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As difficult as it is to buy the right software, you’d think they’d call it hardware. You need to be an expert in how to buy software. You need to know how to write a software specification. For every business there are many problems or needs that can be addressed. Technology will only be able to solve certain problems. For every one of those there are many technologies that will work. For every technology there are many more products or solutions of that technology. And, for every product or solution there are that many more vendors. How do you know if the vendor you picked is even going to have a product, a technology or a solution that can solve your problem and that it's the right problem to solve with technology? First you need to figure out which business problems need to be solved. Then you need to narrow down which of those business problems can be solved with technology. After that you need to determine which technologies are the right ones to apply to solve those problems. Only then can you identify the technology product or solution to address those needs. Don't even think about talking to a developer or vendor until you've done these steps. CMMI can be applied to small companies and in agile development environments and methods.You can achieve a CMMI level rating even though you use XP (Extreme Programming) or another Agile Development approach or method.Looking for help implementing CMMI? Need someone who will understand that 'your're different?' Looking for discipline in a lightweight environment? Entinex understands and can help you achieve your process objectives.Software development isn't manufacturing. So why do people keep trying to use manufacturing methods on software? Manufacturing QA doesn't work in software which is why so much software QA is so painful. Entinex has the solution. Don't let obsolete thinking about software processes intimidate you out of pursuing a CMMI level rating. Old-style thinking about software processes have not kept up with the times, but Entinex has. Entinex understands that you're in business not for the process but to make money selling software products, solutions, and services. Let Entinex help you achieve your process goals without breaking your bank or rhythm.
Entinex is the technology strategy company. We are technology advisors; providing objective, unbiased technology advice to business executives of small, medium and non-profit companies. Entinex remains objective and unbiased by not developing, selling, distributing, or being assiciated with any specific technology. Our role is to make sure our clients get the technology they need at a price they can afford with an ROI they can count on. Entinex helps clients identify the role of information and the role of technology in their business so that we can help connect businesses with the technology that will help them realize their business strategies and plans. This is the job of a CIO. Even if they can afford a full-time CIO, our clients are either too small, or, have only a limited need for a CIO. Small, medium and non-profit companies count on Entinex as their outsourced CIO.

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 When business executives are faced with a technology decision, where can they go? Will a vendor be objective? Will a colleague be qualified? Will their in-law understand the needs of their business? Entinex is the business executive's advocate. We do not take on technology development projects ourselves. Instead, we refer all actual development to qualified providers. This ensures that our recommendations are in our clients' best interests, not ours. Furthermore, Entinex receives no commissions, referral fees or kick-backs from any of these referrals. For these clients we provide the services of an Outsourced CIO. It's really quite simple: someone has to think strategically about technology for your business. If no one at your company does that for you, then call Entinex.
Would you like your software estimates to improve? Would you like to have predictability and consistency in your software projects? Wouldn't it be nice if you could forecast your capacity for new work and your sales effort? Wouldn't better estimates result in happier clients? Improving your ability to estimate software projects depends on your ability to produce reliable businss intelligence about your software development process. Reliable business intelligence comes from consistent data, and consisten data comes from consistent processes. Processes at the developer level must feed into processes at the management level in a meaningful way. This requires that management methods be defined independently of the development methods. There's a difference between management methodologies and development methodologies. Knowing this difference is the key to successful software process improvement. Management methods give software companies the ability to make management decisions and commitments internally and to customers. These decisions and commitments are made on the basis of data produced in a few key process areas. Without these processes, the data is unreliable, therefore, project predictability and success is only one project deep and doesn't fully contribute to the projections and success of the company.
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We provide you with the kinds of ideas and help you can use to create your technology strategy and optimize how things get done around your business. 

We know what it's like to be an over-worked, under-staffed CIO or CTO. 
We know what it's like not to have the time to think strategically about how IT and IS are done in your company 
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We've worked for the kinds of large consulting firms that use an analysis as a trojan horse to prove you need their permanent presence.  We don't do business that way.  And we won't do business that way until someone can explain to us where the ROI is in it for you.

We've seen what works, what fails, and WHY.

Every business is unique and deserves the attention and problem-solving insights that will help them succeed.  We don't apply cookie-cutter solutions to your business, or repackage old ideas and re-sell them to you as though it's the right answer for your business. 

We understand the complexities and frustrations of building technology and of implementing technology because we've been on both sides of this equation.

Our method is about your business.

We start with your company's business needs and goals, and take you with us as we work our way into the right approach to take for your company.  We begin with what works, eliminate what doesn't and fill in the spaces with what you need to move your business forward.

Entinex takes a process centric approach to consulting, ensuring our results are tailored to your business. 
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It's about your bottom line, and getting there from the top line.

What this means is that processes should be designed around business profitability and not around the process. 
And, business technology should be matched to your business achieving what you expect.

Processes shouldn't get in the way of producing and delivering a product.
Technology shouldn't get in the way of your ability to do business.

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Would you like your software estimates to improve? Would you like to have predictability and consistency in your software projects? Wouldn't it be nice if you could forecast your capacity for new work and your sales effort? Wouldn't better estimats result in happier clients?

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