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Software Engineering Management (SEM)

The special services you need to be competitive, with an uncommon style and attention from Able Swordplay or "ASP”, providing you the perfect blend of sound business practices, traditional values of quality, and creativity.   

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Expert Services for Your Business

The services you need to be competitive, with an uncommon style and attention from Able Swordplay or "ASP”, providing you the perfect blend of sound business practices, traditional values of quality, and creativity. 

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Software Engineering Management

Program Management Support & Consulting

Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement

Workforce Talent Development

Proposal Strategy and Optimization

Intellectual Property Assessment


 



Software Engineering Management

Good software starts well before anyone begins coding

We routinely team with large businesses and other small businesses to provide a full-service solution for our clients. 

Agile-based software project management is the core of our expertise, augmented by applications and data architectural design, NIST- 800 compliant security planning, and related consultation and training. 

View our full Software Engineering Management Capabilities Statement.

 

 



Program Management Support & Consulting

For your company ----

Project Management Best Practices

Implement PM best practices based on the Project Management Institute and PM  Body of Knowledge (ANSI Standard BSR/PMI 99-001-2013), US Defense Acquisition Standards for Project Management, framed in the DOD Directive 5000.01, and numerous GAO Reports.  Have your plans and documents reviewed for compliance to GAO and/or DoD standards for Project Management in all 10 knowledge areas.  Choose fixed price or hourly rates.            

Project Portfolio Visualization and Metrics

Portfolio visualization complements Financial Reporting.  Select and tailor proven visualization techniques of Key Performance Metrics to inform business executives of relative value and interdependencies.

IDIQ Contract and Task Order Management

Understand  why managing Task Order contract has its own unique set of challenges above standard contract administration.  Give your IDIQ managers the advantage for IDIQ setup and handling of task orders with a team of performers and subcontractors.

Project, Program, and Portfolio level Risk Assessment

Assess the business risks at each of these three levels, which can turn opportunity into either profits and return work, or loss.

Project Management Audit

You can’t manage what you don’t know.  A Project Management Audit reveals a single project’s compliance to PMI/ANSI standards.  Supports company certification of ISO 9001:2008 Quality management.

For your client ----

Deliver to your clients this same project management expertise and experience through your contracts as a subcontractor.  Assignments can be for a few hours to several weeks in duration. 


 


Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement

For your company ----

Business Process Mapping and Streamlining

Efficiency is the way to profitability.  Lean Six Sigma is the discipline of refining your business processes of all types:

– project initiation, planning, execution and closing to maximize earned revenues

– accounting, business dev, sales and support processes to minimize overhead

Master Black Belt coaching and training

Teach your employees the principles of process effectiveness and efficiency with a Green Belt Certification

For your client ----

Many businesses and government agencies employ Lean Six Sigma as an enterprise resource.  Bundle a Process Improvement Assessment with your Service offering to build your long-term client relationship.

 

 

Proposal Strategy and Preparation

Nobody knows your business better than you, but large proposals or multiple simultaneous proposals benefit from experienced support.

IDIQ Contract and Task Order Management

Understand  why managing Task Order contract has its own unique set of challenges above standard contract administration.  Give your IDIQ managers the advantage for IDIQ setup and handling of task orders with a team of performers and subcontractors.

Written Proposal Optimizer

Relevant Match ® is a desktop software addition to your proposal team using advanced analytics that answers the question “how well does my written proposal respond to the RFP statement of work?"  It’s optimizes responsiveness to the SOW.  Relevant Match reads and compares documents, using a complex algorithm and empirical rules, to provide a calculated score and supporting graphics. These let the proposal manager focus the proposal team's efforts on areas that need work or are inconsistent with the solicitation. This saves time, and saved time saves money.  Please visit our website at https://www.relevantmatch.us for more details and to order.

 



Intellectual Property Assessment and Protection

Before you spend high five figures for an attorney, an IP Assessment can tell you what project may generate intellectual property, what IP protection is available, what cost and time it will take, and how strong the protection can be for your business.  Drawing from more than a decade of experience in product development, a Project IP Assessment can help put a value on the original work created in your business. 

  • Copyright in Software and other medium

  • Trademarks

  • Patents

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