The Integrated System Framework for Excellence (ISF) will help your organization identify, implement and appraise processes against multiple models, standards and best practicies in a very structured, rational and integrated way.
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Joseph Morin, CEO of ISD gets elected to the newly created Partner Advisory Board. The SEI Transition Partners were invited to elect members to this board, Joseph is honored to have been voted on by his peers.
The Board’s primary function will be to provide input and recommendations to the SEI Partner Network regarding business decisions, policy changes and procedural changes.
ISD will participate in the annual SEPG Conference taking place March 26th – 29th in Austin, TX. Please be sure to come by and say hi at booth #321. ISD will also be presenting several papers some of which include High Maturity Appraisals and Six Sigma.
ISD is excited to release it’s first newsletter – please download the newsletter here.
Paul Byrnes has been selected by the Software Engineering Institute and his fellow Lead Appraisers to participate in the development of a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge (BoK) for future SCAMPI Certification purposes. Paul has also been elected to the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge Advisory Board. Our thanks to all of you who voted to have Paul participate on this important board.
Paul Byrnes, our VP and Chief Technology Officer and Jackie Lawrence our Training Product Line Director, have successfully passed the SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser Certification oral exams. Congratulations to them both on this important achievement.
For Immediate Release
ISD Announces Strategy to Migrate Clients to Version 1.2 of the SEI’s CMMI® Product Suite
Appraisal Wizard® V7.0 enables an efficient transition with minimal disruption to process improvement plans.
POCASSET, Mass. (November 14, 2006) – Integrated System Diagnostics, Inc. (ISD) today announced the release of their product and service migration strategy in response to the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI’s) recent upgrades in the Capability Maturity Model Integration® (CMMI®) product suite. In addition to changes in training and process improvement services available from ISD, organizations using ISD’s Appraisal Wizard® V7.0 will be able to leverage product features to achieve an efficient migration with minimal disruption to process improvement plans.
Elements of ISD’s migration strategy include:
upgrade the skills of the ISD professional staff that work with clients
update ISD training materials and support assets
provide the capabilities necessary to ensure a smooth transition.
ISD senior staff received CMMI V1.2 and SCAMPI V1.2 upgrade training at the CMMI 2006 Workshop hosted by the SEI in Charlotte, NC in October, and the NDIA 7th Annual Technology Conference in Denver this month. These individuals are now qualified to deliver services using the new models and methods. Senior staff have also completed SEI requirements necessary to deliver appraisals to high maturity customers. ISD anticipates completion of all professional staff training by the end of Q1 2007.
“As the technology and the market continues to mature, ISD investments in professional development and appraisal automation continue to payoff by protecting customer investments in maintaining appraisal readiness,” said Jackie Lawrence, ISD’s Product Line Director. “Our professional staff and tools are considered the best in the industry and continue to deliver reliable, high quality services leading to lowest risk improvement program implementations.”
ISD will begin delivery of the Introduction to CMMI V1.2 to its clients in December 2006. The SEI’s Intro to CMMIV1.1 course will no longer be offered by ISD. Other training available from ISD will reflect the changes brought about by the new model and methods by the end of Q1 2007.
ISD’s Appraisal Wizard V7 will ship with CMMI V1.2 pre-loaded at no extra charge. For current Appraisal Wizard customers, a “model map” is provided that automatically maps existing CMMI V1.1 Staged and Continuous Process Implementation Indicator Documents (PIIDs) and Objective Evidence to CMMI V1.2. Both of these features are included in the Appraisal Wizard upgrade package.
“This is one of several transitions undertaken by ISD to ensure our clients receive the most current information in the most timely manner,” said Albert Soule, ISD Director of Business Development. “As a result, ISD continues to receive high ratings for quality and customer satisfaction by providing efficient, high quality services.”
About ISD
Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) is a US-headquartered, multinational corporation dedicated to the dissemination and successful application of model-based process improvement technology. Based in Pocasset, Massachusetts, ISD is the premier, high value supplier of model-based process improvement training, consulting, appraisal services and tools, for global commercial, aerospace and defense customers. ISD is a technology leader in the development of model-based appraisal methods and appraisal automation solutions.
For more information, contact Albert Soule, Director, Business Development, at 508-743-0802 or als@isd-inc.com. Visit ISD at www.isd-inc.com.
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Media Contact
Eileen Pacheco
(781) 556-1026
eileen@tango-group.com
For Immediate Release
ISD Announces Dr. Paul Nielsen, Director and CEO of the
Software Engineering Institute, to Deliver Keynote at the 3rd ISD
Brasil Customers Conference
Dr. Nielsen to present “The Future of Process Improvement – The Three
Dimensions of Growth.”
