Capgemini Helps Create a Best Practices Model for IT Products and Services Acquisitions
Transforming the way organizations acquire or outsource their systems and services
7 November 2007
Capgemini played a key role in developing the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute’s best practices model for acquiring IT and technical products and services.
The groundbreaking model, CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), was created to guide companies looking for Information Technology capabilities from third-party suppliers.
Working with General Motors, Hewlett-Packard and the US government, Capgemini helped produce a comprehensive model which will revolutionize the way governments and businesses acquire or outsource their software-intensive systems and services.
The new CMMI-ACQ model provides a framework for acquisition and outsourcing organizations to:
- Eliminate problems in the acquisition process through improved operational efficiency.
- Implement a process for acquiring products and services, including supplier sourcing and contracts.
- Use common practices and terminology to enable seamless interactions with suppliers.
- Deliver quality solutions more quickly and at a lower cost, using the most appropriate technology.
“As a supplier, we understand how important it is to have clear quality requirements in order to create better products and services,” noted Paul Spence, Capgemini CEO of Outsourcing.
“By improving quality and committing to best practices, we are free to focus on what we do best: innovation.”
Capgemini will introduce this new acquisition model across all sectors and industries.
Read the CMMI for Acquisition Press Release.
