According to the Software Engineering Institute (SEI, 2008), CMMI helps "integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes."
按照软件工程研究所（英语：Software Engineering Institute）（简写：SEI或“软工所”，2008）说法，希迈能够协助“集成传统独立的组织功能，设置过程改进目标和优先级，为质量过程提供指引，并为评价当前过程提供一个参考点”。