2. TEKVANA INC – Corporate History
• Established in 2008 in the United States
• Strategic focus on its Core Competency -
Global IT Staff Augmentation Services
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3. Tekvana, Inc. Worldwide Office locations
Seattle, WA
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Irving, TX
Hyderbad,
India
Malvern, PA
Melbourne,
Australia
9. Global IT Staff Augmentation Services: A
Core Competency of TEKVANA INC
We offer a strategically focused Services and Solutions, tailored to meet
our customer needs. Staff Augmentation is our core offering and key
driver of our revenue base. Our Global Delivery Model helps our
customers deal with fluctuations in staff and expertise demand,
efficiently and effectively :
Quickly ramp up or ramp down large or small teams
Bring the right mix of technical expertise and functional/industry
experience
We make it easy with proven, value-added services/programs that
address complex staffing challenges. Our services are organized based
on the scale and nature of the staffing requirements and business
objectives.
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10. Global IT Staff Augmentation Services: A Core
Competency of TEKVANA INC
Requirements-based Staffing
Staff your needs for contract personnel, across a wide range of skills, technology and
industry expertise.
Staffing on individual or team basis
Location agnostic
End-to-end Turnkey Solutions
Address requirements where multiple technical professionals, often with a range of
complementary skills, are needed to form and work as a team for complete projects and
enterprise-wide initiatives.
Single procurement process or statement of work
Proper mix of technology and soft skills
Helps reduce your overhead and recruitment costs to assemble teams
Recruitment for Permanent and Temp-to-Perm Placements
Source direct-hires by identifying exceptional candidates from our extensive global
network
• Reduce advertising costs and downtime
• Allow client’s internal staff to focus on their core competencies
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11. How do we do it?
TEKVANA INC has transitioned to customers over 300 of its technical resources in US and
India. Simply put, a core competence of TEKVANA INC has been identifying, assessing, and
providing outstanding technology professionals who match effectively our clients’ stated IT
requirements, anywhere in the world. TEKVANA INC utilizes its Global Staffing Model with
the help of its People, Process, and Tools (PPT) framework to maintain consistent Quality,
Price and Service.
Access to a large pool of IT professionals through our Global Network who are usually
travel ready and location agnostic. Our network of global IT professionals come with wide
range of skills, technology and industry expertise.
Also, we have time-tested, recruitment processes and methodologies in place. Two
recruitment phases that generally proceed in parallel:
“Active Recruitment,” an ongoing process where we constantly increase our talent
pool.
“Need-specific Recruitment,” proceeds in response to specific “Resource Request
Forms”
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12. How do we do it?
• Just-In-Time: Our Global Delivery Model facilitates quick ramp up and ramp down of
resources, reducing overheads and improving productivity.
• Dedicated Account Management and Resource Management Staff: We commit dedicated
staff to fulfill your requirements quickly, efficiently, and with quality, providing guaranteed
customer satisfaction – A strong team of well-trained and qualified staff, specialized in
Staff Augmentation, including:
• (a) Recruiters with in-depth technical expertise, strong market presence, and
dedication to understand the nuances of client needs and the intricacies of a
correct match;
• (b) SMEs who get involved in the screening process in case of high-skilled
recruitments;
• (c) Dedicated Account Managers, who meet with hiring managers to fully qualify
and understand the Client requirements and issues; and
• (d) Delivery Managers, who oversee recruiters, coordinate and ensure that
qualified resources are selected to match the requirements.
