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Applica Solutions, Inc.

Internal Product Development

IT Services

Appraisal Details

Organization

Applica Solutions, Inc.

Organizational Units

Internal Product Development

IT Services

Appraisal Team Leader

Satish Tumu

Partner

Concept Quality Assurance Labs

Sponsors

Eric Vergne

Appraisal Type

Benchmark

Last day On-site

2022/11/15

Appraisal Expiration Date

2025/11/15


Internal Product Development Project Description

Organizational Unit

Internal Product Development

Model or Model View

CMMI Development V2.0 (CMMI-DEV) without SAM - Maturity Level - 3

Sample Size - People

100%

Sample Size - Projects

100%


Project Name

Process Quality Assurance Group (Internal audit)

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

PQA Group is responsible to perform Internal Audits. This group is also responsible to perform periodic work product reviews. This group reports directly to management. This group will follow a well disciplined approach to conduct the internal audits and work product reviews through Audit planning, conduct audit, report and communicate Non compliance issues and track them to closure.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

TRAINING GROUP (TG)

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

This is responsible for conducting Organizational Trainings. This Training Group maintains a Training Plan, represents training activities at the corporate using Training need analysis, facilitates organizational level training. Involved in planning and conducting the trainings. This group is responsible to maintain the records. This group reports to Senior Management.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

Document Management and Records Tracking System (DMARTS)

Project Type

OU Project

Project Description

Team Applica provides programming services for the DMARTS application and module, including but not limited to development, migration, break-fix support, Tier 3 services and remediation of vulnerabilities of custom code scan results. The overall goal is to ensure code sustainment of DMARTS and assist in any application development.

Number of People

3

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup

Software Development Group


Project Name

SEPG Group

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

Software Engineering Process group (SEPG) at Applica is responsible to identify and implement process improvements across the organization. SEPG is responsible to maintain Quality Management system within the OU. SEPG monitors thet Process Improvement assets and deploys them across the organization as new assets become available or as existing assets are updated. This group is also responsible to analyze the performance objectives at Organizational level to verify the achievement of Business Objectives . The SPEG provides support to corporate activities such as corporate training and has overlapping membership with corporate Strategic Planning.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


OU Description

Internal product development has developed and/or tested software such as Document Management and Records Tracking System (DMARTS) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), as well as development efforts for Veteran's Administration, Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Relevant Sampling Factors

Type of Work: Software Development

Sampling Factor Values

DEVP: Software Development and Deployment

Subgroups

Software Development Group


Model View

CMMI Development V2.0 (CMMI-DEV) without SAM

Maturity Level

3
CAR
Satisfied
CM
Satisfied
DAR
Satisfied
EST
Satisfied
GOV
Satisfied
II
Satisfied
MC
Satisfied
MPM
Satisfied
OT
Satisfied
PAD
Satisfied
PCM
Satisfied
PI
Satisfied
PLAN
Satisfied
PQA
Satisfied
PR
Satisfied
RDM
Satisfied
RSK
Satisfied
TS
Satisfied
VV
Satisfied

IT Services Project Description

Organizational Unit

IT Services

Model or Model View

CMMI Services V2.0 (CMMI-SVC) without SAM - Maturity Level - 3

Sample Size - People

100%

Sample Size - Projects

100%


Project Name

Process Quality Assurance Group (Internal audit)

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

PQA Group is responsible to perform Internal Audits. This group is also responsible to perform periodic work product reviews. This group reports directly to management. This group will follow a well disciplined approach to conduct the internal audits and work product reviews through Audit planning, conduct audit, report and communicate Non compliance issues and track them to closure.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

TRAINING GROUP (TG)

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

This is responsible for conducting Organizational Trainings. This Training Group maintains a Training Plan, represents training activities at the corporate using Training need analysis, facilitates organizational level training. Involved in planning and conducting the trainings. This group is responsible to maintain the records. This group reports to Senior Management.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

STSM Team

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

The objective of STSM is to establish and maintain standard services in line with the strategic goals and objectives of the Organization. Executive Management promulgates the vision, mission and goals of the Organization. Based on the foregoing, a determination is made by the Business Development team as to the types of services, skill sets and training needed to bridge the gap between the Organization's current capabilities and future goals.. This determination drives the Business Development team with respect to the identification and decsiion to pursue various opportunities. Pursuing an opportunity may involve leveraging current Organizational resources, or potentially forming joint ventures or teaming with a partner who may have the necessary past performance, sill set and available resources necessary to increase the probability of winning an opportunity.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

Service Continuity Group

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

The service continuity group is responsible for planning and management of service continuity. The activities include planning for service continuity, verification and validation of plans, training resources on the plan.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


Project Name

Northpoint Expansion

Project Type

OU Project

Project Description

Northpoint Expansion: Support all end user that need technical needs and issues, that can occur during regular Business hours. Team is made up with Help Desk Support Team. They will work Request, Tickets, Setting New Users. The Network Team will be working with users on getting access to certain application, User permission and overall network Health.

Number of People

2

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup

IT Services Practice


Project Name

SEPG Group

Project Type

Organizational Project

Project Description

Software Engineering Process group (SEPG) is responsible to identify and implement process improvements across the organization. SEPG is responsible to maintain Quality Management system within the OU. SEPG monitors thet Process Improvement assets and deploys them across the organization as new assets become available or as existing assets are updated. This group is also responsible to analyze the performance objectives at Organizational level to verify the achievement of Business Objectives . The SPEG provides support to corporate activities such as corporate training and has overlapping membership with corporate Strategic Planning.

Number of People

1

Location

Manassas, VA United States

Subgroup


OU Description

IT Services: Applica Solutions, Inc IT services has provided software services such as deskside support and network technician support to the Northpoint Expansion of the Internal Revenue Services, as well as service efforts for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), Veteran's Administration, and Department of Labor. Applica Solutions, Inc Logistics provides and has provided flooring, lighting, artwork and furniture services to United Service Organizations (USO), as well as US Air Force, General Services Administration (GSA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Relevant Sampling Factors

Type of Work: IT Support

Sampling Factor Values

ITS: IT Services

Subgroups

IT Services Practice


Model View

CMMI Services V2.0 (CMMI-SVC) without SAM

Maturity Level

3
CAR
Satisfied
CM
Satisfied
CONT
Satisfied
DAR
Satisfied
EST
Satisfied
GOV
Satisfied
II
Satisfied
IRP
Satisfied
MC
Satisfied
MPM
Satisfied
OT
Satisfied
PAD
Satisfied
PCM
Satisfied
PLAN
Satisfied
PQA
Satisfied
PR
Satisfied
RDM
Satisfied
RSK
Satisfied
SDM
Satisfied
STSM
Satisfied
VV
Satisfied