Related Documents: Governance

... existing architecture to SOA, including strategies, business-based scenarios, and a definition of evolving SOA capabilities. This results in an agreed-upon optimal strategy for SOA that balances business needs with IT and business capability maturity. SOA Governance Framework We willestablish an SOA governance framework that spans all aspects of SOA governance, including planning, architecture, services asset management, best practices, organization, service sourcing, usage, and operations. This framework...

... existing architecture to SOA, including strategies, business-based scenarios, and a definition of evolving SOA capabilities. This results in an agreed-upon optimal strategy for SOA that balances business needs with IT and business capability maturity. SOA Governance Framework We willestablish an SOA governance framework that spans all aspects of SOA governance, including planning, architecture, services asset management, best practices, organization, service sourcing, usage, and operations. This framework...

... properly, the result will be one that has concrete business benefits, such as improved productivity and reduced error rate in business processes. An effective return on investment in enterprise social networking requires a mix of controls and social governance. With a balanced level of control and liberty, the environment is permitted to thrive and is conducive to productive community participation. Without governance, an uncontrolled social environment can wreak havoc on success by condoning bad...

... President and Service Director of their Application Platform Strategies research service, where he also served as a senior IT industry research analyst. Stuart’s analyst coverage included Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Testing, Data Governance and Business Rules, and Software Development Offshoring and Outsourcing. He had significant direct experience in each coverage area, having served as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect of IT Consulting International (ITCI), a...

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... Assessment Requirement analysis, impact analysis, redundancies and recurrences, technology portfolio optimization. Architecture Development Strategic business vision, technologies portfolio, architecture framework definition/blueprints. Architecture Governance and Maintenance Project governance, design alignment, RFP preparation, reuse consulting, knowledge transfer, review. Want to learn more? Contact us for more information

... essential service—e-discovery, perhaps, or some other compliance-related service—that would be too expensive to acquire internally? And will the candidate deliver in a manner that is consistent with the company’s own internal rules of governance? Answering these questions will help narrow the field. Be Specific A common practice is to develop generic vendor selection guidelines that don’t really get to the heart of the matter. Further, such documents tend to favor the larger...

... re-engineering, redesign, migration testing Digital Rights Management Access control, distribution control, digital signatures Software Quality Control Defect prevention tools, code reviews, independent testing, testing process consulting Engagement and Governance Framework The client engagement process is critical for the effectiveness of any outsourcing relationship. To cater to each client’s requirements Luxoft offers a set of engagement models, which rely on proven governance framework-processes...

... in outsourcing. He believes the best approach is to share both risk and reward equitably, combining stick and carrot to give providers the greatest incentive to deliver maximum value, as well as minimum cost. “There has to be a contractual and governance mechanism to align the interests of both parties,” he says. “This can include risk-sharing and gain-sharing, or sophisticated ways of rewarding cost-cutting and flexibility by the vendor.” Hayward cites an outsourcing contract...

... create and deliver innovative and market-differentiating products and services. LCI’s PLM practice provides you with full support for all product-related processes – from the first product idea, through manufacturing to product service. Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) - Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) issues are a top priority because company leadership increasingly understands that even small operational control weaknesses can significantly impair corporate performance...

... develop tailored solutions that streamline business processes, simplify data collection, assure data quality, provide data access and generate analytical reporting. We build our services around customer need and aim to reduce costs. Services Data Governance - Strategy and implementation of overall management to allow availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data employed in an enterprise. Data Quality Management - Analysis and implementation activities to define, monitor, and enhance...

... long-term clients have always expected our commitment for certain business outcomes of engagement. We possess the knowledge to fulfill such commitments on time and within budget.  Need to improve project efficiencies? We bring transparency and strong governance into any engagement. Luxoft’s effective project management approach and tools impart transparency while ensuring adherence to project milestones and deliverables. We provide customers with rational, intelligent decision-making and project management...

... finding answers to client questions like: With our aggressive “Do more with less” posture, how do we achieve maximum benefits from our Business Intelligence efforts? In the wake of our recent merger, how should we adapt our current Data Governance strategy, and how should we rationalize costly, multiple, overlapping application inventories? We are divesting ourselves of several lines of business. What will these divestitures do to our ERP roadmap? Which Rich Internet Technologies (RIT)...

... and deliver additional tools and resources needed to meet customer goals. With expertise in enterprise resource planning implementations, including supply chain management and product line management implementations, together with specialization in governance, risk and compliance and business analytics, LCI enhances its ability to deliver solutions, which empower the entire organization to become leaner, more efficient, and ultimately, more profitable. Additionally, participation in this SAP®...

... portfolio and improve their bottom line with the optimal mix of nearshore, offshore and onsite delivery models. Luxoft’s global delivery network maximizes business value achieved and realized through outsourcing by leveraging: Proven client engagement and governance framework Consistent processes across all locations Strict security policy and international IP protection Effective risk mitigation approach Adherence to regulatory requirements.

Enterprise mashups will require new approaches to application design, development, delivery, support and governance. Enterprises must have a good idea of their IT department's state of readiness for mashups and ensure that the evolution of the IT organization corresponds with any plans for enterprise mashup environment deployments. We help our clients formulate...

An effective mix of enterprise controls and social governance is necessary to create an environment that is conducive to productive community participation. Creating an effective governance approach for an Enterprise Social Network initiative is critical for success. Governance must balance liberty and...

... award program. Developed in 2004, Black Book of Outsourcing annual survey is recognized as the only independent industry standard for customer satisfaction in the global services industry. Over half of the responses are gathered from CXO-level and governance respondents. For eight weeks each spring, the Brown-Wilson Group (recently acquired by market research company Datamonitor) – which authors The Black Book of Outsourcing – surveys outsourcing users and C-level officers to gain...

The client engagement process is critical for the effectiveness of any outsourcing relationship. To cater to each client’s requirements Luxoft offers a set of engagement models, which rely on proven governance framework-processes, methodologies and metrics that bring transparency, engineering discipline and predictability into the relationship. Whether it’s an ongoing development and support, or R&D initiative for a defined period of time...

... will take time for IT professionals to adapt to the way SOA applications are developed and maintained, which is completely different from developing and maintaining bespoke applications. Another risk with SOA is the issue of change control and SOA governance. If an SOA service changes, it could have an impact on a number of applications and therefore have a detrimental effect on a company’s systems, whereas if you change a module within a single application, the impact is much smaller. The...