TEAM Nearing Certification by ISO9001 and ISO17799 Standards.

TEAM is working on the implementation of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001 standard and Information Security Management System according to ISO 17799. By the end of 2006 the company will pass audits and receive certificates of conformity to the international standards. Implementation and certification consist of certain stages, require high qualification and good organization. The certifications will prove the worldwide compatibility and high quality of TEAM processes and products. ISO standards are becoming a critical component of business success of any company and certainly the certificates will enhance TEAM’s competitive advantages. The next step of this TEAM quality improvement process will be the implementation of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). It is designed specifically for IT companies and considered to be the most efficient way to assess, describe and improve organization's software development process.
ISO 9001 is the standard for Quality Management System Requirements. It applies to the processes of production and prescribes their systematic control to ensure that the needs and expectations of customers are met. ISO 17799 is the standard for Information Security Management that establishes guidelines and general principles for organizations to initiate, implement, maintain, and improve information security management. Business organizations benefit from ISO certification mainly due to improving their image and raising the quality of products and management system. For TEAM as IT company the most important outcome ISO 9001 certificate is ability to be more competitive on the international level and provide services of the highest quality to our customers worldwide. And ISO 17799 certificate will be a mean to demonstrate to the market the effectiveness of our internal and external information security and thus differentiate from many other service providers.
ISO standards are developed by non-government International Organization for Standardization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The portfolio of more than 15 000 documents covers activities in private and public sectors. The standards specify the requirements for products, services, processes, materials, systems, and for good conformity assessment, managerial and organizational practice. They ensure vital features such as quality, competitiveness, interoperability, efficiency, effectiveness, reliability etc.