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13. TEKVANA INC’s Value Proposition
• TEKVANA INC: global company with “small company soul” – advantages
for customers:
– Flexibility (e.g., change our policies and business processes, such as
billing cycles, to suit top customer needs)
– Commitment (e.g., full-time, Senior-level resources serve as LAMs;
wide accessibility within proposed cost structure )
– Willingness to “Invest” (e.g., at our expense, proactive efforts to
improve service levels; training, performance warranty)
• Deep domain knowledge that enhances technical expertise
• Higher returns on investment -- quality-driven; reusable application
logic; lower TCO
• International presence further increases level of response and depth of
capabilities
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14. Global IT Staffing – Enterprise
Skills
Enterprise Application Integration
Intra Business, B2B and B2C Integration
Packaged and Legacy Applications Integration
Web Methods, Web Logic, SOA, Web Services
Enterprise Architecting
Certified IT Architects (from Open Group)
Business, Technology, Application and Infrastructure Architecture
Enterprise Security Architecture
Architecture Strategy, Assessment and Implementation
Technology and Tools Evaluation
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15. Global IT Staffing – Enterprise
Skills
Business Process Management
Business Process Re-engineering and Modeling
IT Strategy, Portfolio Rationalization, Investment Analysis and ROI Determination
Organizational Change Management
CPP and CPM Certifications
Websphere Business Modeling, Rational and Pegasystems Smart BPM Suites
Packaged Solutions Implementation
ERP, CRM, SCM, ITSM Implementation and Integration
Multi-site global implementations
Agile and CMMI practices
SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle Applications, Siebel, BMC Remedy, IBM Tivoli
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
Data Mart, Warehouse and Migration including ETL, Database Integration
Data Cleansing and Quality Assessment
Business Intelligence and Decision Support
SAP BW, Informatica, Cognos, Abinitio
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16. Global IT Staffing – Application Skills
• Source Code Development
End-to-End Technology Platforms
Technical Certifications
Code Optimization & Legacy Code Cleanup
Change, Problem and Incident Management
Process and Metrics driven
Tools like RAD, JUnit
• Testing
Agile driven, CMMI and IEEE compliant
Independent Verification and Validation
Multi level, type and tool based Testing
Mercury and Rational testing tools
• Change, Configuration and Release Management
Managers, Mentors and Practitioners
CMMI and IEEE best practices
Rational, PVCS Administration, Migration and Support
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17. Global IT Staffing – Application Skills
• Project Management
PMP, CAPM Certifications, PMBOK, OPM3 Expertise
Onsite, Offshore Management
Agile and CMMI practices
Rational Portfolio Manager and Project Console, MS Project and Project Server
Project, Program and Portfolio Management Best Practices Implementation
• Business Analysis and Modeling
Business Process Engineering
Agile Requirements Management
Domain / Subject Matter Expertise
Use Case Design, Rational Requisite Pro
• Design and Architecting
SSAD, OOAD (UML)
Business, Application, Technical and Information Architecture
Rational Architect, ERWIN
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18. Global IT Staffing – Specialized
Skills
• IT Service Management
ITIL Implementation, Training and Certification
Asset Classification, Risk Assessment & Audit
Automation - IBM Tivoli, HP, BMC Remedy
ITIL Foundation, Practitioner, Manager Certifications
ITIL, CMMI for Services
• Software Process Improvement
Process Engineering, Automation, Training & Implementation
Gap Analysis and Assessments
Agile Methodologies, CMMI, Rational Unified Process
• Information Security Management
ISO 27001, ISO 13335 Implementation and Certification
Enterprise Security Architecture
Design of Technical Security Policies, Procedures and Standards
Firewalls, VPN, IDS, IPS Implementation Specialists
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19. Global IT Staffing – Infrastructure
Skills
• Network and System Management
• Cisco, IBM, HP, Sun, Microsoft, Red Hat, Checkpoint Certified Professionals
• LAN / WAN Design, Implementation and Management
• Operating Systems and LDAP Migration and Support
• IBM, HP, EMC and Sun Storage
• Backup and Recovery Consulting
• Application and Database Management
• Certified Specialists in IBM Tivoli, HP Open View, Cisco Works
• Certified Oracle, DB2 and SQL Specialists
• Database Administration
• Infrastructure Management Tools - Architecture, Deployment and Management
• Messaging and Collaboration Management
Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino Certified Professionals
Lotus Domino/Exchange Migration Specialists
Security Specialists - Spam Blocking, Content Scanning, PKI, Virus
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20. Functional Areas / Industries
• Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
Rich Domain / Subject Matter Expertise
Mission-critical Application Development and Maintenance
Legacy Application Migration
Data Warehousing, Migration, Business Intelligence and Decision Support
• Health Care and Life Sciences
Intra Business, B2B and B2C Integration
Clinical Trial Expertise
SAS and Statistical Tools
Enterprise Application Integration
HIPAA Compliance Consulting
• Manufacturing
ERP, CRM, SCM, ITSM Implementation and Integration
Legacy Applications Migration
SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle Applications, Siebel, BMC Remedy, IBM Tivoli
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21. TEKVANA INC’s Philosophy
TEKVANA INC believes in the well being of its Customer and its Employees.
• Customer for Life
– Aligning with customers’ business goals
– A true “Partner in Change”
– Share risks and rewards
– Build specializations around customers’ IT and business investments
• Employee for Life
– Human Capital practices aligned to customer satisfaction and service
efficiency metrics
– Build leadership bench
– Enhanced benefits & retirement package
– ”All employees shall be provided the same concern, respect, and service
within the organization that they are expected to provide externally to
every TEKVANA INC customer”
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