Right this moment’s Acronyms are CMMI, ISACA, and NSS – Bredemarket

I’m going to debate the acronyms CMMI and NSS, which I’ve kinda sorta mentioned earlier than however by no means together. (And as an added bonus I’ll focus on yet another acronym.)

Functionality Maturity Mannequin Built-in (CMMI)

Again in February and in April I made passing references to CMMI, which stands for the Functionality Maturity Mannequin Integration. However I solely talked about it in passing as a result of my expertise is with the older Functionality Maturity Mannequin (CMM).

Who manages the CMMI?

Data Programs Audit and Management Affiliation (ISACA)

Again in March and in April I both explicitly referenced or implicitly quoted from ISACA, which is the Data Programs Audit and Management Affiliation.

Again in 2016 ISACA acquired the CMMI Institute, which managed CMMI. However the course of suites originated earlier.

“CMMI was initially developed on the Software program Engineering Institute, a federally funded analysis and improvement heart inside Carnegie Mellon College.”

Thus ISACA governs all CMMI-related exercise, together with assessments and certifications.

Which brings us to…

Nationwide Safety Programs (NSS) and Nationwide Safety Options (NSS)

‘Trigger you realize typically acronyms have two meanings.

Though on this case the 2 are associated.

When a foreign-owned firm needs to do enterprise with the delicate elements of the U.S. federal authorities, they must arrange a arrange an entity that’s free from overseas possession, management, or affect. That is FOCI, a bonus acronym for you right now.

Within the biometric world, there are two notable FOCI-mitigated subsidiaries of overseas corporations:

Bringing all of the acronyms collectively

Specializing in IDEMIA Nationwide Safety Options, the corporate just lately made a CMMI-related announcement:

“IDEMIA Nationwide Safety Options (NSS), a subsidiary of IDEMIA, the main supplier of safe and trusted biometric-based options, is proud to announce that it has efficiently earned re-certification at stage 3 of ISACA’s Functionality Maturity Mannequin Integration (CMMI^®).”

You’ll recall that the CMMI ranges go as much as Stage 5. So IDEMIA NSS is just not on the most CMMI stage, however Stage 3 is spectacular sufficient to situation a press launch.

IDEMIA NSS’ intensive federal authorities work dictates that it preserve a lot of certifications and conformances. CMMI offers the federal government businesses assurance that IDEMIA NSS gives its merchandise based on particular high quality and course of enchancment requirements.