Gadrian and Gadrian/Pro Release 3.4, June 2007
EAI announces the release of Version 3.4 of Gadrian and Gadrian/Pro. This release is highlighted by the addition of several new analytics. Context analysis has been added to support Six Sigma ranking of processes, documents, rules and other components of the enterprise as well as determine degree of impact of change. Semantic coverage has been added to identify points of integration of support the standardizing of name in the business. Finally, the four box analytic has been added to provide a means of drawing conclusions based on analysis material and also doing simple static simulation.
This version of Gadrian also has the Mindmapper and Visio XML import feature available. In addition there are a number of minor changes to displays to improve the ease of use and increase the useful value of analysis artifacts.
The standard set of available projects listed below will continue to be provided with Version 3.4. EAI will offer a series of embedded methodologies starting with Process Analysis and Remediation (PAR) in August of 2007 followed by an Information Catalog methodology late in 2007.
Available Projects
Several of the sample projects have been revised and updated for version 3.4.
Projects developed for any previous versions are automatically converted
to 3.4 format. The current set of projects now includes:
- First Project - supporting the current version of the tutorial
- Enterprise Architecture – A core methodology and sample analysis including Zachman Framework ideas
- Business Process Management - a core starter project example
- Knowledge and Content Management - A starter project that includes some CMS requirements features
- Business Requirements Analysis – Gathering and analyzing requirements
- Chocolate Chip Cookie – A fun sample project to show of the Gadrian features
A presentation using the Chocolate Chip example is available on the Support
Materials area of this site.
Gadrian Pricing
Single copy price for Gadrian/Pro version 3.4 is $995. Volume pricing
is available. Training, support and workshops are available.
Single copy price for Gadrian version 3.4 is $495. Volume pricing
is available.
Introductory packages to both products are available that include multiple copies and start up support for special projects such as embedding methodology, mass requirements gathering and other large scale uses.
General price list is available by contacting EAI for sales inquiries
at EAI Sales.
Training
EAI provides daily rate training or classroom style training on-site in 1/2 day, one day and three day formats to train larger groups of users or get started on a project. A training section sample is available on this site.
Support
Enterprise Analytics provides support through its partner network. For knowledge
management and methodology, EAI partners with Knowledge Consultants,
Inc. www.knowledgebiz.com.
Enterprise Analytics Gadrian Version Custom CD:
Professional services organizations and individuals have considerable investment in intellectual property such as methodologies, techniques, forms and other items of knowledge they use on a client site. Many even provide books they have authored or manuals that outline specifics of the work they are doing for a client that is beyond the normal project report as relationship building device.
Enterprise Analytics, Inc. (EAI) supports this approach with a unique service. EAI provides a copy of Gadrian at no charge to professional services organizations and individuals that are interested in embedding their intellectual property in a manner to be left behind and used by their clients as a ‘value add’ feature of their services. To this end, EAI will provide a custom CD that contains Gadrian and related professional services artifacts that are of interest to the service provider for their clients. All artifacts must be in electronic form and there are limits to the quantity of artifacts and the structure of the CD contents. There is a small fee for this service that is waived if the professional services firm’s clients purchase twenty or more copies of the custom version of Gadrian. Pricing to clients is specific to each professional services firm.
The key to this relationship building is that the professional services organization uses Gadrian on their project, develops a basic Gadrian template for that type of work. EAI provides a pure user version of Gadrian that the services firm can supply to their client for a small fee. It is an excellent ‘leave behind’ that creates a degree of comfort in the client that they have the material and methods used by the consultant. EAI can also place a few selected graphics such as logos on the screens to identify the version as specific to the professional services firm.
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