Difference between CMM & ISO

•CMM and the ISO 9000 series of standards share common concerns with quality and process management.
•CMM emphasizes continuous improvement
•ISO deals with minimum criteria of quality systems
•An ISO 9001-compliant organization would not necessarily satisfy all of the CMM level 2 key process areas (it would satisfy most of the level 2 goals and many level 3 goals.
•Some key practices in CMM that are not addressed in ISO 9000, it is possible for a level 1 organization to receive 9001 registration; similarly, there are areas addressed by ISO 9001 that are not addressed in the CMM.
•A level 3 organization would have little difficulty in obtaining ISO 9001