DNV-CIBIT IT ConsultantsDNV-CIBIT IT Consultants is a group that has over 20 Consultants and Senior Consultants, about half the total of DNV-CIBIT. The group was formed in 2004 as result of a merger of the Architecture Group of DNV-CIBIT and the consultants of SERC, the former Software Engineering Research Centre.
This merger resulted in a very competent group of IT consultants with a wide range of competencies in IT architecture, software engineering, IT product and process assessment & improvement. The core products and services of the group are:
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 IT Architecture
DNV-CIBIT’s IT Architects support customers in developing and improving the architecture function in the organisation and by taking on IT architecture assignments for customers who lack the expertise or capacity themselves. The scope of architecture activities ranges from business-IT alignment and IT strategy development, introduction of services oriented architecture, and the development of business cases for IT investments to the software architecture of complex systems.
In DNV-CIBIT’s vision, there is no standard way of working in architecture. Instead, we promote a custom approach in each situation that is based on a configuration of proven best practices and standard methodologies.
Work is being done for a wide range of customers from banks and insurance companies to government and logistics services organisations. Based on the deep expertise of DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants, the company has become market leader in Master Classes for IT architects. |
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Improvement of software engineering processes
DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants supports software development service providers and software development departments of corporate and government organisations in the improvement of their core processes. DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants supports the full software engineering cycle from requirements engineering to software testing.
The primary focus in this service line is in the introduction of modern methodologies for systems specification and development such as (R)UP, DSDM, UML and XP. This service line also includes the effective us of new development platforms such as J2EE and .Net.
Our leading knowledge management and organisational expertise in combination with deep expertise and reputation in software engineering are unique selling points of the group’s service line.
Customers for this line of services are primarily software development departments of banks and insurance companies and government as well as software development service providers and software product developers.
Assessment and improvement of software product quality
DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants does independent assessments of software product quality for various organisations. In most cases, the organisation needs a thorough analyses of the quality of existing software or software under development to make decisions on re-engineering, migration, go-no go on further development or have effective discussions with the software development outsourcing partner on quality issues. In some cases, DNV-CIBIT’s expertise is used for court decisions when parties have a dispute that cannot be solved otherwise.
DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants applies the ‘Quint model’ for quality assessments; an extension based on ISO standards, which is the result of joint research of academia and industry in the nineties. Assignments in this service line are almost always done under high time pressure and require both a structured approach as well as high standards in objective fact finding and reporting. DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants has a strong reputation in this field, built over a long period of time. |
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Improvement of IT service delivery
This service line has drawn great interest from DNV-CIBIT's customers and is growing fast. The services are primarily based on the DNV-CIBIT developed IT Service CMM model. This model was developed as a joint project by academia and IT services companies. DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants has developed the research results into a full CMM model for maturity development of IT services organisations, recognized as CMM compliant by US Carnegie Mellon University's SEI. Only this year the full 1.0 version was published, but its industrial adoption started already in 2003 by the ING Direct Bank USA and Rabobank Group in 2004. Besides these two major corporations in the Finance market, various government agencies and other organizations have adopted the ITS CMM model in both the US and Europe.
Although the model is open source and can used by anyone, DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants provides services in the form of assessments and in coaching the implementation of improvements to reach the next maturity level. These services are based on DNV-CIBIT's proprietary Assess to Improve (A2I) methodology. DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants has already gained experience in the implementation of the model from dozens of assessments and numerous improvement projects in various international environments. A group of experienced consultants is available to implement the model effectively. |
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DNV-CIBIT IT Consultants has led several IT projects regarding consultancy and training at large organizations. Among our customers are ABN AMRO Bank, Rabobank, ING Bank, Ministry of Economical Affairs, ASR, Portal of Rotterdam, Thales and ITO.
Would you like to know more about our expertise? And do you have any questions regarding our consultancy projects? Please contact Account Manager Joost Bakker by e-mail or telephone +31-30-2308900.
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