Indchem Software Technologies Limited (ISTL) has been successfully assessed and certified for SEI-CMM level 4. The assessment for the certification was carried out by KPMG in September 2002. Indchem Software focuses on delivery of product solutions and project services to banking and insurance, logistics and manufacturing, embedded systems, sales and distribution, telecommunication, health care and website development.
At the launch of the CII Institute of Logistics. From L to R: H R Srinivasan, N Srinivasan, N Kumar, Chairman, CII Institute of Logistics, Ashok Soota, President, CII, T Kannan and B Sridhar.
With this certification, Indchem Software joins the select list of 73 level 4 companies across the world, out of which 28 are Indian companies. N Kumar, CEO, Indchem Software described the achievement thus: ‘Our quality journey started way back when we defined our quality policy—“to develop world class processes which deliver timely and high quality software to our customers.” Quality is a never ending journey, we are now moving towards a higher goal of reaching SEI-CMM level 5.’
Dr Chitra K Natrajan, Head of Quality Assurance, ISTL, said, “Our focus has always been to treat quality processes as a vital component in our work and strive towards institutionalization of the processes across our organization. Achieving SEI-CMM level 4 is an important milestone for us and will serve as a stepping stone for reaching higher levels of maturity”.
What is SEI-CMM?
SEI-CMM is a quality management system methodology like the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and ISO 9000. SEI-CMM stands for Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model, awarded by SEI, a federally funded R&D centre, operated by Carnegie Mellon University
under contract and sponsorship by the US Department of Defense.
CII Institute of Logistics launched
The Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Institute of Logistics was launched at Chennai on October 31, 2002. Speaking on the occasion Ashok Soota, President, CII, said that CII’s principal objective was to enhance the competitiveness of India Inc. and the key sectors of the economy, which impact the country’s growth.
He also said that with three major ports, Chennai could become a logistics hub in South Asia on par with Dubai and Singapore. Speaking at the launch of the Institute, N Kumar, Chairman, CII Institute of Logistics, said that the supply chain was gaining visibility as a crucial competitive weapon. With the growing need for trained personnel, this centre of excellence “is a felt need”, of industry, he stressed.