Ensuring Robust, Maintainable Systems

In ensuring robust and maintainable systems, organisations adopting advanced technology such as Object-Oriented Technology, can benefit greatly by tapping Elixir's years of expertise in applying object-orientation to various industries. As practitioners, Elixir's consultants have worked with numerous organisations, such as the Ministry of Defence, National Computer Board, Citibank, and Port of Singapore Authority, to produce high quality designs and systems using an object-orientated approach. Elixir's consultancy services are designed to meet specific customer through Consultancy Services by means of Project Mentorship and Programming Techniques and Code Review, and Custom Development Services by means of Joint Development and Contract Development.

Project Mentorship

The Project Mentorship is a follow-on service from the LORE Object-Oriented Method Training, focusing on the entire system development life cycle. A proper macro process from planning to analysis to coding is essential in helping organisations to attain quality assurance and software engineering maturity. Experienced consultant will be assigned to mentor the project team through the various phases in an object- oriented life cycle following the LORE approach. The consultant facilitates in system requirement solicitation and object-oriented modelling and conducts periodic reviews of analysis and design at critical checkpoints. By formalising a standard process of system life cycle, organisations can expect consistency in the quality of the deliverables of future projects.

Programming Techniques and Code Review

The Programming Techniques and Code Review consultancy service aims at troubleshooting improper use of programming techniques through code review. Programming in object-oriented languages, such as Java and C++, involves a significant change of mindset which does not come about easily. By having professional reviews conducted periodically, the project can prevent many pitfalls which normally plague attempts to adopt new technology. By detecting the errors early in the development and establishing preventive measures, projects can look forward to successful completion of quality system, on schedule and within budget.

High Return of Investments

Elixir's value-added services have consistently proven to save tens of man-months of tangible manpower efforts, without including less quantifiable benefits such as knowledge transfer and improved quality. The investments from the customer have invariably received high returns. Typically, it is reasonable to expect 10 to 15 consultancy-days for a small to medium size project over a period of 6 to 12 months, at a consultancy budget ranging from S$25,000 to S$50,000, which is easily justifiable by a few man-months of savings. The actual costs will vary according to the technical competency of the project members and the system complexity. Please contact us at sales@elixirtech.com for specific quote.

Building Active and Maintainable Systems

With today's advanced software technologies, no one needs to be bound any longer to the traditional constraints that entail conventional software development approaches. To compete effectively in today's ever-changing market, one's business must rely on an active and maintainable system to fully exploit market opportunities. Harnessing the benefits of software engineering techniques embodied in Elixir's LORE process, Elixir Technology provides custom solutions which are tailored for particular business needs while ensuring the extensibility and maintainability of the system.

Contract Development and Joint Development

Elixir welcomes both forms of development services in contract development and joint development. Contract development will best suit projects which have well-defined scope and interface with external systems, while joint development is more suited for supplementing technology transfer projects in accelerating project delivery and providing day-to-day guidance. Elixir also provides custom solutions based on Linux platform or Microsoft Business Systems platform at a minimum budget of S$30,000. Please contact us at sales@elixirtech.com for further discussions.

Areas of Technical Expertise

Elixir Technology's development teams have extensive experience in latest software technologies including Scala, C++, Java and GWT.