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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.
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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 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. We understand that you're in business not for the process but to make money selling software products, solutions, and services. Let us help you achieve your process goals without breaking your bank or development rhythm. Entinex helps small or agile software developers achieve high level ratings of CMMI. 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. Processes are fueled by people. People hate heavy-handed (bad) processes. Too many process are bad. Entinex can help you fit your processes to the CMMI.
Modern software needs QA processes that more closely fitted to each project, are dynamically adapting to the project and making development cheaper, better, and faster on every subsequent project; that truly add business value to the QA process. On time working product is a must. Processes must reflect the demands of the customer -- first and foremost. Processes must be adaptive and scalable to handle exceptions. NEED: Process that are matched to project objectives before the project gets under way and get into the detail of the standards and methods so that when the standards are followed they automatically generate the necessary 'proof' of process compliance. DON’T NEED: Processes that simply create automated markers and flags, INSTEAD: approaches that enmesh metrics and data generation into the development process so that the successful output of the process is only possible if the process was properly followed. In a well integrated project generating the data QA needs would merely be a report that runs every so often querying certain tables and build repositories. A QA program at this level of abstraction is infinitely scalable to any project, as long as there’s the will to cooperate for the purposes of benefiting the business.
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We invented the Process SolutioneeringTM concept.

Process discipline must support the creation of a superior product as well as improve your bottom line.

Processes must add value, produce business intelligence and deliver on promises.
Otherwise, don't do them.

We help you think through the processes you use to develop and deliver products and services, and whether they give you the business intelligence you need to manage your company and every project in it.

We ask:  How often do your estimates match your actuals?  Does every project execute predictably, consistently, and profitably?  What happens between the top line and the bottom line?  Is your company's profit and growth predictable?

Entinex' Process SolutioneeringTMapproach is the path for getting from estimates to actuals in the black.  We work with you to design intelligent, non-intrusive ways to generate and gather business intelligence about how much time, money, and effort you are actually expending in executing your projects.

Don't throw bad processes after good money.

You are a technology developer.  If you could better estimate and meet cost and schedule targets, while assuring quality, your overall productivity would increase.  Or would it? 

The challenge is finding a development/management process you can profit from.  One that will help you scale your business while also meeting your clients expectations, ensuring your reputation for quality work, and delivering the best solutions at a fair price for everyone.

Software process improvement and implementation is a unique and specialized field.  Not everyone is an expert at it.  Entinex is.

Don't trust just anyone to do it.  Too many consultants think process is more important than profit.  Not us.

And, don't try it alone.  The highway to process h_ll is littered with the road-kill of companies who thought that smart developers and smart project managers are all they needed to succeed in process improvement... If that were true, why would the company be in need of a process infusion in the first place?

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We've also solved the challenge you face when your clients need your solutions, but a simple "discovery session" isn't going to be enough to help them figure out what they need.  But there's also subtle challenge you face:  the one where your client perceives your honest suggestions are self-serving.

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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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