Implement Agile CMMI, ISO 9000, QA

Is your company looking towards implementing one of the above process improvement disciplines?

Have you been wishing there was a way to do so and still be Agile -- responsive to change, delivering high value quickly?

We have just the approach.... and it's PROVEN

Entinex and its process improvement and Agile partners have a proven track record of helping companies implement process discipline:

Quickly -- Small companies can be up and running in months.
Affordably -- Being quick is only one way to save money -- charging nearly half the industry average is the other.  Also, our assessments, appraisals and gap analyses take days where others tell you it will take weeks.
Seamlessly -- We integrate the steps and actions that promote process compliance into how you do business and what works for you.  We don't impose a new process on your people or try to bolt another layer of overhead onto your existing development methods.  If your company has effective processes, our implementation approach works *with* your processes so that they're not in the way of productivity.

Entinex has the Capability and Maturity to make it work.

Entinex has over 15 years of process improvement experience in government and private settings, domestically and internationally.  Focusing on CMMI for since 1997, Entinex builds on a foundation of implementing TQM, ISO 9000, MIL-Q-9858A, DoD-STD-2167A, and DoD-STD-2168 across industries including aviation, finance, defense, Internet and wireless technologies, securities, human resources, international trade, and heavy and light manufacturing.  Entinex uses a strong engineering approach infused with the practical business of technology management resulting in software management processes and process improvement that are tuned to each particular business' expectations without over-burdening development activities with unnecessary and inefficient "process overhead."

This unique business-focused approach to CMMI implementation has brought Entinex to the forefront of blending streamlined, Agile development methods with process discipline and complete compliance to CMMI's rigid assessment/appraisal requirements.  By working closely with leaders of large and small software development companies, Entinex successfully trains, develops, implements, and assesses companies in government and commercial markets to full CMMI compliance, or to only those components of the CMMI structure that make sense towards improving a business' profitability.

Software Development Process Improvement -- The Agile Way

In response to the host of misconceptions, fits and starts, and other bad experiences faced by many companies with respect to effectively managing their software development, Entinex has developed a proven, simple, and effective way of applying cost-effective, productive discipline to even the smallest development shop -- even web site developers!

We believe that the problem of marrying "Agile" methods and the likes of CMMI has more to do with lazy process consultants than under-eager Agile developers!  We believe that Agile is disciplined and that companies who don't embrace Agile development are going to limit their market penetration, market explansion, competitiveness, and value-proposition and therefore their ability to survive let alone grow.  We also believe in a statement we learned long ago from a mentor: "Reality trumps authority every time.". 

Therefore, we've created a pattern that all companies (Agile or otherwise) can follow that will result in an approach to process discipline (such as CMMI) while still retaining the Agility to succeed.

Read and contribute to our Agile CMMI Blog and our Group!

A Few Words About ISO 9000 and QA and the like.

This is not testing!  This is ensuring that your company's processes are followed, that they are doing the right things, the right way, and when they fail to be used or fail to perform as expected you have a way to correct, adjust, or escalate the matter until it is resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

This is the heart of all QA management standards.  The challenges come along the path to implement an effective QA management system.  The nature of the path is not to be underestimated.  Whether it's one of the ISO 9000 flavors, Malcolm Baldridge, or even industry-specific standards such as ISO/IEEE 12207, avoiding pitfalls, steering away from dead ends, and clearing traps is why your company should call Entinex to help you implement your QA system and pass your certification assessment and audits.

We don't do "check-in-the-box" QA systems.  If you want a QA system to sit on top of your production process and not add value to your product, don't call us.  If you want a QA system that polices your people and gets in the way of productivity, don't call us.  If you want a QA system that's just something your client requires and not a serious, integrated part of your competitive advantage, don't call us.

If you want effective quality methods that seamlessly flow with the work you do, Entinex will help you design and implement a quality assurance method that's tuned to how you do business. 

See our bundled, comprehensive, and well-priced Service Packages for software methodology implementation.  These are meant to help you achieve development success using a straight-forward, low-risk and simple engagement model that you won't get anywhere else.  This Service Package includes everything you need for successfully achieving your target CMMI rating.

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