Monitor process optimization
In the context of beneficial corporate strategies, the design of IT processes is a critical factor. For the highest possible benefits contribution of IT processes the dependencies and impacts of IT performance on business processes have to be carefully worded. Condition therefore is the comprehensive consideration of process phases and single activities over the entire lifecycle with all quality relevant factors.
Standardized estimation process
The Cost Xpert estimation process pursues the goal of on-going optimization and stabilization of process cycles for sustainable increase of enterprise performance. The systematic application of methodologies and standardized approaches ensures systematic rating of complex process flow even in heterogeneous environments. We support international proceeding models as well as industry standards and standards for process quality (e.g. SEI CMMI, EN/ISO 15504 “SPICE”). A critical benefit of our expertise is the significant shortening of the estimation process, while estimation accuracy is increased. Combined with analyses and simulations this forms a reliable basis for decisions (time-to-market/low budget project).
Based on industry standards and project type specific best-practice approaches we provide tailored solutions for our customers for controlled process optimization:
- How can processes be standardized d stabilized?
- Which is the appropriate and/or most effective process model?
- How can process activities be constantly optimized?
- How can transparency be established about process flows and interactions between activities?
- How can be turn-around times be shortened? Which phases, activities, or roles are critical?
- How could CMMI/SPICE readiness be supported?
Comprehensive consideration over the entire application lifecycle
Our customers achieve with our expertise a reproducible, defined, controlled, and optimized basis for planning of any project situation. Our standardized estimation process allow for the comprehensive consideration of all relevant components of IT projects in every level of technologies, processes and services. It relates on the entire application lifecycle – at the beginning of the first idea across requirements, development and implementation, versions and releases, documentation, quality and testing and operating costs until end of life. Cost Xpert has decades of experience with implementation of tailored estimation processes in already existing business processes and systems this represents the high level of solution experience.
Support and optimization of any business process
Cost Xpert supports all scientifically published process models and de-facto industry standards including the IT-Infrastructure-Library (ITIL) up to the accurate mapping of customer specific process models. This enables the support of any business process and customized solutions for serviceoriented IT organistion while ensuring detailed transparency about process activities and interaction of activities. Process benchmarking allows the comparison of any process model version. Furthermore allows systematic analyses the identification of weak points. Thus, opportunities for comprehensive process optimization become visible. If requested Cost Xpert develops individual process models for the comprehensive process and project optimization.
The estimation process is focused on the conception of the customer specific value added solutions and on-going optimization to increase the process efficiency.
