General Dynamics [GD] Canada Jan. 21 announced it has achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5, the highest rating available from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
The company’s announcement follows recent completion of rigorous and independent evaluation of the company’s Ottawa and Calgary operations.
As a result, General Dynamics Canada joins a select group of companies worldwide to achieve this significant business capability, the company said. CMMI is a recognized international business improvement model that provides organizations with a framework to establish, practice and maintain project management and engineering processes.
CMMI Level 5 acknowledges an organization’s enhanced ability to leverage measurement and continuous improvement to better manage business and more effectively respond to customer needs by developing and delivering high-performance, low-risk products and services. These business principles mirror General Dynamics Canada’s approach and discipline, infrastructure and ability to successfully manage and execute large scale and technically complex programs.
“General Dynamics Canada has an established pedigree of leveraging Canadian engineering excellence and pioneering technical and business leadership in Canada and abroad,” John Watts, president of General Dynamics Canada, said. “Achieving CMMI Level 5 ensures that our customers and partners will continue to benefit from best of breed processes to help meet their business and program objectives.”
The SEI, which manages the CMMI appraisal process, is a funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.
The General Dynamics Canada appraisals were completed by a certified high-maturity lead appraiser from Alcyonix, an official SEI partner organization.
With an established Canadian presence of over 2,200 employees in Ottawa, Calgary and Halifax, General Dynamics Canada is Canada’s largest defense electronics company.