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Systems Analysis / Application Development / Project Management
Clients
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Changing States
SAS
MAFF
CSO Valuations
BTMNS
Nat West
AWE
EstiMate
Police Force
Allied Group
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Applications
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Automation
CAD
Database
Data Mart
Data Warehouse
Estimation
Flash movies
Finance
Human Resources
Medical
Psychological
Reporting MIS
Web databases
Web log analysis
Web survey / analysis
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Tools
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Flash / html
JavaScript / ASP
SAS ODS / SQL
Excel VBA / VB .Net
JavaScript / ASP
Delphi / FoxPro
Natural
Oracle
Uniface
Outlook
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Systems: the foundation supporting the UK economy
If you examine the vast proportion of modern business enterprises it is generally true that IT systems have become vitally important. It is also a reality that many businesses would be unable to operate without the presence of technology.
The most common errors made by organisations include:
Little / no directional strategy
Over / under investment
Reliance on external contractors
Isolated data sources
Incompatible systems
Unstable Networks / outdated hardware
Unmanaged databases (poor error detection / correction)
Poor quality data
Lack of user training
Poor analysis / design
Badly designed business processes
Lack of testing / user support
Lack of systems change management
Poor documentation / too much documentation
No systems development methodology
Overkill systems development methodology
Poor retention of developers
Lack of investment in developers / over tasking
Competition for IT resources
Lack of communication with users
Poor security / risk management
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Both large and small organisations consistently seem to make the same errors, often in the same order. Overcompensation to correct issues is also common. It can often be beneficial for an independent expert to conduct a general status review to help identify the best way forwards.
Typically such a review could include:
User satisfaction
Strategy
Methodology / process - presence of
Methodology / process - usage of
Risk management
Documentation / record keeping
Low level code / infrastructure review
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Glossary: application development, intranet development, web development, flash, javascript coding, web application, survey design, survey analysis, process automation, database management, data mining, data analysis, documentation, technical authorship, project management advice, estimation
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