Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis, Inc.

Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis, Inc. (CSSA) was formed as a corporation in 2001 and is an economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business located in Huntsville, Alabama. CSSA core competencies are software engineering, systems engineering, and process improvement services. We currently serve DoD, NASA, and the commercial sector.

Our Systems and Software engineering services ensure that complex high technology products meet customer requirements and fulfill the operational objectives while minimizing costs and maximizing system/software performance. Our services span the complete product life cycle from concepts and requirements to product release and sustainment, ranging from the management and systems engineering level, through software development and product release. Key service areas provided to our customers include Systems/Software Requirements Development and Analysis, Development, Integration and Test, Modeling and Simulation, Independent Verification & Validation, Quality Assurance, Configuration and Data Management, Program Management, and Risk Management.

Our Process Improvement capability ensures that processes that improve schedule, cost, performance, quality, and customer satisfaction are defined in a way that add value to our customers. We provide Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®)-based training, coaching, consulting, and appraisals to government and commercial customers ranging from small organizations in a single location to hundreds of people located across multiple countries. As one of the authors of CMMI and its associated Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) and a member of the SEI/CMMI Institute Partner Network for CMMI, our company is uniquely qualified to help organizations improve their infrastructure and their processes. We also support other quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma) for customers that have those requirements in addition to CMMI.

CSSA's Systems and Software Engineering experience and effective Process Improvement application converge to provide a natural framework to support the innovative and streamlined approaches that ensure operational cost effectiveness and mission success for our customers. Our customer base includes small, large, commercial, and government organizations that focus on product development and service delivery.