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- 1. How Starpoints Professional Development Services Can Help Your Business Michael P. Savoy Senior Account Manager/Recruiter
- 2. Corporate Mission Since 1982, Starpoint Solutions has been a trusted source of human capital and solutions to help our clients achieve and exceed their business goals.
- 3. Corporate Highlights Solid company Founded in 1982 Privately held Headquartered in New York City, 10 offices nationwide Experienced management team Fortune 500 customer base; 75% repeat business Recognized industry innovator Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 & Fast 500 VARBusiness VAR of the Year for Custom Systems VARBusiness 500: 9 consecutive years Crains NY Largest Software Companies: 8 consecutive years Inc. 500 Hall of Fame: 5 consecutive years International Association of Web Masters & Designers Golden Web Award
- 4. Starpoint Offices Ten offices nationwide plus offshore development centers in Moscow and Kiev New York, NY Headquarters and Development Center Boston, MA Iselin, NJ Philadelphia, PA Bensalem, PA Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Washington, DC Plainview, NY Moscow, Russian Federation - Development Center Kiev, Ukraine- Development Center
- 5. A Decade of Success Online benefits application Online travel reservation system Application development & staffing Web-enabled financial planning tools Ariba time & expense implementation iForge site builder & HomeAgain portal PeopleSoft, Siebel, Lawson implementation 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 New stock records matching product 2007 Staff augmentation 2008 Vendor management & staff augmentation
- 6. Human Capital IT Finance Accounting Communications Management Consulting Right to Hire Contingency Committed Search Assessments Implementations Upgrades Control & Compliance Data Stewardship Onsite Offsite Offshore Development Application Development Network Infrastructure Security Audits Enterprise Software SAP Oracle PeopleSoft JD Edwards Siebel Approva Security Weaver Global IDs Starpoints Flexible Offerings
- 7. Professional Development Services Onsite Offsite Offshore
- 8. Starpoint s Resource Qualification Process We provide higher-caliber, qualified resources Starpoint employs a three-tier screening methodology for hiring employees for a clients team or our team for screening our resources for client projects and project augmentation Step 1: Trained from a functional and technical perspective, our resource managers source, screen and interview initial candidates. Approved candidates are then forwarded Step 2: Starpoint functional and technical managers validate skills and confirm candidates hands-on experience Step 3: Starpoint CTO and practice director conduct final interviews to approve or reject the candidate I have been working with Starpoint for the past 6 years. They do an outstanding job of screening candidates properly in both technical skills and soft skills. We know that when Starpoint has partnered with us on a project, staffing initiative or retained search, we will find the right resource in a short period of time.
- 9. Professional Development Services Offerings End-to-end solution offerings Custom application development Business domain expertise, business process redesign User-centric information architecture and user interface Custom application architecture, existing frameworks, portal technologies Specific focus on highly client-interactive projects, taking the time to know our clients Application maintenance and support Provide teams to do on-going enhancements Clients can work directly with Moscow or through a Starpoint provided on-site technical coordinator Custom portal iForge site builder & TEMODAR Web site Stock records workflow
- 10. Professional Development Services Delivery Flexible delivery models Outsourced Team located at Starpoint US and/or client sites, plus at Starpoint facilities in Moscow and Kiev US engagement team consists of Project Manager, Business Analyst, Information Architects, Application Architect and Development Lead Entire team can be US-based at our NY Development Center Project augmentation Team located at client site with governance and advice from Starpoint management as appropriate Position requirements are created by Starpoint management with a team orientation after reviewing client goals Uses Starpoints resources screening system, where client typically does final interviews Stock option product & real estate portal Extranet & digital asset library Enterprise risk management tool
- 11. Professional Development Services Employees Talented Moscow & Kiev based employees Starpoint employees Located in Starpoint-leased facilities Established for eight years Highly skilled computer scientists with focus on scientific and mathematical analysis Proven staff structure Senior resources educated and practically trained working for corporations, military and space clients On-going intern program to augment senior staff Intern program produces Doctoral and Masters graduates from two facilities (where our facilities are located): Moscow Physics and Technology Institute (the MIT of Russia) Institute of Cybernetics (largest Computer Science research center) Portal development Web financial tools Direct marketing integrated system
- 12. Professional Development Services Methodology Proven iterative methodology Starpoint follows a modified version of the Rational Unified Process (RUP), right-sized for each client project Focus on short, iterative deliverable cycles for higher levels of client interaction Common, integrated set of disciplines and procedures that link all components of a project Strong governance and change management Tight documentation control, tailored for each client project The Starpoint team of software engineers, architects, project managers and business analysts provided a high-level of quality in both their design and code delivery. We are very pleased with the quality of work that was delivered by Starpoint and would be completely comfortable engaging with them on future projects.
- 13. Professional Development Services Competency Key areas of technical competency Platforms/portal technologies Java (J2EE): Sun Certified Java Center Microsoft .Net Framework with Enterprise Web Services WebLogic: BEA Integration Partner WebSphere: IBM Advanced Partner Data/database Architecture Design and modeling Database analysis, development, and migration Algorithmic design, analytics design, mathematical modeling Middleware design, development, and implementation TIBCO MQ Series JMS Things are going great with the new program. This one Accounts Payable clerk said it was the best thing she has seen since she has worked here. By the end of that day, I sent an e-mail to my superiors telling them we had a winner!
- 14. Professional Development Services Client Snapshots Client snapshot: Broadridge For Broadridge, Starpoint redesigned and developed the firms Workflow Stock Record (WSR) and Workflow Firm Balancing (WFB) applications as part of an overall re-write and upgrade initiative involving 16 applications Client snapshot: Wyndham For Wyndham, Starpoint developed an online hotel booking system for its eight hotel brands with an easier, more intuitive method for searching and reserving rooms Online reservation system Stock records workflow
- 15. Professional Development Services Client Snapshots Client Snapshot: Schering-Plough For Schering-Plough, Starpoint built an automated tool called iForge so all of Scherings drug brand managers could easily build and maintain product Web sites using a common set of templates, content and rules to adhere to brand and technical standards Client Snapshot: Schering-Plough Also for Schering-Plough, Starpoint redesigned the full TEMODAR速 drug Web site and developed interactive components including 3-D animations, an interactive treatment diary, and a dosage calculator iForge site builder TEMODAR Web site
- 16. Why Select Starpoint? Flexible approach Proven experience Stellar clients Expert screening Stability and commitment
- 17. Why Select Starpoint Project experience, expertise and practice-based resources Support our consultants Serve as trusted advisors to our clients Tried and proven three-tier resource screening process Ample supply of consultants that are known entities Project, project augmentation, consulting services and full-time placement services are driven by our clients desire to engage Strategic partnerships Starpoint value Quality resources, ability to complete the work in a shorter period of time, and competitive pricing equals the most cost-effective solution and highest value for our clients The service and partnership that we receive from Starpoint is excellent. The team at Starpoint was able to understand our culture and find candidates quickly.
- 18. Questions & Answers Thank you for your time Q&A/Discussion
- 19. INSPIRED THINKING Proven Experience