Delivering your IT projects on time and under budget requires proper leadership skills. Project planning, tracking, and the ability to motivate team members are just some of the skills necessary. Whether you want a Program Manager who can handle complex multiple projects and teams or a Project Manager, Blue Forest can provide a skilled, experienced professional, ready and able to deliver your project on time and under budget. Our experienced professionals can provide all the management skills/tasks associated with a successful project delivery.
▪ Use of established methodologies and standards (PMI, Six Sigma, ITIL) to oversee and direct the strategic plan
▪ Scheduling and assignment of resources to ensure deliverables are on time and under budget
▪ Plan and budget tracking
▪ Proactive risk and issue management
▪ Stakeholder management
▪ Provision of quality metrics to senior management
Planning systems provide an integrated solution to manage and coordinate all the resources, information, and functions of your business. These systems offer the ability to streamline management of all aspects of your business, so successful implementation and integration are critical. You can trust Blue Forest to provide skilled consultants or project teams with expertise including but not limited to:
▪ SAP
▪ Oracle
▪ PeopleSoft
▪ Siebel
▪ Great Plains
▪ JD Edwards
▪ Lawson
Business Intelligence and Reporting software can bring together data from disparate parts of the company, allowing the ability to do analysis and strategic modeling, run reports, and make predictions based on past performance. As valuable as this is, a flawed implementation can lead to decision-making based on incomplete or inaccurate data. You can trust Blue Forest to provide the expertise you need in implementing your choice of Business Intelligence and Reporting software, including but not limited to:
▪ Business Objects
▪ Cognos
▪ SAS
▪ ProClarity
▪ MicroStrategy
▪ Actuate
▪ Hyperion
▪ SPSS
▪ Crystal Reports
Blue Forest Technologies is one source capable of providing a complete range of applications development services across the full Systems Development Life Cycle.
▪ Business Analysis
▪ Architecture and design
▪ Coding
▪ Testing
▪ Implementation
▪ Maintenance
Whether your application is web, client/server or mainframe, Blue Forest can provide consultants, permanent employees or entire project teams to suit your needs.
Web Development Services
Blue Forest offers a full variety of web design and development services, including website design, graphics development, multimedia presentation, backend processing and e-commerce systems. Our experienced consultants work with our customers through each entire stage of the website development.
Client/Server Services
Since its inception in the late 1980s, Client/Server technology continues to have a place in many businesses. It also continues to evolve from its initial model as available development software expands. Blue Forest can respond to Client/Server needs whether you are looking to rewrite older client/server applications, convert platforms of legacy systems or develop new Client/Server solutions.
Mainframe Services
Many critical business applications still reside on mainframe systems. These systems consistently need enhancements to adjust to changing business requirements and therefore still consume significant efforts and budgets of many IT departments. If you're looking to complement your staff with mainframe expertise or to outsource your entire mainframe operation, Blue Forest has the skills and the experience necessary to ensure success.
Nothing is more critical to a company’s IT management than its data center and infrastructure. It is crucial that these systems maintain an almost 100% availability and employ security features that protect the company from intentional or accidental breaches, all while maintaining a high productivity level for users. According to IDC, a prominent research firm, investments in infrastructure management have the largest single impact on an organization's revenue. Blue Forest Technologies's extensive experience in designing, configuring and implementing infrastructure and data center solutions provides our clients a single source for implementing, enhancing and maintaining these critical functions. We offer both skilled consultants and expert project teams for all your needs.
▪ Data Center Implementation and Relocation
▪ Operating Systems management
▪ Network Management
▪ Storage Management
▪ Data Security
▪ Database Management systems
▪ Cloud Computing
Data and voice networks are a vital component of every business enterprise, requiring carefully planned implementations and upgrades, as well as continually monitored performance tracking. Blue Forest Technologies's extensive experience in designing, configuring and implementing voice and data networks provides our clients a single source for complete network solutions. We offer a broad range of network services, from needs analysis to implementation. We can provide skilled consultants, permanent employees or experienced project teams in any of the following areas:
LAN/WAN SOLUTIONS
▪ Network Analysis
▪ Network Design/Configuration
▪ Network Deployment
▪ Security/Firewall Systems
▪ Routing/Switching Technologies
▪ Site Surveys Maintenance and Support
WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
▪ Needs Assessment/Requirements Definition
▪ Security Analysis and Assessment
▪ Technology Assessment/Industry Projection
▪ RF Site Surveys
▪ System/Site Configuration Definition
▪ Development of Security Policies
▪ Project Planning and Management
▪ Network Configuration and Installation
▪ Conformance and Acceptance Testing
VoIP - VOICE over INTERNET PROTOCOL
▪ VoIP Network Design
▪ VoIP Network Certification and Testing
Now more than ever, businesses have to be concerned about Data Security. You can trust Blue Forest to ensure total protection of your data.
▪ Firewall architecture and implementation
▪ Intrusion/Penetration detection
▪ Incident reporting
▪ Disaster Recovery
▪ Business Continuity Planning
Organizations across all industries and at all levels require high levels of data quality, enhanced data integration and timely data access. This is further driven by the emergence of CRM, ERP and Business Intelligence Systems. Blue Forest can support your efforts at each step in the process, from the design and development of database structures to the architecture and implementation of data warehouse solutions. Our services include:
▪ DBAs and Developers (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, DB2, etc.)
▪ Data Warehouses and Data Marts
▪ Decision Support Systems
▪ Very Large Databases
▪ Data Architecture
▪ Data Cleansing
▪ Analytics and Data Mining
Blue Forest Technologies has the resources, technologies and methodologies to deliver Quality Assurance solutions in a timely, cost effective manner throughout the entire software development process, assuring software performance for both accuracy and responsiveness and compliance to industry standards (ISO, CMM). This includes:
▪ Development of QA Processes and Procedures
▪ QA Audits and Assessments
▪ Black/White Box Testing
▪ Test Automation/Integration
▪ Test Tool Selection
▪ Functional, Performance and Security Testing
▪ Load and Stress Testing
▪ Web-Application Testing
▪ Test Plan and Test Case Development
▪ Test Reporting and Defect Tracking
Beyond that, the Quality Assurance function is not complete without:
▪ Source Code Control
▪ Code Reviews
▪ Change Management
▪ Configuration Management
▪ Release Management
Technical Writing
The importance of comprehensive and accurate technical documentation is often overlooked and underestimated upon project delivery. As software solutions become more complex and more integrated in each phase of business practices, useful and accessible documentation becomes more essential. Our experienced consultants can provide technical writing skills in any of the following documentation efforts:
▪ System Documentation
▪ Program Documentation
▪ User Guides
▪ Online Help
▪ Troubleshooting Guides
Training
As technology and business practices rapidly evolve, small or large class training sessions become a useful and cost-effective way to keep your staff abreast. Blue Forest can provide training professionals at the site of your choice using standard or customized course material.
Whether your business requires an individual, a small team or a large staff, Blue Forest can fulfill your needs. Experienced Blue Forest personnel can assist your efforts or assume total support control to ensure your desktop systems receive the proper maintenance and the best possible response to trouble calls.
▪ Operating system upgrades
▪ New software installation
▪ Break-Fix
▪ Help Desk (Levels 1, 2 and 3) |