POCASSET, Mass. (September 18, 2006) – Integrated System Diagnostics, Inc. (ISD)
today announced that Dr. Paul Nielsen, Director and CEO of the Software Engineering Institute at
Carnegie Mellon University, will deliver the keynote address at ISD’s 3rd ISD Brasil Customer
Conference, September 20-22, 2006 at the WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Dr. Nielsen’s presentation, “The Future of Process Improvement – The Three Dimensions of
Growth,” is intended to motivate firms to apply CMMI-based process improvement principles as
an enterprise solution-across functional disciplines, up and down supply chains, and deeper
software engineering issues such as architecture and security. This broader perspective presents
opportunity to adopters of CMMI-based process improvement services.
“Bringing an enterprise perspective to model-based process improvement programs helps
organizations adopt a more disciplined approach to software and systems development,” said Dr.
Nielsen. “Our mission is to help organizations identify opportunities to put improvement models to
work, and realize business benefits beyond those achieved in the software engineering
organization.”
“We are pleased Dr. Nielsen has agreed to deliver the keynote address at ISD’s Customer
Conference,” said Albert Soule, ISD Director of Business Development. “This is a highly relevant
message for our customers to understand as they formulate their improvement goals and
objectives.”
ISD, Inc. and ISD Brasil deliver a broad range of SEI, and internally developed process
improvement consulting, training, appraisal services and tools as one of SEI’s Partners since
1992.
About the Software Engineering Institute
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a U.S. Department of Defense federally funded
research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI helps
organizations make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities by
providing technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering. For more
information, visit the SEI Web site at http://www.sei.cmu.edu.
For more information, contact Kelly Ann Kimberland, Public Relations Manager, at 412-268-4793
or public-relations@sei.cmu.edu. Visit SEI at www.sei.cmu.edu.
About ISD
Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) is a US-headquartered, multinational
corporation dedicated to the dissemination and successful application of model-based process
improvement technology. Based in Pocasset, Massachusetts, ISD is the premier, high value
supplier of model based process improvement training, consulting, appraisal services and tools,
for global commercial, aerospace and defense customers. ISD is a technology leader in the
development of model-based appraisal methods and appraisal automation solutions.
For more information, contact Albert Soule, Director, Business Development, at 508-743-0802 or
als@isd-inc.com. For ISD Brasil, contact Carlos Alberto Carem, Executive Director ISD Brasil at
(11) 3818-8989. Visit ISD Brasil at www.isdbrasil.com.br.
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Media Contact
Eileen Pacheco
(781) 556-1026
eileen@tango-group.com
ISD Announces New Generation of Appraisal Life-cycle Management with the Release of Appraisal Wizard™ V7.0
Wednesday September 6, 9:00 am ET
V7.0 offers advanced functionality to those responsible for enterprise process compliance management activities.
POCASSET, Mass., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/—Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) today announced the release of Appraisal Wizard™ V7.0, delivering advanced functionality to those responsible for all enterprise process compliance management activities—from informal readiness reviews to full benchmarking appraisals or audits. This new functionality continues to improve the quality and reduce risks of compliance audits and other formal appraisal results by standardizing and automating key process activities.
Responding to user feedback, ISD has added new features and enhanced existing ones that improve overall compliance management and typical appraisal activities—plan, prepare, conduct and report. ISD has improved Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) support with additional features and made significant interface and security feature improvements to better support the user.
Improved capabilities include:
* Enhanced planning and scheduling features for estimating, managing
appraisal or audit process activities and monitoring key milestones.
Collecting time measures and reporting performance results against plan
is also supported.
* New evidence-mapping features to quickly map new evidence directly to
the reference model or standard and to maintain ongoing compliance
readiness.
* Improved user “time-to-effectiveness” with new, user-selectable “look
and feel” interfaces, including new administration features, control
features, data presentation and reporting capabilities. The learning
curve has never been steeper.
* Maintain data integrity by employing new security and access control
functions.
“Appraisal Wizard V7.0 delivers the capabilities needed by our customers by extending key tool functionality and improving usability,” said Mike Simmons, ISD’s Vice President of Software Products. “Automating key compliance management activities enables users to focus on the quality and comprehensiveness of the results.”
“Appraisal Wizard has matured into a true enterprise tool capable of supporting broader, strategic compliance needs,” said Albert Soule, ISD’s Director of Business Development. “Coupled with ISD’s Model Mapper capabilities and Model Wizard, ISD is now capable of delivering a full compliance management solution.”
About ISD
Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) is a US-headquartered, multinational corporation dedicated to the dissemination and successful application of model-based process improvement technology. Based in Pocasset, Massachusetts, ISD is the premier, high value supplier of model based process improvement training, consulting, appraisal services and tools, for global commercial, aerospace and defense customers. ISD is a technology leader in the development of model-based appraisal methods and appraisal automation solutions.
For more information, contact Albert Soule, Director, Business Development, at (508) 564-4044 or als@isd-inc.com. Visit ISD at http://www.isd-inc.com.