Noida - April 02, 2003 - R Systems International Limited, a
global information technology services and solutions provider, announced today
today that its business unit, Indus Software, received Software Engineering
Institute's Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 5 Certification. According to
the latest Nasscom survey*, only 52 other India based companies are CMM Level 5
Certified and less than 100 companies worldwide hold the certification.
The Capability Maturity Model for Software describes the principles and practices
underlying software process maturity and is intended to help software organizations
improve the maturity of their software processes in terms of an evolutionary path
from ad hoc processes to mature, disciplined software processes. The CMM model,
developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh, PA, emphasizes Quality and overall solution planning to customer.
Our commitment to process, delivery and professional management remains strong at all
three India based outsourcing centers said Ralph Kenney, Chief Operating Officer of R
Systems International." "In late 2002 R Systems Noida was certified CMM Level 4 and now our
Pune and Chennai centers are CMM Level 5. " The end result is more cost effective, quality
product for our customers - that is what we care about. The primary key to our offshore
development success is our ability to manage and improve our processes and methodologies."
CMM Level 5 Details
Date and Location: March 2003, Pune, Indus Software (A business of R Systems International Limited)
Scope of Assessment: All software development and testing activities carried out in
Indus Software (A business of R Systems International Limited) at Pune and Chennai.
Assessment included Software CMM® (v1.1) maturity level 2 thru 5 KPAs (excluding Software
Subcontract Management). Maturity level rating was level 5 (optimizing), CBA IPI (V1.2),
Rajesh Naik (QAI India). *Nasscom Survey - May 31,2002