The Capability Maturity Model Integration or CMMI is a model for improving and appraising the performance of development organisations. It is published and developed by the Software Engineering Institute of the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA.

The assessments were conducted in February this year by teams led by SEI-authorised lead appraisers, Gururaj Managuli and Rajesh Naik, from the QAI, India. These assessments are confirmation that, in the short time since its inception, Tata Technologies has institutionalised its passionate commitment to quality in order to fully meet the expectations of its global clients.

Cmmenting on this significant development, Patrick McGoldrick, managing director, Tata Technologies, aid, "While software developers have been able to extract benefits from the older SEI CMM, CMMI now allows Tata Technologies to bring best practices to engineering and design to ensure our products and services fully meet customer expectations. While our software activities have also been assessed, the granting of CMMI L3 for Tata Technologies'' engineering and design activities raises the bar for automotive E&D providers."

Dr. Asha Naik, head of human resources at Tata Technologies, said, "This assessment at PCMM Level 4, is a recognition of our best-in-class people processes. At Tata Technologies we are committed to foster a set of global best practices which equips our employees to meet the challenges posed by an exacting and dynamic environment, positioning us as an employer of choice for the most capable talent in the our industry worldwide."

Tata Technologies is India''s leader in providing engineering and design services to the world''s largest automotive and aerospace companies. The company creates value for its customers by combining state-of-the-art technologies with a real-world understanding of engineering and manufacturing processes, to bring down costs and reduce time to market.

Tata Technologies'' 1500 engineers and consultants work at customer sites globally or offshore at the Centre for Advanced Engineering & Design (CAE&D), at the Pune InfoTech Park. The company is headquartered in Pune, India, with offices in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific.