Device Week, May 24, 2018 – Medtech’s Next Top Maturity Model, Part 2
• By Shawn M. Schmitt and David Filmore
On this week’s podcast, part 2 of our multi-part Medtech Insight feature series on the appraisal of manufacturing capability and maturity – “Medtech’s Next Top Maturity Model” – is discussed. Author Shawn M. Schmitt explains what happens when a device-maker is appraised using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) model and method, from the first intake calls to the last day of the assessment, when the final appraisal results are given to a firm.
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