Technopark Assessed CMMI Level 4

Technopark Assessed at Level 4 of the Capability Maturity
Model Integration (CMMI LEVEL 4)

Electronics Technology Parks – Kerala ( Technopark) today announced that it
had been assessed at Level 4 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration
(CMMI) of the Software Engineering Institute ( SEI), Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Quality Point Integrating Systems Private Limited carried out
this assessment for the Capability Maturity Model Integration (SE/SW/IPPD/SS
V1.1 Staged Representation)

CMMI is widely regarded as the best means to measure the quality and maturity
of an organization and is the best process improvement models available for
product, service development and maintenance. The successful Level 4 CMMI
assessment signifies that Technopark has established Quantitative objectives for
quality and process performance, which are used as the criteria in managing
processes.

“ We carried out the assessment strictly in accordance with SEI norms” said Ms.
Geetha Parthasarathy, of Quality Point, who was SEI’s authorized CMMI Lead
Assessor for Technopark’s CMMI Level 4 assessment. This assessment can be
attributed to the Senior Managements vision and leadership as also to the
professional excellence of its team members. Achieving the much coveted CMMI
is just another milestone in Technoparks journey to continue to remain a world
class facility” Ms. Parthasarathy went on to add that Technopark’s inherent
strength is its excellent team spirit and flat organizational structure.
Congratulating the team on its achievement, Mr. N R Mahalingam, CEO of
Technopark said, “ Achieveing CMMI level 4 is one of the most significant
milestone in Technopark’s journey to attain new heights in customer
satisfaction”.

Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secy IT, Government of Kerala said, “ Technopark’s
achievement has made the entire IT community and Kerala proud. The park has
been single minded in its pursuit of quality since its inception. I would like to
congratulate the entire team for having achieved this major milestone”

About Software Engineering Institute

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and
development center, established in 1984 by the US Department of Defense with
a broad Charter to address the transition of software engineering technology.
The SEI is an integral component of Carnegie Mellon University and is sponsored
by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
(OUSD[A&T].

About Capability Maturity Model Integration

The purpose of CMM Integration is to provide guidance for improving an
organization’s processes and its ability to manage the development, acquisition
and maintenance of products or services. CMM Integration places proven
approaches into a structure that helps an organization appraise its organizational
maturity or process area capability, establish priorities for improvement, and
implement these improvements

About Technopark

Technopark, Trivandrum , an autonomous society promoted by the Government
of Kerala, is India’s first technology park and amoung the two largest IT parks in
India today. Spread over 156 acres, and about 1.5 m. sqft of built up space,
Technopark hosts about 60 IT and ITES companies.
Technopark is the IT hub of the State of Kerala and based in Trivandrum which
can rightfully claim to be the knowledge capital of the region. Technopark
provides world class, robust and failsafe physical, power and datacom
infrastructure, offering a no compromise yet low cost enabling environment for
the IT industry that is leveraged by its occupant companies for a competitive
advantage.