May 19, 2004 - Bangalore
MindTree Achieves CMMi Level 5
Becomes the World’s Youngest Company to Combine CMMi Level 5 and
P-CMM Level 5
MindTree Consulting, an international IT services company, today announced that it has been assessed at Level 5 for the Capability Maturity Model - IntegrationSM (CMMiSM). With this achievement, MindTree has become the youngest company in the world to reach level 5 in the two most valuable CMM frameworks - CMMi and P-CMMSM - before its fifth-year anniversary.
In achieving CMMi Level 5, MindTree has taken a significant leap from CMM Level 3, for which it was assessed in May 2002. This makes MindTree one of the youngest companies in the world to reach the highest level of maturity in the CMMi framework. The assessment was carried out by KPMG.
“Adoption of CMMi has enhanced our capability on project management, engineering discipline and metrics-based decision making, control and improvements, among other areas,” said Vishweshwar Hegde, head of the quality function at MindTree.
Software Engineering Institute (SEI)-authorized lead assessor K.K. Raman from KPMG said, ”MindTree has implemented the model requirements in a unique business-backward approach.”
“While driving continuous improvement using CMMi, we have observed significant improvements in customer satisfaction and project profitability. This further enhances our ability to offer higher levels of services and value to our customers worldwide,” said Ashok Soota, Chairman and Managing Director of MindTree. “MindTree’s P-CMM Level 5 and CMMi Level 5 achievements are parts of our larger organizational strategy which includes building a formidable knowledge management process and Six Sigma practice.”
About MindTree
MindTree Consulting is an international IT company that delivers affordable business and technology solutions through global software development. Co-headquartered in Somerset, NJ and Bangalore, India, the company approaches technology initiatives in a business context, with the industry knowledge of a seasoned management team and employees exceptionally skilled in technology, business analysis and project management. MindTree Consulting develops applications to help companies enhance their enterprise operations. The company also delivers R&D services and designs re-usable building blocks for hi-tech companies. MindTree is the world's youngest company to be assessed at P-CMM Level 5 globally. In August 2003, MindTree was ranked among the top 3 in the IT industry in the Best Employers in India 2003 Survey conducted by Hewitt Associates. Please visit
www.mindtree.com.
for more information.