All our projects and services follow the values, principles and practices of agile development methodologies; Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP), Crystal and Feature Driven Development (FDD) (collectively known as Agile Project Management). As a result all our projects are highly successful, general exceeding the expectations of our clients.

Working with KENOVA is a pleasurable experience because deadlines and milestones are always met, value is delivered and the quality is high. And with operations split between the US and India, our prices to be highly competitive.

Web and Software Development
Using a distributed model our team is based on talent from around the globe enabling us to provide world class service at very competitive rates. All management and interactions are maintained in the country contracting the work, thus avoiding the "cultural communication gap". For example, all customer interaction and project management for US projects are performed by US based personnel.

Our services focus on delivering value to the customer by welcoming changes, not fighting them. No one knows all the twists and turns ahead at the beginning of any IT project, so our project management is designed to Envision [the project] with the client, Speculate what the project will entail, Explore the various options and Adapt to feedback and new ideas. Our expertise enables us to do this while maintaining focus on value, budgets and time-lines.

We deliver project transparency and foster a true partnership with the client from the start to the end of the project, so there are NO surprises. The client is involved through the entire process providing insight, feedback and priorities.

Project Management Outsourcing
We specialize in agile and lean project management methodologies (collectively known as Agile Project Management) which were specifically designed for hard to predict and complex projects, such as Web and software development projects.

We offer of suite of services to address the varying level of project management need. Our auditing service identifies the level of need regarding our services. We provide training to teach agile development methodologies, and you can have us run your projects while you're getting up to speed with Agile Project Management. And finally we keep you on the right track with coaching.

Auditing
This is a very useful and cost effective service for determining how agile your project management practices really are and thus determine if you are getting the full benefits of the agile software development methodologies; Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Crystal and FDD (Feature Driven Development).

Through interviews with the members of the project community we will analyze your current project management practices and deliver a report with observations, suggestions and recommendations for change. This is usually a 2 day process that is generally performed remotely.

Training
For agile software development to work, each member of the project community must fully understand the role they play. They must also be aware of the role the other members play. Thus, training is essential for effective agile software development projects. We provide an orientation course for all members of the project community, including project sponsors and stakeholders. For the players actually involved in the project (aka, the pigs as they're referred to in Scrum), we provide additional training, so they know how to execute an agile development project effectively.

Outsourcing
With our outsourcing service we run your projects. Using our proprietary collaborative agile project management software we run your projects remotely. You can hire us to run all your projects so you don't have to keep an agile project manager on staff or you can hire us to run a few projects while you bring your own agile project manager(s) up to speed.

Coaching
The objective of our coaching service is to provide you with a low cost agile project manager to monitor and oversee your projects to make sure you are keeping "things" agile and not straying off-track or falling back into old habits.

Distributed / Off-Shore Development
If you are looking to set up an off-shore development team we can help you do it. We've been running distributed teams for over 15 years and have got it down to a science. Using our collaboration system we can help you achieve 24 hour development operations.

Business Analysis and Visionary Services
We have over 20 years of Web and software development experience with 1000's of successful projects under our belts, making us highly experienced in business analysis. We turn your problems into competitive advantages, i.e., if you are having the problem it's likely your competitor is too. So let us apply our experience and project management expertise to your business needs and take your operations to the "next level" or beyond.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
If you expect to get sales leads from your website, it better be optimized for search engines! Without SEO you have a slim chance of being found by Google, MSN, Yahoo or any other search engine. Well, you may be found, but they will put you on page 332. We would rather see you on page 1.

We work with you to identify the best search key words / phrases for your business / website. We will provide you with a report of your search engine rankings for your chosen key words / phrases and make the recommendations for website optimization. If you prefer we will also apply the changes to your site. We'll follow up with regular search engine ranking reports so you can monitor the improvements as we continue to work for you. Although complete optimization may take a year, you will usually see improvements in months.

SEO WARNING! We have been optimizing websites for over 6 years with amazing success and we agree that it is possible to achieve very high search engine placement in a short period of time. The techniques, however, that can achieve rapid-high-rankings are often the same techniques that can get your domain blacklisted by the search engines. So watch out for offers by other SEO providers! It's like everything else in this world, you just don't get something for nothing. The fix-it-quick boys are more interested in your money than your success. At KENOVA, however, we want you as a customer for life.