BAE Systems Unit Achieves CMMI Version 1.2 Maturity Level 5 Rating

The Systems and Software Consortium, Inc. (SSCI) congratulates BAE Systems’ Information Solutions unit on successfully achieving a Maturity Level 5 (Optimizing) rating using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) - Development, version 1.2. 

Sean Cassell, SSCI’s Software Engineering Institute Certified Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Lead Appraiser, led the appraisal team over a nine day period.  Team members reviewed documented processes and interviewed all levels of systems practitioners, software developers, program managers, and company management.  Several of the appraisal team members had either supported or participated in two previous SSCI-led SCAMPI Class A appraisals.  The experience level of the team enabled the Class A to be run in a very smooth, efficient manner.

“It was a well-staffed appraisal with three lead appraisers and several new appraisal team members participating in a Class A for the first time,” says Sean Cassell.  “All of the team members were very objective in their review of processes and alert to comments in the interviews.  They were an excellent team to lead.”

CMMI was developed by a coalition of industry, government, and the Software Engineering Institute to objectively appraise an organization’s software and systems development capability.  Level 5 is the highest maturity level rating, and indicates that the company is operating at the “optimizing level” in its systems and software development processes.

BAE Systems is a global defense, security, and aerospace company that provides a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, and advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2008 sales that exceeded $34.4 billion.

Posted by Jenn Shay at 01/08/2010 05:21:08 AM