Columbus Software Engineering Division Appraised at CMMI Level 3 Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.'s Software Engineering Division Appraised at CMMI Level 3 For Development News provided by Share this article Share this article EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. (Columbus) today announced that its Software Engineering Division has been appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®. The appraisal was performed by CommandTec on March 6, 2021. CMMI is a capability improvement framework that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a "defined" level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and 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 improved over time.