BAMINC Services

B. A. Mullen, Inc. offers a full array of professional services for computer information systems.  Those services include: Research, Analysis, Design, Development, Programming, Installation, Implementation, Testing, Training, and Support. 

The following outline illustrates the approach B. A. Mullen, Inc. would take to provide a hardware / software system solution:

        I.    Requirements Analysis

                A.    Software Analysis

                        1.    Analysis of Current Software

                        2.    Identify Features of Current Software

                        3.    Identify Inadequacies of Current Software

                        4.    Include "Wish List" Items

                B.    Hardware Analysis

                        1.    Analysis of Current Hardware

                        2.    Capacity of Current Hardware

                        3.    Compatibility of Current Hardware

                        4.    Anticipated Increase in Usage

                C.    Develop Requirements Document

                        1.    Classify Software Requirements

                        2.    Generalize Hardware Requirements

        II.    Software Availability Research

                A.    Vendor Identification

                        1.    Software Directories

                        2.    Trade Publications

                        3.    Outside Sources

                B.    Request For Information

                        1.    Brochures

                        2.    Product Flow Description

                        3.    Sample Screens - Layouts

                        4.    Sample Reports - Layouts

                C.    Software Product Analysis

                        1.    General Functionality

                        2.    Features vs Requirements Document

                        3.    Capacities

                        4.    Compatibility

                        5.    Additional Tools Available

                        6.    General Hardware Requirements

                        7.    Operating System Requirements

                D.    Revise Requirements Document

                        1.    Additions based on product information

                        2.    Deletions based on product information

                        3.    Modification based on product information

                        4.    Prioritize Requirements

                        5.    Assign Weight per each Requirement

        III.    Software Selection Process

                A.    Prepare Request For Proposal (RFP)

                        1.    Specifications from Requirements Document

                        2.    Source Code Availability

                        3.    Modifications By Vendor

                        4.    Installation Procedures

                        5.    List of Current Users

                        6.    Training Process

                        7.    Data Conversion

                        8.    Demo Capabilities

                        9.    Sight Visits

                B.    RFP Evaluation

                        1.    Chart Requirements vs RFP Responses

                        2.    Score RFP Requirement Weight vs Responses

                        3.    Software / Vendor Elimination

               C.    Final Software Selection

                        1.    Prepare Demo Question Lists

                        2.    Schedule Demonstrations

                        3.    Contact Current Users

                        4.    Prepare Sight Visit Question Lists

                        5.    Schedule Sight Visits

                        6.    Select Software

        IV.    Hardware Selection

                A.    Equipment List Determination

                        1.    Calculate Capacities

                        2.    Estimate Growth

                        3.    Ability To Expand

                B.    Prepare Request For Proposal (RFP)

                        1.    Equipment List

                        2.    Warranty

                        3.    Service Plans

                        4.    Installation

                C.    Final Hardware Selection

                        1.    Chart Equipment List vs RFP Responses

                        2.    Review Warranty, Service & Installation

                        3.    Select Hardware

        V.    Implementation

                A.    Hardware

                        1.    Sight Preparation

                        2.    Installation

                        3.    Testing

                        4.    Training

                        5.    Develop Standard Procedures

                B.    Software

                        1.    Installation

                        2.    Training

                        3.    Testing

                        4.    Data Conversion

                        5.    Parallel Operation

                        6.    Change From Old To New