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Software Engineering Advisors is a
Silicon Valley consultancy specializing in product
software development. Its clients are development and
manufacturing companies whose
product lines depend on embedded computers and
the software that runs on them.
A consulting
engagement with SEA is a value-added partnership that results in the
following
benefits for clients:
Boosting revenue by reducing the
time to take software-reliant products to market
and
by increasing the viable
life of those products.
Reducing development costs by
streamlining software production processes
and by increasing productivity.
Improving customer satisfaction by
applying high-impact, low-cost,
quality-enhancing and proven software
engineering practices.
Improving executive satisfaction by
providing managers the means to reliably
predict development time and cost
schedules and to effectively manage project
scope and risk.
SEA’s mission is
to significantly improve a software organization’s ability to select,
conduct,
and complete software engineering projects that matter to the client’s
business.
We approach this mission from
an engineering perspective, in
particular, a systems
engineering
perspective because the
greatest challenges of getting hardware and
embedded
software to work together are most often due to conflicts
in cross-cutting
engineering aspects of the whole
system. The emphasis on
engineering means that
we treat software development as the application of
known and proven principles
to the creation of practical software
deliverables. These
principles and associated best
practices have existed
for a long time, but are not effectively applied in
most embedded
system projects. Our
goal is to help software organizations adopt and leverage
essential practices
to get better at completing their software missions.
SEA consultants
are results-driven. We work closely
with clients in any stage of their
business life cycle to help them with the
following:
Establish a productive software group (aimed at new
ventures)
Grow and improve an existing software organization
Refresh a mature software organization to keep it agile
and proactive
Refine a successful software organization so it can
maximize its ROI in software assets
Because our
clients are so diverse, we tailor each engagement for the client by
establishing
the right scope, the right time horizon, and the right role for SEA
to take in the engagement.
In a strategic
engagement, we examine a client’s abilities to do product software
development, and then help the client acquire and develop the capabilities
needed
to meet its long-term business goals.
In a tactical
engagement, we quickly assess the situational needs of a challenged
product
or project, and then apply specialized services to help the client manage
and
resolve the situation.
In a targeted
engagement, we apply our expertise in software product development
to achieve
specific results by focusing on particular software engineering areas.
Our services span
the spectrum of product software product definition, architecture,
engineering,
construction, and management. In any
engagement, SEA consultants take
one, two, or all three of the following roles:
As an analyst,
we identify and assess the key capabilities that a client needs to meet
its
software-related business objectives, and then develop specific plans to
procure
and enhance the capabilities critical to software project success.
As an advisor
or coach, we focus on enriching the
client’s software development
abilities within the scope of the engagement,
working hands-on with the client’s
staff to transfer skills and build teams and
capabilities.
As an expert,
we are accountable for the production of specific software deliverables,
drawing on our own resources, the client’s, and those of our validated partners
to get the work done. The expert and
advisor roles are frequently combined
in a hands-on engagement.
We encourage you to
consider how a relationship with SEA can benefit you and your
company. Explore our Web site to learn about us, our mission, our principles,
our methods,
and the services that can add significant value to
your software
development efforts. Read
about typical customer engagements and how we tailor
those engagements to meet the
business needs of our clients. Check out the resources
available on the Web site and elsewhere.
And then contact us to set up a
consultation
on how Software Engineering Advisors can
make a difference to your
organization.
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