 So you buy Voyager, wave a magic wand and fast-forward to a time when everything is working and everyone is happy. Nice vision, but the reality is that it takes time and effort to achieve. At Mindscape , we can take as little or as much of the implementation workload as you like. We focus on business solutions, not technology, and our staff of qualified, experienced professionals are there to help you. Implementing a whole business system such as Voyager requires a commitment from all parties involved in the project; we have developed a unique implementation & training methodology, to take you through the whole process. We provide a menu of services that deliver a working system, and you can select those services that are appropriate to the project, staff skills and the time available. Services include (but are not limited to) :
| | Project Management | A typical project is about blending together those elements that we supply, with those you already have or may acquire elsewhere. These elements include a mixture of hardware, software, infrastructure, personnel, skills and business processes. A Mindscape project manager's role is to coordinate the implementation over a mutually agreed timescale, such that all these project elements work in harmony. | | Software installation & Configuration | | Usually, we will install supplied software, create default user accounts and security settings, configure scripts to cover basic system functions, create live and test/training environments, set up communications for remote access and support and hand over the system. | | Networking | | Increasingly, more complex networking is required in terms of configuring Dataservers, Appservers, Webservers, Firewalls and Client PCs. We have a well qualified team of cross platform integration consultants who can be called upon to assist you. | | Consultancy | The implementation of any application software package within a business involves a compromise between current business practices and the application's procedures. Our Application Consultants are skilled in both the apparel industry and Voyager, and can provide expert guidance on how best to implement Voyager | | Custom Development | | Where a facility is required that is not currently part of Voyager , custom development may be required. Where this is the case, it is conducted to the same rigorous ISO 9000 standards that are applied to the development of Voyager. | | Data conversion and set-up | | We have in the past converted data from legacy systems and loaded it into Voyager . | | Integration | Whilst the Voyager family of products cater for most of the functionality required by a typical apparel company, we are quite often asked to integrate into third party systems, a process in which we have extensive experience. | | | | System administration & Configuration | | Mindscape can provide systems administration functionality for those clients who do not have the appropriate skills in-house. This can either be on an ad-hoc basis as required, or a contracted part-time basis. | | Performance Tuning | | Voyager is built over the Oracle database. Oracle is renowned for requiring little attention, but does benefit from occasional performance tuning and Mindscape can provide this service as required. | | On-site Support | We provide general support services, ranging from one-to-one coaching, answering how-do-I questions and running workshops to reinforce specific topics. | | Documentation | | A comprehensive package of electronic documentation is supplied with Voyager ,In addition, Mindscape is ideally placed to help produce your internal procedures documentation in conjunction with your staff. | | Help Desk | | We have a fully staffed help desk and use electronic incident recording to ensure accurate tracking, escalation and resolution. Facilities are available to report and track incidents on the Internet. | | Post implementation reviews | | Businesses evolve, and new releases of Voyager contain additional functionality. We can audit your implementation to make sure that your business is still getting the best advantage from Voyager | | Business changes | | We have considerable experience in planning business change and in mitigating the cost and effect of these changes on the IT infrastructure. | | Training | | We offer a variety of training courses and methods, ranging from a group classroom format to individual on the job training. Over the years, we have concluded that the most important thing is to ensure that training is timely, so training is usually given on a "just in time" basis. | | | |