Mentoring and Consulting
OIS is committed to our customers’ success. We have developed a variety of On-site Mentoring and Consulting Services providing focused development assistance, ensuring the success of your development effort. All mentoring activities are designed to transfer OIS content knowledge to the customer, enabling you to meet or exceed your deadline requirements.
We offer varying levels of assistance, designed to meet any of your support needs. From a 2-day on-site support engagement, to a longer-term scenario, we provide the type of extended support you need to facilitate your project’s success.
Short-Term Services
Quick Install (2 Days On-Site)
To speed your team’s progress with your new OIS software, this 2-day Mentoring service will set up and install all OIS software. The OIS Mentor will guide you through a complete installation of the software product on your system.
The Mentor will be available for any questions regarding the product during installation. This service can be utilized for a purchased product or one that has been acquired for evaluation purposes.
Quick Review Mentoring (3 Days On-Site)
Finding your project’s progress slowing down? Is your team spending much of the day debating their many software options rather than building software? If so, the 3-day Quick Review is the ideal solution for your ongoing project.
If some of your project objectives are not being fulfilled, our Mentor will provide recommendations so that you can get your project back on course.
Medium- & Long-Term Services
Quick Start Mentoring (10 Days On-Site)
Looking to have your project team hit the ground running? An OIS expert will ensure that your project gets off to a fast start. Our Mentor will assist your team in analyzing your system domain and will provide recommendations and discuss the trade-offs of the many software design approaches available.
Mentoring Plus (25-, 75-, and 125-Day Options)
Looking for longer on-site support? The Mentoring Plus service is designed to provide a longer-term investment for the professional and technical development of your distributed systems staff.
This is a great aid for a team that doesn’t have much distributed, client/server or object oriented or security experience to build corporate expertise. And of course, these mentoring days can be used in smaller chunks over the mentoring term or used continuously.
Consulting Services
Flex Consulting
Want to maximize your benefits and response time while minimizing costs? Flex Consulting provides a flexible mix of Consulting and Mentoring support. OIS Mentors can assist your projects in a variety of ways: Analyzing your system domain, producing correct designs, providing recommendations on software development approaches, or guiding the team through OIS product installation and usage.
Flex Consulting is purchased in blocks of time. Customers are billed for its use in half-hour increments. For every 40 hours of Flex Consulting purchased, up to 8 hours may be used for one on-site visit.
Remote Consulting
Similar to Flex Consulting, Remote Consulting maximizes your benefits and response time while minimizing costs. Remote Consulting provides a flexible mix of remote support alternatives. Remote Consulting services are purchased in blocks of consulting time, and customers are billed for its use in half-hour increments.
Services Spotlight
Which Consulting Option Is Right For You?
Flex Consulting
- Email or Fax for simple questions and answers.
- Phone and conference calls to provide immediate feedback or to support an extended exchange of information.
- Use of Internet-based tools for collaborative work, file transfer, or information exchange.
- If needed, on-site visits, working side-by-side with the project team.
Remote Consulting
- Email or Fax for simple questions and answers.
- Phone and conference calls to provide immediate feedback or to support an extended exchange of information.
- Use of Internet-based tools for collaborative work, file transfer, or information exchange.