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Information Technology
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Development
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Technology Architecture
A successful architecture depends on understanding the current system environment, both hardware and software. It also includes understanding the direction and budget of the future direction of the enterprise. This service area specializes in the up-front planning for future systems, hardware and software. The following list describes the various concentrated work efforts that contribute to the planning process. Any or all of these competencies can be chosen for a given project.
Specific Work Efforts
- Migration Plans - This work effort involves planning the conversion from a legacy system to a new application system and/or platform.
- Emerging Technology - This research intensive work effort is chosen if new technologies are considered for the business. Such new technologies include document management, workflow, and imaging. This work effort includes an emphasis on e-commerce solutions if desired.
- Systems Integration - This work effort examines the current and future systems that are the direction of the business area, and develops the appropriate architecture which allows the integrity and proper sharing of information across applications.
- Feasibility Studies - This effort takes a look at a business area and describes the feasibility that given current or future systems will meet the needs of the client.
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