Having worked in multinationals and also in couple of Pakistani software firms myself, it is my experience that culture in most of the Pakistani Software houses is no different than any American, Indian or European firm. If culture is not an issue than what are the factors that have slowed down induction of CMM practices in Pakistan.
I have been studying about CMM in detail, have also conducted couple of informal seminars on CMM. But it was only when I was on the receiving side of the CMM (i.e. I became a software developer myself) that I actually began to appreciate why CMM has failed to gather majority support in Pakistani software community. .
In the rest of the article I would try to discuss major hindrances in implementing CMM in a Pakistan software industry.
CMM Certified companies.
Before I start discussing CMM in Pakistan software industry; I would jot down a few statistics to give you an idea where the rest of the word stands today. .
The statistics presented in this section are as of January,2002. Since new CMM certifications are issued frequently, the statistics given in this section are a moving target. Interested readers should visit [7] frequently to get the latest statistics. .
There are a total of 139 organizations with CMM Level-4 and Level-5 certification (these companies are called high maturity organizations). Although the list includes majority of the high level organizations; but there are a few companies that have chosen not to be listed; and hence such companies are not included in the list given below.
The country wise division is given below.
Country Name.
Level-4 Organization.
Level-5 Organization.
TOTAL.
.
India.
28.
43.
71.
.
USA.
39.
16.
55.
.
Russia.
0.
5.
5.
.
China.
0.
2.
2.
.
Australia.
2.
0.
2.
.
France.
1.
0.
1.
.
Ireland.
1.
0.
1.
.
Israel.
1.
0.
1.
.
Singapore.
1.
0.
1.
.
TOTAL 73 66 139 .
According to the above table, an amazing 51% of the total of high maturity organizations are located in India. .
One word of caution : A company that has physically distinct development centers, has to get separate certifications for each development center.
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