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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.

LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: HOW WE DO IT

 Business executives and technology developers have a mismatch in two key areas: communication and priorities. Business people and technology developers have a basic communication problem in that the business folks can't speak about their business in technology terms, and the technical folks don't know enough about a particular business to convey technical concepts in a way that makes sense to the business people. Similarly, it's not on a business executive's priority list to get to know all about technology just to be able to define their needs in technical terms. And, it's not a developer's priority to learn the ins and outs of a business so that they can glean the answers they need from a business person to be able to deliver a product or solution. Entinex solves these mismatches by providing the needed translation between business and technology.
Less than 3 out of 10 software projects succeed to come in on time, come in on budget, do what the customer wants them to do. Why should your software project be among the (more than) 7 failed projects? Over 50% of all failed projects over-run their budgets by 189%, over-run their Schedules by 222%, deliver an average of 60% of what the customer wanted. In other words, customers paid twice as much, waited twice as long and got half of what they expected. The common theme is that NONE ever had a reliable estimate in the 1st place. The odds are against you. Most software developers and their clients have no means of accurately estimating the software project, predicting the outcome of projects or ensuring project success.
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We are unbiased and objective.

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.

We are profit-oriented process experts.

When software developers need productivity not a production, how can they achieve it?  Too many process consultants and auditors have been too far-removed from actual development for far too long.  They don't appreciate the need for agile processes to go with today's development demands.  Entinex understands that developing software has enough headache without adding heavy-handed processes to get in the way. 

Whether a development shop needs some help normalizing their estimation process, preventing scope creep, gaining better insight into and control over their projects, or implementing best practices (whether informally, or formally -- such as CMMI® or ISO 9000).  Entinex and its Software Process Improvement partners know how to take your company to the next level of maturity, capability, certification, and profitability.

For these clients we provide SPI consulting, frequently acting as a supplemental or temporary COO.  This is fundamental: if you can't get from estimates to actuals consistently and predictably, you can't manage your company's growth, capacity, or profitability.  Call Entinex if you're looking for better development results without the added cost or overhead.

 

 

  
Did you know that your technology project has an 80% chance of failing? Do you know what to do to improve those odds? Do you know what to ask your software developer or vendor to make sure they know what to do so that the project you're paying them to do doesn't fail?
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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