|
We offer skilled services in the areas of
to integrate new technology smoothly into your business.
We offer expertise in the areas of
to provide a precise definition of each of the information systems
you need within your business.
Scenario 1: Your business is wanting to expand or reconfigure and
you are unsure of the future extent of Information Technology.
Scenario 2: You are unsure how changing a process in one department
may effect other related departments.
Similar problems to these can be analysed and presented in a form
that is clear and understandable. This makes the decision process
easier for you and your business colleagues.
We cannot make the decisions for you, but we can present clearly
defined options for you to consider. ^ Top of Page
We can undertake 'What If' studies under your direction to present
clearly and logically the outcomes of the options that are studied.
Most businesses today do not have resources to keep 'on the shelf',
waiting for such studies. What you need is a reliable source of
expertise that will deliver the information you require when you
require it.
^ Top of Page
Your system users are adamant that they want 'something different'
or 'something better' and claim that they know precisely what is
in their minds. But how do you translate their thoughts into something
the developers can get their teeth into, or something that will
form the basis of an external procurement?
We use our skills to capture your user requirements and present
these in a form that will serve whatever purpose you require. We
can talk technical to your developers. We can present the requirements
in a form suitable for presentation to your external provider.
The requirements will be accessible to you and your users - you
will fully comprehend what it is that is required. Your users will
be happy to take ownership of the requirements knowing that their
needs have been clearly expressed.
^ Top of Page
Scenario: Your business needs to be faster, more efficient and
more Customer facing, but you need to know how the information flows
through the complex network that is your Value Chain before you
can start work.
We can analyse, to the level of detail you choose, the process
steps that constitute your business, or a thread within your business,
and present the information in a clear and concise form. You will
easily recognise and confidently take ownership of the information
we provide.
You will be better able to make confident decisions that are right
for the business. They will be based on a precise view of the processes
that you understand.
^ Top of Page
Requirements are things that everyone believes they can identify,
but usually cannot define clearly and concisely when requested to
do so.
In order to proceed with any IT development, a definition of requirements
is a first step. Backs of envelopes will not do for this task. What
is needed is a skilled resource who is able to gather requirements
in an ordered and precise fashion. To involve all the players and
obtain their agreement is a challenge that must be met and accepted.
The final Requirements Definition must be precise, consistent and
above all understood by all the parties involved. We can provide
such a product in a form that will demonstrate precisely what is
defined and will be a firm basis on which development or procurement
can proceed with confidence.
^ Top of Page
The System Specification is the technical response to the Requirements
Definition. Having obtained the requirements for the system, a product
must be created which responds to each item in the requirements
and expresses the requirement in a form that can be implemented.
It is this product that is the basis upon which system implementation
is based. Faults in translating the requirements will result in
an implementation which does not meet the original requirements,
but which does meet the system specification.
We can provide a System Specification product that is exactly mapped
from the Requirements Definition and which is consistent and precise.
^ Top of Page
There are rules that provide for the translation of a system specification
into a 'first cut' physical system design. We have implemented these
rules into our techniques so that there is an defined sequence of
events in the translation.
We can provide consistent first cut physical designs from our earlier
system specification material.
^ Top of Page
Does the User get what he/she expects?
Only testing against the Requirements Definition will give the answer.
But what should be tested and have we got the time?
Our techniques establish physical test data at the Requirements
Definition stage and this data can be used for the User Test Definition.
Not only is the test data identified, but also the system response
is precisely identified in both the data content and the sequence
of events.
^ Top of Page
Scenario: You are faced with a procurement from external suppliers.
You are uncertain of the way in which you should evaluate the offered
products and how you can make a decision on which product to purchase.
We can provide the skills to identify the important features that
your business requires from such a product, to devise methods of
evaluating the products and to provide a framework for scoring competing
products.
What you get is the information upon which you can make an informed
decision about the products offered to you and know that the decision
you make is the right one for your business.
^ Top of Page
|
