0: Incomplete	Processes not performed or partially performed
1: Performed	Processes are ad hoc and chaotic
2: Managed	Processes are planned, performed, measured, controlled
3: Defined	Processes are well characterized, understood and described in standards, procedures, tools and methods
4: Quantitatively Managed	Quantitative objectives established
5: Optimizing	Processes are continuality improved based on a quantitative understanding of the common causes of variation inherent in process