CENTRE™ (Common ENTerprise REsource)
Systems and Software Engineering Platform designed for CMMI™ compliance
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)™ is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes. CMMI™ helps integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes. (Software Engineering Institute)
CENTRE is a software product designed, authored and produced by Integration Technologies Group Inc. CENTRE is composed of configurable modules intended to provide compliance with CMMI™ process areas and ISO clauses while increasing organizational efficiency, effectiveness and continual improvement.
Integration Technologies Group Inc. (ITG), is a systems and software engineering company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. ITG is ISO 20000-1:2005, ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005 registered. Additionally, the company is an SEI member and partner and has been externally appraised twice at CMMI™ Level 3.
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The documents, available as pdf links in this website, contain brief descriptions of CENTRE CMMI Software features which cover specific and generic artifacts for process improvement for practices required by CMMI™ for Development Version 1.2 process areas. As with all process improvement methodologies and industry best practices, management commitment, quality record collection, analysis and processing are required to achieve improvement objectives and successful appraisals and registrations.
CENTRE was developed to facilitate today's Best Practices Certifications and process improvement methodologies. By using CENTRE, businesses can increase efficiencies across key business processes and satisfy many of the requirements stipulated by the SEI and international standards boards. Some of the benefits that may be derived by implementing compliance with CMMI™ process areas are:
• Improved Quality of Output
• Increased Accuracy of Estimates
• Earlier Identification of Defects
• Accurate Measurements of Processes
• Higher Operational Efficiency
• Cost Reduction and Integration with Industry Standards
As a result, an organization using CENTRE will be recognized as delivering successful service to its clients and constituents with dependably high-quality and consistent methods and practices.
The CENTRE CMMI Software implementation includes 'CENTRE ISO 9001:2008' Quality Management System elements which are:
CENTRE - Document Control System (DCS)
CENTRE - Records Control System (RCS)
CENTRE - Human Resources
CENTRE - Meeting Management
CENTRE - Customer Satisfaction Surveys
CENTRE - Supply Chain Management
CENTRE - Ad-Hoc Report Writer
These elements are described in more detail in the CENTRE ISO 9001:2008 Compliance Package - White Paper.
Disclaimer
Use of CENTRE modules or similar software alone does not result in organizational CMMI™ conformance. Documented procedures, defined processes and work instructions, staff training and internal audits of Process Areas compliance are needed to prepare an organization for a CMMI™ appraisal. The ITG CENTRE Document Control System (DCS) contains documentation that describes the ITG Quality Management System and consists principally of the following documents:
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Business Quality Manual (BQM) in conformance with ISO 9001:2008,
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Information Technology Services Management manual (ITSM) in conformance with ISO 20000-1:2005,
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Information Security Management System manual (ISMS) in conformance with ISO 27001:2005,
• Corporate process workflow, Quality Procedures and Quality Work Instructions.
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