KinetX, Inc., Tempe, AZ, Achieves CMMI®, Maturity Level 3

TEMPE, Ariz., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KinetX, Inc.'s software and systems integration projects in Tempe, AZ have achieved the U.S. Department of Defense's Software Engineering Institute, (SEI) CMMI® Maturity Level 3.

The rigorous assessment based on SEI's Standard CMMI Based Appraisal Method for Internal Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Class A, method was led by a Software Quality Center's (SQC) SEI - Carnegie Mellon Certified Lead Assessor, Kris Puthucode.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kris Puthucode said, "This reinforces that process improvement and CMMI programs based improvement can be all-pervasive ultimately ensuring consistency and standardization in processes, and this achievement is a significant one since it makes KinetX join an elite brand of fewer than 1000 organizations world wide that have achieved CMMI Maturity Level 3.

"Adopting the SEI's CMMI which is the major US DoD standard for software and systems integration organizations, demonstrates KinetX's capability to use best practices in software development to achieve better quality products and services, thus enabling customer satisfaction and to take on critical and major work in their area of specialization which is primarily aerospace and satellite communication technology. KinetX is the first of all small or medium sized companies in the Valley of the Sun (the greater Phoenix area) to achieve this coveted benchmark. We are happy to be part of their quest for pursuing best practices and to foster a culture of excellence."

Kjell Stakkestad, KinetX's President and CEO, commented, "The CMMI® Maturity Level 3 certification represents a significant step in KinetX's ability to compete for, attain, and manage and execute development efforts of all sizes, for both the commercial and government markets and demonstrates to our customers that KinetX is committed to continuous improvement and excellence in our work."

KinetX, Inc. is an aerospace technologies firm of ~70 employees providing software, systems, and hardware engineering and development, and is a recognized leader of deep space engineering and operational navigation for the government and commercial aerospace market. KinetX, Inc. is the only U.S. corporation ever to win contracts to navigate NASA deep space scientific missions (i.e. MESSENGER to Mercury and New Horizons to Pluto).  

About SEI and CMMI

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded (US DoD) research and development center (FFRDC) operated by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, with a Vision to improve software and systems development into a well disciplined and systematic approach from an ad hoc and labor intensive approach. Toward this SEI owns and develops Capability Maturity Models (CMM) and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) which are accumulation of best practices from industry that help organizations to achieve better processes for high quality product delivery capability.

About SQC

Software Quality Center (SQC) is a high end organizational change management company; a partner with Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Carnegie Mellon University for the CMM-I® Product Suite; and enables organizations to leverage and manage organizational change through the model based improvement programs like CMM and CMM-I. SQC facilitates such organizations through high-end consulting, world-class training and appraisals/certifications against the world's best models and standards like CMMI, ISO 9001, ISO 15504, ISO 27001, ITIL, Six Sigma, IS Security Audits and other services.  SQC's multicultural team is comprised of many certified lead Appraisers and consultants.

SQC has worldwide offices in The USA and Asia.

®:      Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and CMMI are registered in the US Patents and Trademarks Office by Carnegie Mellon

SEI is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University

For further information please email the company President/CEO, Kjell Stakkestad at [email protected].  The company website is www.kinetx.com.

SOURCE KinetX, Inc.