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At RosTech, we don't attempt to be everything to everybody. That
only results in mediocrity. Instead, we provide unmatched expertise
in one area that's critically important to the success of any organization:
high-performance software systems. We have significant experience
in key applications like finance and accounting, utility billing,
inventory and purchasing, and manufacturing and production.
We're particularly adept at leveraging and protecting our customers'
software investments. This requires a broad base of knowledge and
skills combined with practical hands-on experience.
It requires deep understanding of business processes, human behavior,
resource management, and even corporate politics - expertise RosTech
provides under our Software Consulting
and Project Management services. Organizations also need to
make software support the business, not the other way around. That's
where our talents in Custom Software Applications
and Enhancements to Off-the-Shelf Software
come into play. And, equally important are our Tailored
Interfaces/Integration services. After all, the lack of software
integration only works against efforts to improve automation and
productivity.
Read on to learn more about how RosTech's expertise can benefit
your organization. And, if you really want to get into the nitty
gritty of our technical capabilities, take a quick look at our
skills.
Every organization has people, processes,
and technology. Without first considering them together, you could
end up just automating dysfunction. RosTech can optimize your processes
so you don't end up simply throwing technology at a problem.
It's important that stakeholders are singing from the same page
before starting a major software initiative. Will everyone measure
the success of the project the same way? We'll help you align project
goals with the expectations of those key people, starting with your
board of directors if necessary. In fact, RosTech is exceptionally
adept at explaining the implications of technology in business terms
that are clearly understood in the board room. From there, we seek
the input of key members of management, the user community, and
IT staff, the board of directors, or investors - so that they can
voice their suggestions and understand what's realistically possible.
And, once an implementation is in place, we'll help employees get
comfortable with and actually embrace the changes that new processes
and technologies bring. After all, that's the only way success will
happen - with your people.
Often times our clients aren't sure how to fix their software systems
or what technologies might be required - they just know things aren't
working as they should or users don't have what they need. RosTech's
systems requirements analysis gives them those answers. We'll find
out where and why software systems and applications aren't meeting
business objectives. Then, we'll give you options on how to fix
those problems - and the pros and cons of each. Often, existing
systems can do more than you think. Whenever possible, we identify
ways to leverage your existing software systems rather than replace
them.
Without strong project management skills, software initiatives
are at serious risk of failure. Our work begins with a detailed
project plan, including identification of the necessary human and
technology resources to carry out the plan on time and on budget.
From there, we orchestrate the execution, including vendor review,
selection and management; contract negotiations; detailed budgeting
and scheduling; and quality assurance throughout the process. And,
we're meticulous about documentation along the way.
Our customers also rely on us for consulting services that don't
neatly fit under a category heading. They call upon us to make their
vendors "behave" - to play devil's advocate and watch
out for their interests. To help deal with political undercurrents
or even union sensitivities related to software initiatives. To
troubleshoot technical emergencies. Even to fill in when IT staff
members are on vacation.
You get the picture - when our customers need strategic planning,
smart thinking, or just intelligent facilitation, we're there for
them.
Very few firms can match RosTech's level of expertise in software
development. When necessary, we write new systems or applications
from scratch. Why? Because a customer needs specific capabilities
that just aren't available in off-the-shelf packages. Or, the software
on the market is much more than an organization needs.
After a thorough review of off-the-shelf packages, a customer may
discover they like - and need - some aspects of each. In these cases,
RosTech develops best-of-breed systems that combine those disparate
capabilities. We also develop custom applications because systems
are in conflict with one another, hindering productivity. For example,
a client asked us to custom-write a new job costing and P.O. system
to better integrate with her general ledger and accounts payable
programs.
And, RosTech also rewrites existing systems on new platforms, enabling
customers to leverage their design investment and maintain user
knowledge.
In short, our requests for custom applications are wide and varied.
Program a Web site. Add a GUI interface to an existing character-based
application. Web-enable an application. Develop custom management
tools for performance measurement, budgeting, or activity-based
costing.
Whatever it takes, we write software to fit your business needs.
Often times, packaged software is just not quite there in terms
of meeting your business needs or processes. Or, your organization
has evolved, but the system hasn't. Or, perhaps the vendor of that
system - maybe an AS/400 or System 36 - no longer gives you the
support you need. Yet, sometimes it just doesn't make sense to migrate
away from a system that's already paid for, that's proven to be
reliable, and that everyone is comfortable with.
Yes, in some cases the software vendor could write the upgrade.
But, they won't have knowledge of your other systems. They'll be
motivated to only address the most immediate needs that you
must first identify. And, they won't likely document every step
along the way. Not exactly a recipe for lasting success. Even worse,
when vendors or other software development firms write your upgrades,
they own the code.
RosTech will help you identify potential improvements to off-the-shelf
packages to meet both your immediate and long-term needs. Then,
we'll make those systems 100-percent right for your organization
with custom-developed enhancements. And, because enhancements to
one software application can affect other systems and hardware in
your infrastructure, we'll apply our holistic knowledge of your
organization to maximize the performance of that upgrade.
After we've implemented the enhancements, we'll give you meticulous,
extremely detailed documentation, which is critical to your ability
to manage the software and apply upgrades to it later on. Finally
- and we can't emphasize the importance of this enough - when RosTech
writes your code, you own it.
It all nets out to leveraging your current software investments.
Making incremental changes at a pace you're comfortable with. Not
being forced into change just for change's sake.
For this, you need a partner who has the business sense and technical
skills to help you evolve your software in ways that are best for
your unique needs and culture. A partner like RosTech.
When software applications and systems are too compartmentalized,
it's virtually impossible to maximize productivity across your organization
or to protect the integrity of your data.
RosTech can help with our custom interfaces and integration skills.
We'll help you integrate data between the various software systems
and tools in your infrastructure. We'll connect your different locations
and departments. The results? Users will have easy access to accurate
data when they need it - typically now. And, you'll dramatically
reduce redundancies across your organization.
Mergers, acquisitions, and even downsizing further drive the need
for software experts who can make disparate systems compatible with
one another. Such significant events often paralyze progress in
the short term only because it takes so long to manually collect
the information required for effective decision making. RosTech's
integration capabilities can significantly accelerate the process
of transforming separate organizations into one streamlined enterprise.
Centralization is critical. Once we've centralized your data, we
can help you better protect its integrity through extra layers of
security. We'll develop interfaces that automatically validate how
data is used, where it goes, and how it's changed.
And, centralized information enables centralized management of
your infrastructure - music to the ears of your IT staff. We can
even help lower IT development and maintenance costs as well as
increase user productivity by implementing a portal - basically
a hub for multiple information sources, including databases, legacy
systems, and the Web. We even make it possible for that information
to be transmitted to and from hand-held devices.
When it comes to connectivity, the benefits are exponential. RosTech
makes it happen.
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