DevSelect’s Enterprise Services help our clients plan information technology initiatives:

• Business/IT Planning: provide facilitation of planning sessions, work tools, methodologies, and subject matter experts to develop information technology plans that support the strategic initiatives of the business.
  

• Project Management: develop business cases, milestone driven project planning, program communication, and hands-on project management support.
  
• Business Process Redesign: Modify and enhance business processes to maximize ROI and effectiveness through the most efficient use of the information technology assets.
  
• Vendor Selection: provide support when researching, evaluating, and selecting COTS business applications and technologies.

Business/IT Planning

DevSelect supports our clients from the beginning.  The key to project and program success is having a good plan.  We can help.

Challenge

There is usually a disconnect between the business and IT.  Much of the solution to this challenge lies in good planning.  The ability to formulate the strategic IT direction, align with the business, develop the specifications, choose the right technology and partners, while realistically setting expectations back to the business are all critical to the success of any project or program.

Services

DevSelect’s enterprise planning services work with our clients to develop the IT vision and roadmap to align with the business organization's strategic direction. The IT strategy is created to translate the high-level objectives into actionable initiatives. Specific services include:

• Identifying a technology vision
• Defining technical requirements
• Defining technology standards
• Creating a high-level technical architecture
• Defining key IT initiatives
• Planning the implementation

Enabling Technologies and Competencies

• Technical design
• Project planning
• Project management
• Facilitation

Deliverables

• Technology vision
• Technical requirements and standards
• Technology Plan
• Implementation Plan
• Risk assessment
• Budget support

Project Management
Plan, develop and track strategic initiatives.

Challenge

Multiple initiatives, reduced budget, reduced resources, and you have to deliver.

Services

DevSelect’s Project Management services provide subject matter expertise, work tools and methodologies to ensure the projects are delivered on time and on budget.  We also work with clients’ chosen planning toolset to work within the guidelines of their firm. Specific services include:

• Setting up a program management office (PMO)
• Implementing Project Management software
• Developing Project Management tools and templates
• Providing Project Management training
• Selecting and developing project methodology
• Creating project estimates
• Managing issues
• Reporting project status

Enabling tools and competencies

• Project Central, Microsoft Project, Pacific Edge Project Office
• Project Management, process design, facilitation, change management, project estimating

Deliverables

• PMO process design
• Project management tools and templates
• Project charter and plans
• Project estimates
• Resource plans
• Change control
• Issue resolution

Business Process Redesign
Modify and enhance business processes to maximize business effectiveness through the most efficient use of the information technology assets.

Challenge

85% of failed IT initiatives are a result of poor process design.

Services

DevSelect’s Business Process Redesign services help our clients with the organizational impacts of technology initiatives.  Without support and adoption of the end-user community, the ROI goals of most IT initiatives will not be met. We help to mitigate that risk by:

• Developing the business operations blueprint
• Analyzing customer and partner interactions
• Mapping cross-functional processes
• Identifying and defining process metrics
• Defining roles and responsibilities
• Identifying procedural impacts and training requirements

Enabling Technologies and Competencies

• Project management
• UML
• Process modeling tools
• Business analysis, facilitation, documentation, process mapping, change management

Deliverables

• Business operations blueprint
• Process maps
• Process metrics
• Roles and responsibilities
• Prioritization and implementation plan

Vendor Selection
Researching, evaluating, and selecting COTS business applications and technologies.

Challenge

Why do I have to decipher who/what meets my requirements?  Do I really have to meet with them all?  No, you don’t.

Services

DevSelect’s Vendor Selection service provides an agnostic look into the products and technologies that you are pursuing.  We help manage vendor responses, qualify their capabilities and score their responses based on the ability to meet your goals.  We do this by:

• Defining the vision and objectives for the package or technology selection
• Mapping the business processes for affected areas
• Capturing business and technical requirements
• Conducting vendor research and screening
• Developing selection criteria and scoring scripts
• Facilitating vendor demonstrations
• Creating a short-list of viable options
• Planning the implementation

Enabling Technologies and Competencies

• Industry research
• Vendor management
• Business analysis
• Facilitation
• Use case development
• Process mapping

Deliverables

• Business process maps
• Business requirements
• Technical requirements
• Vendor screening questionnaire
• Vendor demonstration scripts and scorecard
• Vendor scorecard
• Implementation design