We are a Certified Member of the Control System Integrators Association. CSIA is dedicated to improving the technical and business skills of its members. The registration process uses independent auditors to verify compliance to its Best Practices and Benchmarks standards that provide a common, industry standard approach for successful project implementation. The objective of Registration is to “raise the bar” for System Integrators.
CSiA's Best Practices and Benchmarks process provides performance standards in seven critical business areas against which CSIA members are audited and measured for qualification for the Certified Member program.
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General Management
- Purpose
- Strategic Objectives
- Goals
- Organizational Structure
- Facilities
- Equipment
- Computer System Management
Human Resources
- Administration
- Recruiting
- Employee Development
- Retention
Project Management
- Project Planning
- Methodologies
- Design Standards
- Project Quality
- Documentation
- Testing
- Implementation
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Quality Management
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Effective Communication
- Improvements
Financial Management
- Measurements
- Financial Planning
- Billing
- Credit
- Purchasing
- Expenses
- Security
- Project Financial Reporting
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Business Development
- Organization
- Practices
- Proposals
- Negotiating
- Contracting
Technical Management
- Technical Infrastructure
- Project Process
- Configuration Management
- Reuse
- Technical Training
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Through the program's "self-evaluation process," CSIA members are able to measure their company's performance and rate their improvement progress in each of these areas.
Acceptance of Best Practices and Benchmarks process reflects a CSIA member's interest in focusing on key business disciplines within its firm, confirming CSIA's credo that being a good systems integrator goes hand in hand with operating a good business
To learn more about the CSIA, please visit their web site at http://www.controlsys.org