Measureable Net Income Gains with CMMI-SVC

My last blog post was April 1 -- no fooling. By my count, it's been over half-a-year since then -- a stunningly long gap, exceeding the slightly more famous missing 18 1/2 minutes on the Watergate tapes by several orders of magnitude. Sure, you thought the blog was dead; from time to time I've even thought the same thing. But now, like a zombie kitten, the blog emerges from the dead! So, the big question that both of my readers out there might have is --- why? Why the gap? Laziness? Lack of discipline? Too much time playing Guitar Hero? Umm... yes. But other than that?

Success.

I say that cautiously, because I don't want to come across as big-headed, and I also don't want to jinx it. But... the CMMI for Services has been working for me -- phenomenally. So much so that with the increase in business, I simply haven't had the time to blog! Sure, I can tell you about the CMMI best practices I've implemented in my company -- and I probably will, in future blog entries. Instead, at least for this zombie/phoenix entry, let's focus on results. Specifically:

• My company's net income through September 30 of this year is about seven times what it was all of last year.

Seriously, can you think of any better measure of performance? Did you really expect me to say something like "I'm Maturity Level 2?" (If so, you have some catch-up to do with this blog. At least read my January 6 entry.)

Now, do I honestly attribute all of our income gain to the CMMI? Well, probably not. Some of it may simply be normal business growth; after all, last year was our first full year in business.

On the other hand, we grew as the economy tanked. Something happened, other than simply "momentum." As I resurrect this blog, I'll tell you about it, and I'll try really hard to not wait six more months until my next entry! In fact, next week's entry will give you the 30,000 foot overview of what we've done.

(Wait a second... did I just commit to another blog entry next week!!? Gulp.)