Nihilent Partners with Upperlink for Capability Maturity Model (CMMI) Adoption
Upperlink, a leading Nigerian software products, payment solutions and Internet applications company has selected Nihilent, a Lagos based global consulting and solutions integration company as partner to adopt and adapt best practices of CMMI-DEV framework, targeting for Maturity Level 3. Upperlink will leverage the expertise of Nihilent’s certified Lead Appraisers in implementing standard processes within the organization, to be able to offer quality certified products and services to the Nigerian market.
This engagement comes in the wake of the announcement from Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications Technology about the government of Nigeria’s plan to groom 250 local software companies that will begin to develop software of international standard. The minister had said that there are many local software companies that play on the fringes, but are not doing very well to make their products acceptable in the market.
Upperlink through the association with Nihilent will now be poised to lead in the Nigerian IT market with solutions and services that have attained high maturity levels. This will support significantly the emergence of home grown IT companies that have built up capabilities to deliver quality services.
Speaking about the engagement, Mr. Segun.Akano, CEO, Upperlink said, “CMMI certification is a gold standard in assessing process maturity and we at Upperlink realize the value an organization can derive by implementing quality frameworks. It will help IT buyers approach Nigerian software providers more confidently”
Mr. Oti Ikomi, Chairman, Nihilent Nigeria, added, “We are eager to bring Nihilent’s expertise in process consulting to the table and help Upperlink deliver their solutions with the mark of quality”.
Mr. Shohel Noor, Regional Manager, Nihilent West Africa emphasised that while the recent Ebola crisis disrupted the services offered by many international companies; Nihilent has demonstrated an enhanced commitment to Nigeria and also added that Nihilent has recently kick-started new projects in Port Harcourt and Abuja while continuing servicing their customers in Lagos.
About Upperlink
Upperlink Limited is a leading Nigerian IT solutions provider specializing in Internet Applications and Database Management Software Development. The company has developed strategic partnerships with NIBSS, InterSwitch. and Unified Payments for payment solution integration, Google for Google apps for business and education, SAP for the deployment and management of its suite of enterprise solutions, and a host of others. Upperlink have also built a proprietary payment engine that is installed in commercial banks to automate payment processes for different clients across varying business sectors, government and educational institutions.
For more information, please visit www.upperlink.ng
About Nihilent
Nihilent is a global consulting and solutions integration company using a holistic and systems approach to problem solving. Nihilent has extensive experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent’s mission Change for Performance encapsulates its commitment to make change happen systemically in terms of people, process, technology and knowledge for achieving sustained performance for its clients.
Nihilent has been credited of creating the world’s first change management methodology based on its patented MC3 TM framework and was also recently awarded a patent for its predictive “14 signals – Strategy by Listening” framework that helps businesses to successfully identify the loyalty drivers and build enduring customer loyalty.
In addition, being an ISO 9001:2008 and CMMI DEV Level 5 certified company, Nihilent has rich experience in implementing COBIT, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, PMBOK, ITIL, CMMI, XBRL, ISO22301, and several other quality frameworks for clients world-wide.
For more information, please visit www.nihilent.com
