SMS Exemplar

Our Partners

SMS works with the following partner organisations to deliver effective solutions to clients:

	AgileDigm www.agiledigm.com AgileDigm, Incorporated is a US based company working around the world providing consulting, training, and SCAMPIsm appraisals for organizations that build or acquire software-intensive systems. AgileDigm is uniquely qualified to provide world class support in Agile Methods and CMMI®
	IT Optima www.itoptima.co.uk IT Optima is leading performance benchmarking and analysis company based in Scandinavia. Their measures of IT costs, business and user perception, technical and business complexite facilitate objective performance comparisons and identification of problem areas and improvement opportunities.
	NixonBrooke www.nixonbrooke.com NixonBrooke is an independent team of specialist consultants dedicated to helping clients get world class performance from investment in IT.
	See Business Differently www.seebusinessdifferently.com See Business Differently is a team of business transformation experts using ‘Lean’, ‘Sense and Respond’ and ‘Service Climate Management’ ® principles to help organisations they transform business performance, profitability and customer satisfaction.
	TBL www.tblco.com TBL Transformation Business Leadership is an established, independent boutique consultancy specialising in major transformation initiatives and project management for large organisations.
	UNICOM Seminars www.unicom.co.uk UNICOM provide a range of training courses, workshops and events on professional practice in software-intensive systems.

SMS works with the following organisations to promote best practice:

COSMIC

www.cosmicon.com
The COmmon Software Measurement International Consortium is the design authority for the COSMIC-FFP software sizing method.

Intellect

www.intellectuk.org
SMS is pleased to be a member of Intellect, the UK body representing the technology industry. Intellect provides a collective voice for its members and drives connections with government and business to create a commercial environment in which they can thrive.

ISBSG

www.isbsg.org
The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group provides metrics, products and services for software development.

ITMPI

www.itmpi.org/
The IT Metrics and Productivity Institute runs webinars on process and performance improvement and has a free weekly electronic newsletter that you can subscribe to.

NOA

www.noa.co.uk
SMS is a member of the National Outsourcing Association, the UK’s only outsourcing trade association and a centre of excellence in outsourcing.

SPIN London

www.spinlondon.co.uk
Software and Systems Process Improvement Network exist worldwide. The London SPIN provides a forum for software professionals and stakeholders in software systems effectiveness to promote best practice and debate common issues.

UKSMA

www.uksma.co.uk
The UK Software Metrics Association is a user group for metrics practitioners and stakeholders in metrics best practice.