Oasis TechnoSoft Pvt. Ltd., Al Shirawi Group’s internal IT support centre in India, has been appraised at CMMI Level 3 to support IT services across the Al Shirawi Group companies on different platforms, including Oracle ERP, Oracle Business Intelligence, IBM Notes email services and applications, Web design, Java-based applications, and infrastructure and call centre support.

The continued commitment from all staff members over several years was highly appreciated by the CMMI Institute and today Oasis TechnoSoft is considered one of the top 100 companies in the world with a such a maturity level in the service sector.

An appraisal at ‘maturity level 3’ indicates the organisation is performing at a ‘defined’ level. At this level, processes are well characterised and understood, and they are described in standards, procedures, tools and methods. The organization’s set of standard processes, which is the basis for maturity level 3, is established and has improved over time.

Oasis-CertificateOn this occasion, M.N. Chaturvedi, Al Shirawi Group’s IT Director, was delighted to note, “We started this company as an offshore development centre, however now it has become an integral part of the Al Shirawi Group, adding value to our businesses by providing quality IT solutions and enabling business continuity. This is a proud moment for all of us, and I would like to thank everyone in the company, and the IT users in our group, who provide us the support without which achieving this milestone would not have been possible”.

About the CMMI Institute:
The CMMI® Institute, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, is dedicated to elevating organizational performance through best-in-class solutions to real-world challenges. The Institute is the home of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® for Development, Services, and Acquisition; the People Capability Maturity Model; and the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM)SM, which are capability improvement models that create high-performance, high maturity cultures. The models are used in thousands of organisations worldwide to deliver business results that serve as differentiators in the global market.

About Al Shirawi: Al Shirawi Group of Companies, operating under the legal name of Oasis Investment Company, is a UAE-headquartered conglomerate with operations across the GCC region. The Group consists of 34 companies operating across nine business areas: Printing & Packaging, Oil & Gas, Logistics, Heavy Equipment, Manufacturing, Electronics, Engineering Services, Trading and Online Media & Publishing. Founded in 1971, the Group today employs over 8500 employees.