No doubt valid points about CMMI; I was exposed to it as part of a program to improve quality and in that specific instance it was constructive. However the pr

No doubt valid points about CMMI; I was exposed to it as part of a program to improve quality and in that specific instance it was constructive. However the program office oversight was shut down as all portions of the business were certified as "level 2" and without that level of structure and control most of the process died within a year. Even so my original point remains - in some kinds of highly regulated shops there's enough external pressure for controls and separation of duties that the developer simply cannot have access to production. I'm not defending either practice (CMMI or seperation of duties), I'm just saying in some places it's reality, regardless of perceived drawbacks or overhead.