Business technology has a single purpose to optimize the business.  Covenant has unique capabilities to help clients to map enterprise or solution architectures to the business strategy.  To improve client business performance, Covenant helps clients plan their investments in technology, design and implement projects and manage critical projects.

Covenant's approach is always tailored to the Client's specific objective.  However, Covenant has a proven methodology that combines attributes from a variety of well tested approaches to IT planning.  Our approach combines some of the best from the Center for Information Research, Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization (IO) and Business Value Planning Service, Rational Unified Process, Agile and Warnier-Orr with sophisticated financial (including Risk) models to deliver a full life-cycle that dramatically improves the probability of success.

Strategic Relationships

Covenant has strategic relationships with the following related suppliers:

•         Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft)– Since our inception, Covenant has partnered with Microsoft.  In addition to leveraging the Microsoft software, Covenant works closely with the St. Louis Microsoft team to ensure the successful implementation of Microsoft software.  Covenant also partners with Microsoft Consulting Services to deliver solutions to many clients in the St. Louis area. (http://www.microsoft.com)

•         MIT Sloan School of Management - Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) – Covenant leverages the vast research and best practices from the CISR.  The CISR develops concepts and frameworks to help executives address the IT-related challenges of leading increasingly dynamic, global, and information-intensive organizations.

•         Software Engineering Institute| Carnegie Mellon  (SEI) -  Covenant partners with SEI for best practices regarding IT organization maturation.  (http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/)

•         Program Management Institute (PMI) – Covenant is an active member of PMI.  The PMI Program Management Body of Knowledge serves as the foundation of the Covenant project management methodology. (http://pmi.org/info/default.asp)