We assess the capabilities of the corporate IT or a software manufacturer
we do so by …
For each area of analysis specific analysis instruments exits like questionnaires, check lists, sample evaluation etc.. They can be individually adjusted.
We have developed specific application to evaluate the collected information appropriately.
For more information please click on the respective analysis area.
For all the relevant members of the IT we estimate their education, experience, motivation and their degree of loyalty to the corporation. We raise the information on an individual basis, but evaluate their impact on an aggregated level.
example: people evaluation schema |
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The analysis answers the following questions …
We determine the maturity of your software development processes according to CMMi, the maturity model of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
Illustration 2: maturity levels according to the CMMi
The assessment answers the following questions …
We determine the appropriateness and performance of the used or planned technology: hardware, network infrastructure, middleware and software. The results are positioned in a technology portfolio by importance and up-to-dateness.
The analysis answers the following questions …
Illustration 5: The technology portfolio
The software application portfolio will be assessed and evaluated in their business context. All applications are positioned in one single view - the application portfolio according to their integral functional and technical quality.
Illustration 3: example: application portfolio
Once we have aggregated the application portfolio it tells us the following …
quadrant |
message |
action |
FQ high / TQ high | target situation reached | no actions to be taken here |
FQ high / TQ low | Application with the right functionality but hard to handle or to operate - possibly maintained to death. | re-implement the current functionality |
FQ low / TQ high | the "wrong applications" well crafted | Re-analyse the requirements, change, adapt, enrich the programs |
FQ low / TQ low | worst case: the overall quality is low | Complete from scratch re-build necessary. |
The functional quality (FQ) and the technical quality (TQ) of the applications will be estimated using structured questionnaires.
Current situation and target scenario will be portrayed separately.
Illustration 4: Current situation versus target scenario
The analysis answers the following questions …
In this section we start with the top level view coming from vision, mission and culture, followed by an assessment of the IT strategy and the IT governance model, policies, processes and results. The appropriateness of the IT org. structure and the resulting flow of command & control will be monitored as well.
The following questions will be answered …