The SEI's Mission is to provide leadership in advancing the state of the practice of software engineering to improve the quality of systems that depend on software. ISPI took on the mission to facilitate the institutionalization of more effective processes in clients' organizations worldwide. Kasse Initiatives takes the next step in the process improvement evolution with its mission to provide leadership in and facilitation for process improvement and quality management initiatives that support an organization's vision and business objectives with an emphasis on measurable results.