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PTC - Parametric Technology (UK) product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 28, 2007
The Windchill Product Development and Quality Assurance organisation has met the requirements of the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 2.
PTC has announced that the Windchill Product Development and Quality Assurance organisation has met the requirements of the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 2.
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development centre sponsored by the US Department of defence and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.cmMI ratings assist customers in selecting reliable and low-risk suppliers of software products and services.
The Level 2 rating was achieved using an independent Software Capability Evaluation (SCE), involving extensive review and analysis of PTC's software development and project management processes.
The PTC evaluation was performed by an SEI-authorised lead evaluator from Software Technology Transition (STT), a software process improvement consulting firm, using the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement.
According to SEI documentation, the characteristics of an organisation operating at a Level 2 rating include the following.
Customer requirements are managed and processes are planned, performed, measured, and controlled.
Projects are performed and managed according to their documented plans.
Requirements, processes, work products, and services are managed.
The status of the work products and the delivery of services are visible to management at defined points.
Commitments are established among relevant stakeholders and are revised as needed.
Work products are reviewed with stakeholders and are controlled.
The work products and services satisfy their specified requirements, standards, and objectives.
"I congratulate PTC on achieving a CMMI Level 2 rating", said Ed Weller, primary consultant, Software Technology Transition.
"The product development and quality assurance organisation demonstrated an understanding of the value of process improvement to the company and their customers and is committed to moving forward to Level 3".
"This CMMI rating is yet another example of PTC stepping up to provide a solid level of assurance to our customers regarding the integrity of our own software development process", said Rich Butler, Senior Vice President, operations, PTC.
"PTC is committed to continuously improving our own internal processes, ultimately translating into improved software quality for our customers".
"While this is a great first step for PTC, we are far from stopping; planning is well underway for reaching the next level".
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