IT
Scan
April
2, 2003
HCL Infosystems software unit achieves SEI level 5
KOLKATA -- HCL Infosystems Ltd's professional services
unit at Kolkata has been successfully assessed to
be at level 5 of the US based Software Engineering
Institute's (SEI) capability maturity model (CMM).
SEI
evaluates software processes for development, re-engineering
and maintenance across enterprises and assesses them
at levels 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest level.
Regarded as highly mature, organizations at level
5 optimize processes and consistently use measurement
and analysis for improvement. Only 110 organizations
in the world hold this certification.
The
assessment was conducted across all lines of business
of the software unit, including application development
and maintenance, as well as software consultancy.
The assessors pointed out over 4,700 observations
after 88 man-days of rigorous assessment. Most of
the observations made have been about the strengths
of the unit, while a few are opportunities for further
improvement.
Speaking
about the achievement, Yuvraj Bahadur, executive vice
president, HCL Infosystems, said: "We constantly
strive to maintain premium quality standards in our
mission to provide world-class information technology
solutions and services. The SEI CMM level 5 certification
is a recognition of our efforts to provide sterling
quality services to our customers, as well as a challenge
to maintain the standards we set for ourselves."
The
Kolkata PSU is a software development and delivery
unit of HCL Infosystems. It offers services on various
technology platforms such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft
and others like iLog and FileNet. Services offered
include application development, architecture consulting,
information strategic planning, e-commerce and software
maintenance. The unit, which carries the ISO 9001:2000
certification, has a global customer base.
Contact:
Web: www.hclinfosystems.com
