eCleave's technology consulting comprises of an array of services which include:

eCleave Delivers

• Requirement Gathering and Feasibility Study
• Business Analysis
• Technical Requirements
• System Prototyping and Architecting
• Software Project Planning and Management

Software Architecture

We believe that architecture matters. It should be one of the first considerations when addressing a software development project- and becomes critically important when working with distributed systems or architectures. Poor architectural choices can rarely be fixed in implementation, no matter how good the development team is. Wrong decisions lead to lower performance, less security, and fewer options when an application needs to be updated or enhanced (post implementation).

Architecture Development

Experienced in the development and application of distributed component frameworks, our architects can help clients successfully facilitate their software development architecture efforts. We also mentor clients' architects such that their software development efforts are a success.

Enterprise Architecture Consulting

Our consultants develop an architecture and define an infrastructure that will support our clients' portfolio of projects. We can assist our clients’ define and build a team and guide them through the initial stages of defining an architecture.

We can define effective processes such that the clients' architecture team supports their project teams effectively.

Project-Level Architecture Consulting

Our architecture consultants can assist clients through their projects' initial architectural modeling. We can help in technical prototyping efforts to prove that an architecture works. We mentor clients staff in architectural modeling skills.

Architecture Reviews

Our architects review a client's architecture, provide an assessment and specific recommendations for both enterprise and project-level architecture efforts. We can perform a fit analysis of vendor offerings (.Net, Enterprise Java Beans or DCOM) to ensure that our clients are purchasing products and services that are right for them. We can implement measures/processes to ensure that the architecture will take our clients where needed in the future.

In the quest to lower their development costs, companies are taking a closer look at their development processes. While there is reluctance to make major expenditures in tools in today's market, a renewed focus on quality and efficiency can serve as a catalyst to create long-term process improvements with significant benefits.

A development methodology should be based on industry “best practices” but should also be tailored for the project, organization and specific team. Implementing an internationally recognised standard such RUP is a large task and there is too much in standard "out of the box" to be effective in your organisation.

We can identify the requirements of the project, goals of the organization and dynamics of the team in order to craft and implement a development process appropriate for the client's context

In order to fully take advantage of Object-oriented Software Development (OOSD), you need the help of experienced consultants, architects, analysts and developers who can help ensure that learned skills a put into practice.

The best place for this is a real project so that your company/department/SBU can remain productive while making the transition to OOSD using UML. Furthermore, there will be times when you are under schedule pressure, where it also makes sense to get our help.

Be it requirements capture, analysis and design, modeling or better software development using UML / OOA/D, we work with and train a client’s project team members in a variety of different ways.

Contact us to discuss your particular needs and how we can help you without you becoming dependent on our long term assistance. This may involve working as part of your team and providing regular cross-training to your staff. This way, you don't lose time in your project schedule, and we multiply my effectiveness as we go.

We provide technical consultancy services to help you make those decisions based on informed, well-focused technical analysis. Do you want to break into a new market, or to improve your profitability by installing new information systems? You may already have taken outside advice, but we can assess the technical feasibility of your plans and provide an extra, independent analysis of the associated business risks.

Experienced IT Consultants

We have IT consultants with a wide range of expertise and experience. If you have a problem with your existing information systems, we'll help you solve it. If you have a software project that's progressing too slowly, our consultants will analyse it impartially and help you get it back on track.

IT Consultancy Services

eCleave's IT consultants listen carefully to their clients so that they understand not only the technical issues but also their business context. Their advice is detailed and precise, but always made clear.