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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.
You don't buy a house or a car without knowing what you want first. Don't buy technology that way either. There are many good reasons to buy technology. Make sure you address those reasons when you do.

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 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?
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.
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Are you still managing orders with paper?
Are you still taking web orders via email and processing them by hand?
Do you still manage resources and inventory with a clip chart?

If that works for you, then great!   Technology isn't the end-all of business processes.  There are some things in your business that are just easier to handle by hand.  For everything else, there's technology.

Is your technology meeting your needs?What can technology do for your business?  It could help you with office automation and efficiency.  It could help you manage sales, products, or resources.  It could allow you and your employees to get more done even when out of the office.  However, we won't know until we look.  And, you shouldn't buy something until what it's going to do has been derived from and aligned with what you need to get done.

Entinex doesn't recomend that you implement technology unless it's going to add value to your business.  We know this because before we make recommendations, we get to know you, how you run your business, how your business works, and what makes your business successful.

Only after we learn about you do we make recommendations.  Then, only after we find what fits best with your company will we begin work on designing a solution tailored to your business.

This may result in finding off-the-shelf products that we can put together, or, may result in a cost-effective, robust, system that's built from the ground up. 

Whatever your priorities, we will work within your budget to design the right technology for your business that addresses your critical needs -- as defined by your busines, not by a vendor.

Call Entinex for a free in-house consultation to see what we can tailor design for you.

If you find yourself in need of this service, one of our bundled, comprehensive, and well-priced Service Packages is probably appropriate for your business.

 

 

  
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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