Global Systems Tech. to conduct Summer 2000

BANGALORE: Global Systems Technology is all set to offer a set of eight

courses in collaboration with the United States International University. The

program, titled Summer 2000, will offer skill based training to information

technology organizations in India and other software intensive Asian countries.

The joint training program is designed to provide IT industry a low cost, highly

effective means of preparing a young workforce with the skills needed to perform

non-engineering tasks.

The training program is based on the principles of the Capability Maturity

Model-Integrated (CMMI) developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at

the Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and on the technical management principles

of the People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM). Summer 2000 will be held in

seven cities–Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai and Trivandrum

in India and Singapore, from June 26 to August 10. Each four-day workshop will

include practical applications as well as lectures. And each participant who

finishes the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance. In addition, those

who attain a significant score will receive a Certificate of Accomplishment in

recognition of their performance.

At present, 22 companies have achieved CMM level 5, of which 17 are from

India. According to General Manager Global Systems Technology Chris R Knudason,

more than 80 per cent of the companies having SEI-CMM level 5 are in India. This

is because industries in the US are more market driven rather than process

driven as in India. Chris said, "This training program is designed for all

those involved in project and process management." Global Systems

Technology plans to open offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and Hyderabad shortly. It

will also float a subsidiary, which will be called Global Solution Technology

India Pvt. Ltd.