Process Consulting – MKS Consultants can provide customized solutions aimed at solving business challenges related to software development best practices in the enterprise.

"We selected MKS for its people and support just as much as for its technology, and are confident that the value MKS brings to our business and to our customers will allow us to continue this mutual commitment to excellence far into the future." Jeff Emerson, CIO Magellan Health Services

By Industry

• 21 CFR Part 11 and Computer Validation Support – Regulatory compliance and validation of computer systems is a must-have for any Life Sciences company. MKS's Professional Services team has worked with some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to implement the MKS Integrity Solution for manufacturing best practices.
• Delivery Model for Banking and Finance - As global banking operations meet the challenges of regulatory compliance, cost control, and legacy system renewal, they are turning to MKS's Professional Services team to enable broader and higher levels of process maturity, and implement enterprise-wide change management standards and best practices.

Application Lifecycle Management

• Requirements management – companies are seeking to better connect IT to the business, and reduce project risk through improved requirements management. MKS can assist your organization in establishing an integrated requirements management solution within your organization and to tailoring the requirements process to keep your teams on track and delivering value.
• Release management – release management is a significant area of focus for many enterprise organizations, and proper release management can be critical to application uptime and availability. MKS’s professional services teams can build repeatable and documented processes around release management for your organization ensuring you have proper separation of duties, a bill of materials for each deployment and a verifyable audit trail of all release activities.

Process Maturity

• Delivery Model for CMM – The SEI Capability Maturity model is widely recognized by enterprises seeking to achieve process maturity. MKS can assist in implementing our technology and in defining and automating processes in line with CMM KPI Assessments.

IT Governance

• Delivery Model for IT Audit Compliance – As companies ready themselves for Sarbanes Oxley compliance, there is increased focus on the integrity of systems, business processes, and at the root – the software development lifecycle. MKS's Professional Service team can assist you in assessing and refining your processes against best practice standards, and in implementing audit trails for IT activities and software change.