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Based in the South East of England, we specialise in providing and supporting comprehensive SCM solutions based around the Rational toolset.
Our aims
Software Configuration Management (SCM) is focused around the planning, management and control of software changes. Software projects are under increasing pressure to deliver reliable, bug free code to ever tightening deadlines and using less resource. Well implemented and managed SCM will allow you to meet these challenges. For example, by giving far greater control over what is delivered, providing accurate and useful metrics and ensuring previously fixed defects don’t re-appear.
We combine professional, technical excellence with well designed, accurately managed systems that deliver measurable, repeatable processes. In short, we work with you to deliver a well managed, low risk and efficient SCM system that will be an asset to your business at all levels.
Our approach
We are committed to helping you gain maximum benefit and value from using our services. Configuration management is about more than technical expertise. Our approach is founded on listening to our clients needs and fully appreciating other factors required to deliver an effective configuration management solution:
We pride ourselves in first class communication. Our consultants’ strong communications skills enable them not only to liaise on a strategic level with senior management, but also to integrate smoothly within our clients’ existing teams and influence and encourage in house employees to buy-in to changes.
Accurate, comprehensive and manageable documentation is the basis on which a SCM system is defined. We recognise that it is vital that all development of your SCM system is captured accurately and clearly and also that it is targeted effectively at it’s intended audience.
We excel at transferring skills to your in house technical team. We do this not only by providing structured training, but by working closely alongside your team and ensuring that they acquire the skills needed to support your SCM system.
We recognise that reliability is critical. We ensure not just that we deliver a SCM solution to meet your requirements, but that it is manageable, reliable and maintainable into the future. Your complete confidence in your SCM system is essential.
A SCM system has to not just provide manageable, traceable change, but it must integrate as seamlessly as possible into your existing development methodology. It is vital that it empowers, rather than hinders your development teams, whilst still performing it’s key functions.
Our team
Our consultants have led projects in a range of industries from telecommunications to defence and finance. Their technical skills are second to none. All of our consultants:
• Have at least 10 years experience of SCM.
• Continually update their skills with relevant training and ongoing development, both internal and external.
• Have worked for leading global companies and can provide you with the added benefit of cross fertilisation of ideas and industry best practise.
• Combine cutting edge technical skills with superb communications skills.
• Are knowledgeable of and have working experience with the major SCM standards such as CMMI and ITIL.
• Have a good working knowledge of operating systems (including Linux), the hardware infrastructure required to support your SCM system and both Perl and Shell scripting.
Our experience
We have experience of working on major IT projects ranging from base ClearCase systems to UCM and substantial Multisite setups spanning four continents and over 20 sites. We have also set up SCM systems from scratch and migrated legacy systems from major CM tools including: CVS, PVCS and SourceSafe.
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