pragma
SYSTEMS and the
Center for Systems Management
form Strategic Partnership
Reston, VA-March 14, 2001-pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION announced today that it has formed a partnership with the Center for Systems Management, Inc. (CSM) to offer specialized software management training to processMax® customers and to offer processMax products to CSM customers.
processMax provides everything an organization needs for managing its software development and maintenance in compliance with the Capability Maturity Model (CMM®). processMax will now also include a conduit for learning through a partnership with the Center for Systems Management (CSM). While processMax is structured to ensure that software managers are experienced in a variety of software development subjects, managers may need to seek foundation knowledge in a specific area. With the offerings provided by CSM, processMax users will be able to obtain skills in the subject areas they desire, and do so with a clear understanding of how and when they will use those skills.
Rebecca Bowerman, President and CEO of pragma SYSTEMS, said, "This new partnership enables processMax users to obtain training in subject areas that relate directly to their daily work. We share a common philosophy with CSM of helping our customers plan and execute successful software development projects, and view CSM's training courses as a valuable supplement for management and technical personnel."
processMax allows software organizations to manage software development and maintenance projects with the power of their intranet web. Using a role-based approach to the management of software development, processMax provides managers and developers with step-by-step procedures, integrated document management, and automated workflow. processMax enables increased productivity, fewer defects, and reduced risk.
Dominick Soldono, Director of Business Development at CSM, said, "Our relationship with pragma SYSTEMS now allows us to offer our clients a complete solution spanning the entire CMM landscape: evaluations, process implementation, tools, and training."
CSM is a worldwide provider of process improvement services and training within the disciplines of software engineering, system engineering, and project management. CSM's unique methods for combining the best project management and system engineering techniques into a Systems Management process takes into account existing best practices, corporate culture, and management methodologies. The results have improved client performance, reduced their time to market, resulted in higher customer satisfaction, and have lowered development costs. The CSM approach has been successful as the foundation for coaching companies into higher levels of project performance and process maturity. CSM training and team support has transformed project teams from "chaotic" to consistent and reliable performers.
CSM is a full transition partner with the Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for the implementation of the new Capability Maturity Model - Integrated (CMM-I) that incorporates the best practices from both the Software Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and the System Engineering Capability Maturity Model (SE-CMM). CSM is proud to be among the first partner companies selected for this comprehensive new CMM release.
pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION guarantees that organizations using processMax2 and processMax3 will be found compliant with Level 2/Level 3 of the SW-CMM by an independent CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI) or Software Capability Evaluation.
pragma SYSTEMS has been in the CMM-based assessment and improvement business since 1990, and is the market leader in CMM-compliant software project management products. pragma SYSTEMS' headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia.
For more information
on pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION or
processMax contact:
Donn Milton
(703) 796-0010 ext. 11
E-mail: dmilton@pragmasystems.com
For more information
on the Center for Systems Management contact:
Dominick Soldano
Phone: (703) 787-8092
E-Mail: dsoldano@csm.com