Information Technology (IT)
The effective use of Information Technology is essential to Agencies achieving their missions. Kadix Systems has extensive capabilities in Information Systems and has formed partnerships with leading technology companies such as Microsoft, Cognos, Hummingbird, Integic and Handysoft. We deliver cutting edge, mission-critical solutions to our government customers by leveraging our Capabilities, our Technology Partners, our Organizational Change Expertise and our proprietary D4 development methodology (Figure). Risk management and quality assurance are essential to achieving high-quality, seamless information technology projects and services. We have been externally appraised at CMMI Level 2, which assures our customers that our risk management, quality assurance, project management (based on PMBOK) and software development methodologies meet the highest process standards.

The Kadix Systems D4 methodology provides our customers with a development methodology that is proven, repeatable, efficient, and CMMI II appraised.

Success Story: Army Aspire [TOP]

Situation

• Congressional mandate required Army to reduce costs and lost work time resulting from safety incidents at Army installations
• Required implementation of integrated safety program
• Large, diverse stakeholder group
• Evolving business requirements
• Multiple project teams of varying scope and complexity
• Multiple software products
• Complex information assurance and administrative processes

Kadix Solution:

• Facilitated business process reengineering
• Identified business rule-based requirements analysis
• Developed technical alternatives
• Obtained stakeholder consensus
• Implemented proven IT project and operations management techniques
• Developed & delivered training, case management support, information systems & custom software

Outcomes:

• BPR led to successful design and implementation of ISMP's ASPIRE system
• Mobile safety assessment program streamlined safety assessments, improving efficiency, time performance, and overall safety at Army installations
• Reduced costs of safety incidents by $3.8M through improved safety reporting procedures and processes

Success Story: USDA IT Organizational Assessment [TOP]

Scenario
A USDA information technology organization faced significant challenges in managing large-scale projects. Kadix worked with the organization to prioritize its requirements in the areas of:

• Expertise-The USDA IT organization required a greater understanding of trends in enterprise architecture requirements and a greater visibility of the requirements of new IT policies.
• Process-The organization required consistently applied processes for project identification, management and implementation.
• Management-The organization required coordination and communication mechanisms among geographically and organizationally disparate offices that were collaborating on the large-scale IT projects.

Kadix Solution:
Kadix developed a comprehensive solution that encompassed:

• Expertise-Kadix realigned the IT organization to mirror an IT identification, development and implementation cycle versus a geographic distribution system.
• Process-Kadix created a process for IT planning with built-in prioritization mechanisms driven by business needs and aligning with enterprise architecture.
• Management-Kadix developed a management dashboard for project monitoring.

Outcomes:

• Expertise-Moving from a geographic to a functional organization increases the organization's ability to understand and respond to current IT requirements for planning and monitoring projects.
• Process-Clearly defined and consistently applied processes will improve coordination across geographic offices.
• Management-The management dashboard offers enhanced visibility of the organization's leadership regarding project milestones, accomplishments and status.