PivotPoint Technology specializes in short-term, high-impact consulting engagements that help our clients to efficiently apply critical Model-Based Engineering technologies (UML, SysML, BPMN, DoDAF, UPDM) to their projects.

We offer the following kinds of Model-Based Engineering consulting services:

• Architecture & process mentoring
• Architecture & process oversight
• Training needs assessment
• Technical authoring services
• Strategic planning services

These consulting services are explained in more detail in the following sections.

Architecture & Process Mentoring

• Does your Model-Based Engineering project need some coaching to tackle a tough, knotty software or systems engineering problem?
• These consulting services focus on assisting projects in their formative stages. Consulting services include, but are not limited to:
  • Architecture, analysis and design using UML/SysML and DoDAF/UPDM/TOGAF. Includes facilitating modeling skills and best practices, reviewing models and specifications, answering questions, and suggesting alternative solutions.
  • Business process modeling with BPMN or UML Activity diagrams. Includes facilitating modeling skills and best practices, reviewing models and specifications, answering questions, and suggesting alternative solutions.
  • Modeling standards selection. Model-Based Engineering standards supported include language standards (UML, SysML, BPMN, BPEL), interoperablity standards (XMI, MOF), enterprise architecture framework standards (DoDAF/MODAF/DNDF/NAF, UPDM, TOGAF), and process standards (OpenUP, RUP, Harmony/SE).
  • Process selection and customization. Includes Model-Based Engineering process selection and customization to meet team and project needs. Model-Based Engineering processes supported include Open Unified Process (OpenUP), RUP, Harmony/SE, and Agile Modeling methods.
  • Modeling tool selection and customization. Any visual modeling tools that comply with the relevant model-based standards are supported.
  • Project planning and team building. Includes adapting your project planning process to incorporate an iterative, incremental Model-Based Engineering process.

Architecture & Process Oversight

• Does your Model-Based Engineering project need some help delivering a time-critical system or product that is already behind schedule and over budget?
• These consulting services focus on assisting projects in their later stages. Delivery oversight services are offered for those projects whose managers are prudent and want to ensure that they deliver quality products on time and under budget. Delivery triage services are offered for those projects whose managers find that their projects are hemorrhaging time and resources. Services include, but are not limited to: architecture and process diagnosis, prescription, surgery, and prognosis.

Training Needs Assessment

• Does your Model-Based Engineering project need some help determining how your team should be trained in Model-Based Engineering technologies, but you don't know where to start?
• These consulting services focus on assessing your team's Model-Based Engineering training needs so that you use your training time and budget efficiently, and increase your team's productivity when you apply Model-Based Engineering technologies to critical projects. Assessment activities include, but are not limited to: review of current processes and work products, interviews with management, interviews with key staff, surveys, and generation of a customized training plan that is tailored to meet your team and project needs.

Technical Authoring Services

• Does your Model-Based Engineering project need some help authoring or co-authoring a high-quality specification, manual, paper, article, or proposal that requires visual modeling or Model-Based Engineering expertise?
• These consulting services focus on providing visual modeling examples and written content to improve the precision and quality of your specification, manual, handbook, paper, article or proposal. Authoring services include, but are not limited to:
  • Concept development and outlining.
  • Visual model example generation in UML/SysML/BPMN.
  • Written content generation
  • Specifying modeling guidelines, style guidelines, and architectural guidelines.
  • Defining patterns and model libraries to facilitate reuse.
  • Specification/manual formatting and production.

Strategic Planning

• Does your Model-Based Engineering project need some help predicting technology futures better than your competition or your customers?
• These consulting services focus on assisting product vendors, service vendors and project managers with strategic planning in highly competitive markets. Strategic planning services include, but are not limited to: market assessment, SWOT analysis, vision development, strategy development, action planning, and execution mentoring.

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