Re: [nukkad] Indian s/w cos = Japan auto makers?

["Mukesh J" <mj_india@hotmail.com>]

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I take this opportunity to share my experience with all Nukkies on 
Quality...

My Name is Mukesh Jain
I was associated with ISO9000 & SEI CMM Level 3 & 4 companies (in India from 
95-99)

I was involved in Documentation of the ISO9000 and SEICMM Levels 3,4 & 5 
(s/w development process, company manual, etc.)

The major difference between Quality certified company and non-certified 
company is:

-in Quality Certified (ISO or SEI CMM) company, all the processes followed 
for Software Development is documented. Even how-to develop new s/w 
development process is documented.

anybody and everybody (employee, vendors, customers, etc.) is informed about 
the process. At every stage of development review is done by some expert. 
all the results, reviews, meetings, bugs, etc. are documented. All the 
documents are easily available to everybody.

This makes the process transparent and System oriented (instead of Person 
oriented) and hence the Software Development is less prone to 
human-error/mistakes. and the knowledge is retained in the company. (is not 
drained out with the person, when he leave the company)

The other main reason is "Learn-from-Past", all these Quality oriented 
companies (ISO and SEI) collect data (metrics) of everything during the 
develoment process. So, when planning for next project, the manager/leader 
is well prepared.

I hope this helps.

If anybody needs additional info. Please feel free to contact me directly.

Thanks
Mukesh Jain
Director-Quality Assurance
Indeon.com


>From: Harshal Chhaya <hchhaya@epsilon.pair.com>
>To: nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com (nukkad)
>Subject: [nukkad] Indian s/w cos = Japan auto makers?
>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:09:43 -0400 (EDT)
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>Hi,
>
>Brian Pfaffenberger compares today's software industry to that of the U.S.
>automobile industry in the 1950's.
>
>The article is at:
>http://www2.linuxjournal.com/articles/currents/019.html
>
>He says that today's software companies are ignoring calls for more
>quality software just like the big 3 automakers ignored calls for
>better cars in the '50s. He then goes on to say that s/w industry
>could be blindsided the way the Japanese car companies overtook
>American car manufacturers.
>
>He goes on to say:
>   As of this writing, only 19 software companies are certified at CMM
>   Level 5, and 13 of them are in India.
>
>If you know someone who works for one of these companies, how does
>the actual s/w development process differ from other, regular (non CMM 4 or 
>5)
>companies?
>
>Regards,
>- 'shal
>harshal@mumbai-central.com
>
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