PMCentral Systems - Event Information Integration (EI²)

"Intelligent Solutions to Disaster Recovery Challenges"

Solutions Deployment Method

The rapid deployment of a large and sophisticated centralized disaster management system requires a methodological approach. Our method is called Event Information Integration, also referred to as EI². 

Event Information Integration (EI²)

When a crisis strikes, the questions abound!

• What has been damaged?

• Who has been killed or injured?

• Who is taking care of ____?

• What is going on in ____?

• When will ____ be restored?

• Where was the greatest impact?

• Why is ____ taking so long?

• How much ____ have we lost?

• Government, Public Safety, the Media, Senior Management, Shareholders want to know____?

The answers to these questions, and being prepared for them drives a methodology that assumes that:

1. Information must be aggregated, analyzed and acted upon in real-time.
   

2. Event information is often geographical or can best be understood in a geographical context.
   

3. Status and reports are derived from both static and dynamic data sources, and they are in continuous change.
   

4. Correlation of data is critical to gain understanding of the ever-changing picture.
   

5. Correlation requirements vary from company to company, and across internal and external organizations. During a crisis, managing the balance and demands of both internal and external customers is essential.
   

6. Key data are used throughout an organization by different people for multiple purposes.
   

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Easy-Entry Processes

Pilot Project
In our experience the Easy-Entry process is best managed with a Preliminary Pilot Project, where a scaled-down system is deployed, customized, and rigorously tested. The Pilot Project is broken into three phases to assist the client in Disaster Recovery Preparedness. The system is physically location-independent, but it should reside in the logical center, around which revolve the common denominators required in a crisis, that are derived from multiple sources.

Phase 1 - Setup & Deployment
During Phase 1, we work with our client to gather all necessary data, prepare all necessary equipment, and finally deploy a mini-cluster of servers at the client's location to operate the system.

Phase 2 - Customization
During Phase 2, we customize the system to include such modifications as necessary to adapt and adjust the system to our client's environment.

Phase 3 - Operational Evaluation Period
During Phase 3, our client uses the system operationally and evaluates the value-added to the organization and its concerted efforts in Disaster Recovery and Preparedness. 

After the Operational Evaluation Period, we negotiate the customer-specific terms for a full system's deployment.

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Customized or Unique Solutions

Occasionally solutions may include recommendations for customized software systems from our suite of flexible Framework Application Designs. These enable rapid deployment and accurate reporting on the status of any given system, project, or network.

Solutions for Engineering

The PMCentral Systems consulting team is comprised of engineers, programmers, designers, and project managers.

We build our services around customization of our software tools for the benefit of our clients. We offer our clients consulting services for technical engineering projects with a goal of not only identifying areas of concern, but also to offer concrete solutions that will remedy the condition. The Frame is thus modified to best accommodate our client's needs and data handling requirements.

Our clients enjoy the benefit of our team's collective experience and an openness to innovative solutions that are adapted to the client's circumstances.

Solutions for Project Management

Given the background of our team, a core skill set our team is also high level management of complex engineering projects. When this skill set is linked with our Solutions Design Method, we utilize our knowledge and proprietary tools to facilitate internal communication and enable senior managers to gain a clear view of what is occurring on their project without compromising the engineering focus on the work at hand.

International Experience

Our team members are based in the United States and in Europe but have also worked extensively throughout Asia. Therefore, we retain an international outlook. In that sense, all our systems are designed to be utilized in multi-lingual environments.

Our own staff speak English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Systems we have designed have been deployed in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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