Support process areas cover the activities that support product development and maintenance. The Support process areas address processes that are used in the context of performing other processes. In general, the Support process areas address processes that are targeted toward the project and may address processes that apply more generally to the organization. For example, Process and Product Quality Assurance can be used with all the process areas to provide an objective evaluation of the processes and work products described in all the process areas.

The Support process areas of CMMI are as follows:

·   Configuration Management

·   Process and Product Quality Assurance

·   Measurement and Analysis

·   Decision Analysis and Resolution

·   Causal Analysis and Resolution