Medtech Insight’s Shawn M. Schmitt talks about Part 4 of “Medtech’s Next Top Maturity Model,” his feature series on the appraisal of device-makers’ manufacturing capability and maturity. This episode focuses on appraisers affiliated with Pittsburgh's CMMI Institute and describes the hurdles they must jump to be part of a US FDA pilot program that uses an industry-tailored version of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) framework.

Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode:

• Assessing A Device-Maker's Manufacturing Capability Is Serious Business For These 2 Longtime CMMI Appraisers. Here’s Their Story https://bit.ly/2pnSFNR

• FDA Staffers, Device Firm Employees Are Training As Appraisal Team Members For CMMI Maturity Model Pilot https://bit.ly/2MR6D40

• Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Baxter Used CMMI To Measure Their Manufacturing Capability. Here's What They Said About The Experience https://bit.ly/2K69U34

• Device-Makers Like Baxter Are Lining Up To Let CMMI Evaluate Their Manufacturing Site Capabilities. Here's What To Expect If You're Appraised https://bit.ly/2K6TWRV

• Chasing Quality Isn't Easy. But An FDA Pilot Aims To Boost Quality By Appraising The Capability Of Manufacturing Sites https://bit.ly/2jGPlL1