Canadian Distributor for ProVision Workbench

Bringing business and IT
together

Proforma Services bring business and IT together

Business and Information Technology (IT) speak different languages.  Projects can fail when the two do not communicate well. Proforma Consulting knows how to help business people clearly state their needs in terms that make sense to IT.  Proforma's service offerings fill the communication gap between business and IT.

Our approach works for both software development and purchased package selection.   If you are developing software in-house, we can help your business experts and in-house development staff build a mutual understanding of what is to be delivered.   If you are out-sourcing development or purchasing a software package, we can help you state clear requirements that will keep you in control of the relationship with your vendor.

Service Offerings
Each of Proforma's Services gets results quickly through the use of intensive workshops and time-boxed project plans. Each brings together key participants and builds a consensus that each participant can accept.

Business Domain Profile and Process Improvement
Getting software projects started is hard.  Our Business Domain Profile offering gets things moving quickly and builds a firm foundation for project success.  Working with business management and staff, we get consensus on project direction, scope and organizational impacts.  We give you a factual basis for project planning and funding.

Business Requirements
Understanding the business is crucial to building or buying the right software.  Our Business Requirements offering develops detailed business models that leave no room for ambiguity.  Working with business experts, we get consensus on how your business should operate.  This offering gives you a reliable basis for developing databases, system interfaces, user interfaces, and system logic.

System Requirements/Purchase Package Evaluation
Deciding how technology will support the business requirements is a critical next step.   Our System Requirements offering defines the system that IT must provide.   Working with management, business and IT staffs, we help them decide the scope of the software implementation and identify the services that the system will provide.

Business System Prototype
A working prototype of how the system will look and feel confirms business and system requirements.  In our Business System Prototype offering, we work with business staff to develop a working prototype of a system to support the business requirements. 

Knowledge Transfer
In our Knowledge Transfer offering, we teach you to do what we do.  Our approach integrates members of your IT staff into the Proforma team, where they do actual project work under our guidance.  Our training classes support our Knowlwede Transfer offering.

What's in it for me?
Every one in an organization benefits when Proforma enters the picture.  Here is an overview of how you would benefit. 

If you are....

Business Manager
We will help you control the software process so you get exactly what you need in the least time at the least cost.

Business Staff Person
We will give you the opportunity to communicate your business needs clearly to IT and to make sure you get what you ask for.

Chief Information Officer
We will help you improve the effectiveness of IT in providing timely, cost effective solutions to the business. 

IT Development Manager
We will get you user commitment on project scope and requirements.  We will get you a clear statement of exactly what you are expected to deliver.  We will show you a reliable step by step approach for getting software delivered on time and on budget.   We will help you build a collaborative relationship with your business counterparts.

IT Staff Person
We will get you involved in well-defined projects where you can be productive.  We will give you an opportunity to work with leading edge technology and methods.

How is Proforma different?

You pay for deliverables, not for Proforma's time on the job.  We deliver quality results-or you don't pay.

You and Proforma agree to deliverables and schedules before we start work.  You know exactly what you will get and when you will get it.

We minimize the impact on your staff by making extensive use of facilitated workshops.

Our consultants have carried out hundreds of successful projects using these methods.   Our level of experience is unmatched.

Would you like to know more?

Call Liscot Software at (905) 333-3562 or email  liscot@liscot.com

or contact Proforma directly at  (888)PVW-6903  Email: proforma@proformacorp.com