Competencies
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The following is a listing of some of R.DORSEY+COMPANY's business and technology capabilities defined for each of its core competencies. These capabilities are provided to clients both through strategic staffing and IT support relationships. Click on the competency for further details.
Network Infrastructure - assessment, standards definition, implementation, management, and support focused on enterprise architecture, server, data storage, connectivity, security, and desktop services.
Program & Project Management - management, support and mentoring associated with program and project management, and program office solutions. Our senior consultants are also able to provide IT strategy and direction setting, organization performance/transformation, and interim organization management services.
Security & Disaster Recovery - security assessment, vulnerability testing, and intervention capabilities designed to improve and/or monitor network security. Our experienced consultants can advise, lead, and manage business continuity and disaster recovery planning efforts. Highly specialized security consultants provide SOX, HIPAA, computer forensics, litigation data retrieval, expert witness testimony, and research services.
Application Development - business requirements definition, application architecture, development, testing, and deployment services for custom business applications or the customization of packaged software products. Programming skills include both legacy and industry standard languages. Highly specialize consultants provide implementation and support services for enterprise software applications like PeopleSoft and Seibel.
Data-to-Knowledge Management - data warehousing and database services including the analysis, design, development, and implementation of corporate/business unit data marts and data transformation solutions. Data integrity, report generation, and data query scripting services are also available.
Network Infrastructure
Network Solution Definition
Determine data network solutions that will effectively support business needs through:
Strategic Technology Planning
Assessment of Current Network Architecture
Business Requirements Development and Analysis
Business and Technology Gap Analysis
Data Network Design and Engineering
Automated Management and Monitoring Tools (Open View, SMS, etc.)
Windows Upgrades with Active Directory Services
Mobile Remote User Access
Network Solution Implementation & Support
Implement secure, reliable and scalable enterprise data networks (LAN, WAN, Internet, Intranets, etc.) centered on meeting business and technical requirements through:
Network Solution Development and Implementation
Network Performance Monitoring and Tuning
Network Systems Administration (e.g., Network Connectivity, Internet Connectivity, Dialup Support, Third Party Connectivity)
On-going Network Management (On-Site, Off-Site, Outsourced, and Staffing)
Network Management Consulting
Evaluate and develop recommendations in improving methods for supporting data network environments through:
Network Capability, Capacity, and Security Assessments
Policies and Procedures Reviews
Enterprise Standards Development
Process and Practice Audits
Backup and Recovery Audits
Backup and Recovery Strategy Development
Root Cause Diagnostics
Business Continuance Planning
Disaster Recovery Planning
Help Desk Definition & Support
Provide evaluation as well as on-going support and management capabilities through:
Problem Management, Process Analysis, and Engineering
Performance Measurement and Reporting Definition
Help Desk Monitoring and Reporting Tools Implementation
Service Level Agreements, Process Definition, and Documentation
Help Desk Management and Staffing (On-Site, Off-Site or Outsourced)
Interim Network Management
Provide senior to mid-level interim management in the following capacities:
Program & Project Management
Management Services
Provide direct full lifecycle management of projects and programs as well as project administrative services through the use of the following knowledge areas:
Support Services
Provide consulting expertise regarding best practices in project and program management to organizations through:
Project and Program Office Design and Implementation (including supporting processes)
Project and Program Oversight
Organization Initiative Inventory and Analysis
Project and Program Assessment
Project and Program Crisis Resolution and Recovery
Mentoring Services
Provide guidance and support for enhancing the capabilities of project and program managers through:
Organization Performance and Transformation Services
Provide guidance and support for assisting IT organizations in becoming highly effective and responsive through:
Values and Culture Definition
Strategic Direction Setting
Technology and Business Alignment Analysis
Organization Capability Determination
Organization Change Management
Organization Restructuring
Cultural Values Assessment
Process Performance Services
Provide analysis capabilities to determine operational and tactical improvement in business work flow and organizational effectiveness through:
Process Analysis and Improvement Implementation
Best Practices Determination and Analysis
Performance Metrics Definition and Rollout
Security & Disaster Recovery
Enterprise Security
Provides a comprehensive suite of security services to meet a company's growing security needs through:
Policies and Procedures Review and Development
Security Assessment
Network Vulnerability Testing (external and internal)
Penetration Testing + eCommerce Security Audit
Security Architecture Review
Web Application Security Review
Independent Verification and Validation
Incident Response
Risk Assessment
System Hardening
Firewall Integration and Deployment
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Strong Authentication
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
URL and Content Filtering
Anti-Virus/Anti-Vandal
Computer Forensics
Expert Witness
Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) Support
Assist public companies (or those who have public companies influencing the way they do business) in meeting the requirements established by this regulation:
Business Requirements Analysis
Gap Analysis
Policies and Procedures Review and Development
IT Controls Identification and Testing
IT Controls Documentation
Compliance Plan Development and Implementation Management
Remediation Activities
HIPAA Privacy and Security
Provides consultation services to help health care providers determine the HIPAA technology requirements and compliance issues they face through:
Policies and Procedures Review and Development
Network Security Assessment
Disaster Recovery Plan Review and Development
Business Resumption Plan Review and Development
Change Management Review and Development
HIPAA Gap Analysis
Compliance Plan Development and Implementation Management
Verification and Validation ("certification")
Disaster Recovery
Provides consultation services to help company's plan, develop, and test disaster recovery strategies for their business critical technology through:
Disaster Recovery Plan Review and Development
Business Risk Assessment
Disaster Recovery Feasibility Studies and Options
Testing and Improvement Review
Business Resumption
Provides consultation services to assist company's plan, develop, and test business resumption strategies for recovering critical business processes in the event of a disaster or disruption.
Application Development
Business Solution Definition
Determine focused solutions that will effectively support business needs through:
Business and Work Flow Process Analysis
Business Requirements Definition
Solution Approach Determination
Technical Solution Implementation
Implement scalable enterprise solutions utilizing web, client/server, and mainframe environments centered on meeting business and technical requirements through:
Application Architecture Analysis and Design
Package Software Selection + Solution Design and Documentation
Software Development, Testing, Deployment, and Documentation
Purchased Solutions Integration
Security Issues Analysis, Audits, and Recommendations
Development Management Consulting
Evaluate and develop recommendations in improving application development environment through:
Application Development and Testing Tools Selection
Development Process and Methodology Evaluation
Application Support Environment Improvement Analysis
Data-to-Knowledge Management
Database Services
Installation and Database Upgrade Services
Storage Allocation and Database Sizing
Database Structure and Infrastructure modifications.
User and Security Management
Performance Management and Query optimization
Backup and Recovery Strategies
Data Replication and Data Loading Strategies
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Database Support.
Back-End Database Development
Front-End Database Application Development
Data Warehousing
Transform disparate corporate data into meaningful information and actionable business decisions through:
Needs Analysis and Strategic Planning
Data Integration and Transformation Services (ETL)
End user Reporting strategies
End User Data Delivery Tools Expertise (OLAP Tools)
Data Modeling Services (OLAP, ROLAP, MOLAP, OLTP)
Full Life Cycle Data Mart and Data Warehousing Project Management
Data Mart Development
Meta Data Management
Data Distribution Strategies
