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Scient has a captivating "recipe" for projects, a "blueprint" of best practices. I simply love the way they present themselves.

Excerpts from their web site:

Think of the Scient Approach™ methodology as a "recipe" for delivering innovation: it describes the ingredients (time and materials required), the preparation instructions (the order in which to carry out initiatives), and the resulting dish – serving suggestions and all. And, much like a recipe in the hands of an accomplished chef, there is ample room for substitution and innovation.

The Scient Approach™ methodology provides many things:

• A consistent means of delivery that maintains quality across all engagements and ensures that important activities are not left out.
• A framework to facilitate the knowledge flow within a project.
• An efficient process that promotes learning and allows us to continually refine our methodology.
• A deep understanding of our client’s goals that integrates our business and technology expertise. This helps us fully understand our client’s immediate and long-term business needs and allows us to design robust technological solutions that will keep pace with our client’s future needs
• A set of project management and estimation tools that allows us to accurately estimate the resources, budgets and schedules for new work.
• A risk-management approach to mitigate the risks of adopting new business models and emerging technologies by following a tested methodology. The necessary checks and balances are built into this methodology to assure that a project is proceeding satisfactorily.
• Flexibility to adapt to specific goals and market needs, as well as consistently deliver value to a diverse range of clients.

An eBusiness has limited value if it remains static. To retain or gain a leadership position within an industry, you must continually innovate. What makes the Scient Approach™ different is built-in feedback and iteration, which allows for continuous innovation from a stable base of operations while planning and engineering the next solution. In the rapidly changing marketplace of eBusiness, this innovation is key.