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Media Contact:
David LaBar
Sapient
646-478-9846
Email: [email protected]
Global Headquarters: 131 Dartmouth Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02116 United States tel: +1 617 621 0200 fax: +1 617 621 1300
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For Immediate Release Sapient Government Services Achieves CMMI Maturity Level 2 Rating
Rigorous evaluation validates market‐leading delivery methodology ARLINGTON, VA – January 27, 2012 — Sapient Government Services, a division of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) and a leading provider of consulting, technology, and marketing services to U.S. government agencies and non‐governmental organizations, announced today that it had achieved a Maturity Level 2 rating during its recent Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) appraisal. “This CMMI Level 2 rating is an affirmation of our continued focus on accelerating innovation and delivering the right solutions for our clients,” said Teresa Bozzelli, President of Sapient Government Services. “It underscores the strength of our unique delivery platform, which brings together the responsiveness and efficiency of Agile methodology with the consistency and repeatability of CMMI best practices.” Sapient Government Services demonstrated Maturity Level 2 compliance with CMMI® for Development (CMMI‐DEV) v1.3. The appraisal examined a range of Sapient Government Services’ software development programs, and verified that the standards in place for critical business areas including project management, software development, systems integration, and quality assurance were well‐defined, repeatable, and effective. “For over twenty years, Sapient has been an industry pioneer in results‐focused software development that emphasizes on‐time, on‐budget performance,” said Bill Annibell, Chief Technology Officer of Sapient Government Services. “Through our Agile‐derived methodology of discovery, planning, creation, and implementation coupled with the repeatability of CMMI, we are able to ensure consistent, high‐quality results for our delivery efforts. Our approach creates a rapid, flexible, scalable delivery framework that features high levels of transparency and stakeholder involvement, with the added discipline and efficiency of processes and tools built on years of industry best practice.” The independent firm Broadsword Solutions led the appraisal using the Standard CMMI®
Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPISM) v1.2. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI), CMMI integrates the capability models from government and industry into a single framework for use by organizations pursuing all‐encompassing process improvement.
®Capability Maturity Model, Carnegie Mellon, and CMMI are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon University. SCAMPISM is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University.
About the CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes to improve their
Media Contact:
David LaBar
Sapient
646-478-9846
Email: [email protected]
Global Headquarters: 131 Dartmouth Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02116 United States tel: +1 617 621 0200 fax: +1 617 621 1300
sapientgov.com
For Immediate Release
performance. CMMI is recognized as the standard for independent benchmarking within industry for maturity in critical technical and managerial processes. For the latest resources and information, visit www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi About Sapient Government Services Sapient Government ServicesSM, a division of Sapient®, is a leading provider of consulting, technology, and marketing services to a wide array of U.S. governmental agencies and non-government organizations. Focused on driving long-term change and transforming the citizen experience, we use technology to help agencies become more accessible and transparent. With a track record of delivering mission-critical solutions and the ability to leverage commercial best practices, we serve as trusted advisors to government agencies such as Federal Bureau of Investigation, Library of Congress, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of Homeland Security. For more information, visit http://www.sapientgov.com.
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Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.