pragma Systems Releases processMax for CMMI(R) -SE/SW.

RESTON, Va. -- pragma Systems Corporation, the market leader in software for process improvement, has announced its latest release--processMax for CMMI-SE/SW Level 2. The new release provides a guaranteed turnkey solution to CMMI (Capability Maturity Model(R) Integrated) compliance for both the Systems Engineering and Software Engineering Disciplines.

The CMMI was developed by a team led by the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center. The CMMI has been adopted by government, government contractors, and commercial organizations, and compliance is required for many federal procurements. The CMMI consists of best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services, with the primary focus on software and systems engineering. Organizations that have adopted the CMMI have reported an average ROI of nearly 500%, along with major improvements in cost, schedule, productivity, and quality performance.

processMax for CMMI-SE/SW includes all the necessary policies, procedures, guidelines, criteria, templates, and forms, organized around role-based, step-by-step instructions, ready for use--everything needed for compliance with the CMMI's Systems Engineering and Software Engineering disciplines. processMax also includes a complete measurement and reporting capability. Measurement collection and report generation are fully automated: providing managers real-time, fact-based insight into all aspects of project progress.

By integrating procedures with document management, workflow, measurement, and reporting, processMax ensures that procedures are actually followed, not collecting dust in binders on shelves. processMax is the intranet web-based solution for effective and efficient project management--and the only project management system on the market providing guaranteed CMMI compliance.

"Many of our customers have projects that combine systems engineering with software engineering, or that use only one of the disciplines," said Rebecca Bowerman, President and CEO of pragma Systems. "Now, with processMax, all of these projects can take advantage of the common processes that CMMI was intended to support. Moreover, processMax's automated approach makes measurement and compliance far easier to maintain."

About pragma Systems

pragma Systems Corporation (www.pragmasystems.com) has been in the software process improvement and assessment business since 1990, and is the market leader in project management products that comply with the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM(R)) and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). pragma Systems was one of the first companies licensed by SEI to perform software process assessments. pragma Systems uses its own products and has been assessed at SW-CMM Level 3, as determined by independent SEI-licensed Lead Evaluators. processMax and related services are on the GSA Schedule. pragma Systems is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

processMax is a registered trademark of pragma Systems Corporation.

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