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HP OpenView HARMONi CNM Consulting Services
Hewlett-Packard and You:
Winning Together in Telecommunications
The Need for Consulting Services
In today's telecommunications market place, staying competitive
means more than providing good products and services. It means
keeping one step ahead of your competitors. To do that requires
a sound and solid foundation when making the decision to
implement telecommunication solutions such as Customer Network
Management (CNM).
How you design and implement CNM within your organization will
determine the success of your telecommunication services, and
ultimately customer satisfaction. And the first step along the
road to success is to engage Hewlett-Packard's CNM consulting
services.
Consulting is more than providing information; it is HP working
hand-in-hand with your organization to help you analyze design
and implement the right CNM system. The "time to market" rush
can often force a company to adopt poor solutions that cannot
keep pace with their customers' needs and demands. This is where
Hewlett-Packard CNM consulting services can make a difference.
And when it comes to consulting services, you cannot get any
better than Hewlett-Packard, a company with over 20 years'
experience in networking. HP's CNM consultants have in-depth
knowledge of the telecommunications industry and
OSF/DME-endorsed HP OpenView HARMONi network management software.
Hewlett-Packard offers the following CNM Consulting Services:
* CNM Functional Requirements Analysis
* CNM Object Modelling
* CNM Application Design and Development
* CNM System Deployment Planning
How Consulting Benefits You
Hewlett-Packard believes the use of consulting services is one
way to ensure a well-managed and successful project which can
provide the following benefits:
* an analysis of your necessary requirements, including the
risks and benefits
* information that allows management to make decisions quickly
* proper resource planning and information that helps you
resolve problems before they occur
* reports that help you identify areas for improvement
* knowledge on how to address problems to protect your investment
* information that generates ideas and discussions leading to
additional business opportunities
CNM Functional Requirements Analysis
This initial consulting session identifies major CNM
requirements from your company's point of view. Through a series
of discussions with your staff, priorities are set and
functional areas translated into design specifications.
Potential CNM areas include service ordering and provisioning,
service inventory, accounting and billing, status monitoring and
CNM services object interfacing.
What you get
* A list of requirements for each functional area
* Detailed user specifications for each functional area
* Identification of implementation constraints and potential
issues
* Information for future enhancements
CNM Object Modelling
Your HP consultant will work with your staff members during this
analysis phase. This will identify the logical and physical data
objects that meet your company's CNM implementation plan.
It is important to design well-conceived and comprehensive
object models. Doing so allows telecommunications-related
applications to easily utilize these object models and minimize
data duplication. For example, the illustration below represents
a service ordering application model. However, it can also be
used in other telecommunications-related applications.
What you get
* A summary of specified business application areas
* A list of CNM objects, relationship types and their
definitions based on a previous analysis
* Object inheritance diagrams, containment diagrams and context
diagrams
* Scenarios used to evaluate the object model
* List of issues and challenges
* Steps for the next implementation phase
* A presentation to clarify any issues
CNM Application Design and Development
Along with an understanding of the CNM product, it is important
to follow application design guidelines. Doing so ensures
application inter-operability and helps present a consistent
interface to the users. In this consulting session, your HP CNM
consultant will provide useful guidelines to achieve your goals.
What you get
* Extensive discussions with your design team to resolve any
queries about the HP OpenView HARMONi platform
* A summarized list of tips and guidelines for the developers,
addressing near-real time requirements and how to improve
application performance
* Working sessions with your design team to plan for proper
application support
CNM System Deployment Planning
Early in the CNM application planning stage, it is important to
formulate a well thought-out deployment plan. This is necessary
when considering a large number of Customer Premise Stations
(CPS) and Value Added Integrators (VAI). Planning a large
computer network (see illustration below) needs to take into
account such issues as security of customers' data, application
performance, system failure recovery, and information updates as
well as how to capitalize on the various types of network
services.
During this phase, your team and your HP consultant will
identify the various deployment scenarios and available
alternatives.
What you get
* Hardware and software configuration information and networking
requirements
* Scenarios based on your company's CNM goals that let you
evaluate the deployment's effectiveness
* Estimated resources required for each deployment stage
* List of issues and risks
* Recommendations for implementing the next stage of deployment
* A presentation to clarify any issues
Summary
At Hewlett-Packard we realize that each telecommunications
organization's and service provider's CNM implementation is
different. And, with that in mind, we will be glad to provide an
appropriate quote and tailor our consulting services to suit
your specific CNM needs.
Ordering Information
The HP OpenView HARMONi products and services can help make your
organization more competitive and productive. Please contact
your local Hewlett-Packard sales office for ordering information.
Technical information in this document is subject to change
without prior notice.
Hewlett-Packard Company
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