OREANDA-NEWS. Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) India’s leading integrated infrastructure and power Company today announced that it has achieved Capability Maturity Model- Integration for Development (CMMI-DEV) at Maturity level 3 version 1.3, from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, USA. The appraisal was granted after a rigorous assessment performed by QAI India Limited and will be valid till 2016.

RInfra is India’s first power utility to achieve this appraisal for CMMI practices. Commenting on this development, Mr Lalit Jalan, CEO, RInfra, said, “We are proud to receive CMMI-DEV level 3 rating, which is an important milestone in our journey towards excellence and customer satisfaction. This reflects RInfra’s continued efforts towards pursuing best practices in information technology and successfully delivering measurable business benefits to our customers.”

He further added, “We are happy to join the elite group of CMMI compliant organisations in the world. Coupled with our ISO 27001 certification- again a first for Indian power utilities, it reconfirms our commitment towards maintaining high quality standards throughout our organization.”

CMMI Level 3 rating will enhance RInfra’s framework of processes and procedures to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the solutions to its power sector clients. With this appraisal, RInfra expects to gain significant benefits such as reduced costs, improved quality and on-time delivery, which will lead to enhanced customer satisfaction.

RInfra is already implementing IT & SCADA consultancy in 6 States viz., Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Maharsahtra, Haryana and Chandigarh. The Company is also implementing IT at Chattisgarh.

CMMI Level 3 certification will help RInfra to implement the best processes and governance practices for these projects.

RInfra had earlier been conferred upon an ISO 27001 accreditation for its power utility and roads businesses. RInfra again was the first power utility and road concessionaire in India to be accredited with an ISO 27001 certification.