‘OptAM’ posts
CIO Open Source Interview Part 7 – Fixed Time, Fixed Fee
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 07 Jul 2008
Here is a snippet of the conversation I had with Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, describing his experience with our fixed time, fixed price approach.
CIO Open Source Interview Part 4 – Offshore vs. Iterative Process
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 07 Jul 2008
Here is a snippet of the conversation I had with Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, describing his experience with our iterative Assembly Methodology versus a more classic waterfall approach used by most offshore consulting firms.
CIO Open Source Interview Part 2 – Packaged Software vs. Assembly
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 07 Jul 2008
Here is a snippet of an interview with Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, where he explains why they chose to go with an application assembly approach versus buying packaged software.
Aren't All Methodologies the Same?
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 09 Jan 2008
The word methodology does not make most people smile – but what we deliver for clients using OptAM often does. Here are the highlights of what we consistently hear from our clients: See, touch, react – Nearly all IT consulting methodologies start with requirements definition captured in text documents. This is a painful process for | View post »
Assemble vs. Build, Buy, Rent
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 09 Jan 2008
The ChallengesEnterprises face significant challenges today to meet rapidly growing customer expectations for online experiences. The online applications must be continually differentiated from competitors; which requires a highly flexible and responsive technical framework. This pain is most acute in applications that are constantly compared by customers and employees against rapidly evolving competitive alternatives. Failure to | View post »
Tear down the walls!
Posted by Optaros on 06 Jan 2008
Optaros has torn down the walls between design and development. Other companies treat Usability like a condiment, adding a little just before delivery. Not us – our User Experience and Technical teams form a true partnership right from the beginning of every project.
Interdisciplinary Teams
Posted by Optaros on 20 Dec 2007
One of the reasons I joined Optaros is because it is the first consulting firm I met values the balance between technology and design. <!–break–> Optaros leverages that balance to produce amazing results for our customers. I’ve worked for other firms that are stronger in one area than the other, but Optaros is unique in | View post »
Assemble!
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 20 Dec 2007
The Optaros Assembly Methodology (OptAM) is the preferred methodology to deliver Next Generation Internet applciations. OptAM delivers differentiated solutions by jointly optimizing user experience and technical architecture in a rapid fashion, at a fixed delivery cost and supports the demand for business agility. Assemble defined: Assemble web service components (open source, proprietary, custom) into a | View post »
Assembly Components – Open Source? Commercial? Custom?
Posted by Marc Osofsky on 19 Dec 2007
Optaros customers and prospects often ask – with so many open source and commercial products available, and the temptation to do custom development, how should we select which components to use for assembled business solutions. There is no standard answer to this question but we have worked hard to develop a set of guidelines we | View post »


