Research & Development   Visual Objects,  Delphi,  Visual C,  Clipper | "C"   Microsoft Access   Networking (NT) Workstation, Server, LAN, WAN   Needs Assessment: hardware/software Needs Assessment At Xec Consulting we believe that one ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Therefore before we begin any phase of development we do a needs assessment. The goal is to provide an objective overview of the requirements at hand and present the strategies (in general terms) to be used in order to satisfy these. If a software implementation is required a brief entity relationship (ER) model will be presented in order to aid the understanding of the tasks at hand. This also helps us to arrive at a "soft" number so that you, the client, can easily understand the financial implications of the computerization desired. There is never a fee for this service and the results of the assessment is usually available in 5 working days.