One of the nation’s
leading software powerhouse, Precise Financial Systems (PFS) has scaled through
the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) appraisal, reports ITRealms.
This, ITRealms reports would strengthen the
information and communication technology [ICT] sector of the economy with
achievement of CMMI level 3 by PFS.
General Manager, Nihilent
West Africa, the company that performed the appraisal, Shohel Noor said, PFS invested
efforts and tools in institutionalizing the Maturity Level 3 practices. Stressing
the adoption of CMMI by PFS “is strengthening Nigerian ICT sector’s
trust in the CMMI framework and in Nihilent as a partner”.
Also speaking, the Managing
Consultant and CMMI Lead Appraiser, Nihilent Technologies Ltd., Pune,
Deepak Manjareka, said that PFS is one of the fastest growing software
companies in West Africa, hence the company demonstrated the best use of
various software engineering tools for better security, delivery, and
institutionalization of Maturity Level 3 practices.
“CMMI is applied to
create a process improvement solution that is appropriate to the context of
each unique organization. It provides a path for an organization to achieve its
performance goals. A CMMI-driven improvement project delivers a
framework to standardize processes, ensuring that a business’ best practices
are captured, shared and adopted so that it can move staff around the
organization and those who leave the organization would not take business
critical information away with them,” he said.
Competition is driving
significant interest in CMMI. Development companies, service provider, and
acquisition/outsourcing organizations are adopting CMMI as a
differentiator and enabler to enhance performance. Competing companies are
leveraging CMMI for industry best practices, and have adopted the approach
to meet customer demands and competition. The growing popularity
of CMMI in the market is also a big reason of adoption of this
practice by companies.
CMMI is
a process improvement training and certification
programme, marketed by Carnegie Mellon University. Government
agencies and many organizations required CMMI for software development
contracts. It has
25 different process areas that cater to comprehensive business process
improvement and solution. Each CMMI process area has two goals, two practices,
and many educational information to help management make the right strategies.
The certification applies
to sub-contractors that provide custom software to companies or create
solutions for the government. These companies must follow CMMI or be
covered by their clients. Parts of the software product delivered to the
government must follow CMMI in the supply chain.
MD/CEO, PFS, Yele Okeremi
said the CMMI appraisal has a global impact on the company since software firms
are no longer competing locally, but globally. He added that Nigeria needs to
conserve foreign exchange and one of the ways to do this is by developing
world-class solution, “this is what the CMMI has helped PFS to achieve”.
Ayo Midele/GEE
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