Assessed at SEI CMM level 5 and ISO 9001 standards
"In my opinion, today's software products are the most complex items created by humanity, except for our own civilization".
An ISO 9000 Approach To Building Quality Software, Osten Oskarsson

Even if an organization has the required human resources, suitable tools and physical infrastructure to develop a software project, it is far from success in this task. Despite adding great individual knowledge and expertise to the equation, great difficulties remain in developing high quality software. As the US Software Engineering Institute states:

"While organizations are focusing on total customer satisfaction, there is a growing perception that software quality and opportunity constitute a weak link in high quality product development".

Indeed, according to The Standish Group, over 23% of software projects begun in the US during 2002 failed completely, while another 49% did not perform as expected. No wonder experts point to the growing severity of software problems, and to software developer's inability to maintain ever more complex applications.

The CMM (Capability Maturity Model) and ISO models followed by our Company, comprehend the most widely accepted standards aimed at solving this problem. While ISO is common to many industries, the CMM model is highly specialized for the areas of software development and services. Indeed, the latter is considered the highest software engineering standard in the world, and has become the de facto measure to gauge the maturity of software organizations worldwide.

PSL is assessed at CMM level 5, the standard's highest level. Most software companies in the world are appraised at CMM level 1, which describes organizations that follow chaotic and random development processes. CMM 5 organizations, on the other hand, implement standardized, fully documented and quantitatively measured development processes. High level organizations produce faster, better, more reliable software. Below is an example of CMM's impact at different levels.

Learn more about the characteristics that make PSL's software development process exceptional.

Excellent application of the Software Life Cycle Model. Commitment of management to the Quality System and usage of metrics to improve the system and products. Cooperation and enthusiasm of all personnel interviewed. Training and Servicing.
Sam Weisfellner - Leader auditor - QMI