Cadence Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification

Business Wire, Oct 24, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Cadence Management Corporation today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification, recognizing the Cadence dedication to a systematic and quantifiable approach to Quality of Service (QOS) standards.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global federation of national standards bodies, and sets the standard by which best in class service organizations perform. ISO certification represents strict adherence to the highest standards and practices through documented procedures that cover all key business processes, monitoring systems to ensure business process effectiveness, thorough record-keeping, and quality monitoring systems facilitating continual improvement in the organization.

"For Cadence, ISO certification is a key strategic objective," said Connie Plowman, Cadence COO. "This achievement represents our uncompromising commitment to deliver the highest quality project management training, products, and services to our valued partners, and to do so with unsurpassed attention to detail and customer needs."

Cadence ISO certification marks satisfactory completion to a year-long project preparing the organization for the independent ISO audit by ABS Quality Evaluations, a process highlighted by Cadence passing with no non-conformances to the ISO standard.

"Cadence is a global company with broad reach across disciplines, fields, technologies, and geography," said John Patton, Cadence CEO. "This glowing certification represents our commitment to quality and continuous development across this company, and with our partners around the world."

About Cadence Management Corporation

For over 25 years, Portland, Oregon-based Cadence Management Corporation has delivered formal project management training, consulting services, and supporting project tools to leading companies and project managers around the world. Today, organizations count on Cadence to provide structure and discipline to projects, to help them deliver more with less. From Locomotives to PCs, financial services to medical equipment, spacecraft to coffee, Cadence is in the products and services that touch the world every day. Cadence Management Corporation: Connecting people worldwide and transforming businesses through project management.