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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started

We specialise in only Calypso Software for the financial industry. All of our consultants have the business and technical experience. We only hire consultants with a minimum of five years experience. We are not a recruitment agency, and all our consultants range from Programme Management to Testers.

We adhere to the following as key processes:
  1. 1. Excellent engagement with Client and Calypso Vendor
  2. 2. Agile methodology and approach to the project
  3. 3. Onsite Consultants
  4. 4. Continuous monitor and resolving of issues and bottlenecks
  5. 5. Engagement in Workshops, steering committee and business users
  6. 6. Post Live Support
  7. 7. Continuous Training to the business and users

Yes. We have in the past and also are open for further discussions.

This is tricky, as some will tell you three months and some one year. However we have seen many fail past the deadline. Reasons are: latest functionality in upgrade not completed, customised pricers etc not upgradeable, super-ceding functionality in latest version not understood.

However for a vanilla based upgrade, 3-6 months is the norm, where an upgrade is after multiple versions, we would allow 1 year to ensure all new functionalities are compatible, tested and understood.

  1. 1. OPL (Official PL)
  2. 2. Schedule Tasks
  3. 3. Front Office Workstation
  4. 4. Task Station
  5. 5. Collateral Module

Yes we do, and this is complimentary for three days before any engagement or agreement.

Projects are priced at 3 different levels:

  1. Fixed Price. Where the business requirements and scoping is understood and complete. We will price the project based on an end date and the deliverables
  2. For an ongoing project, the pricing is based on our consultants rate card, Time and Materials
  3. SME resource required for a short period of time, to enable the client to complete the configuration, provide SME advise and delivery of training and documentation

We support the following systems for migration, upgrades, configurations and merger with Calypso or Murex:

  1. Anvil
  2. Kondor
  3. Summit

We provide the following services from start to end:

  1. Statement of Work
  2. Business Requirements
  3. Business oversight on system, demonstrations and training
  4. Project architecture and the solution
  5. Configuration of the system
  6. Development efforts for customisations
  7. Testing & QA
  8. Project Planning
  9. Front to Back Solution
  10. Delivery, and Go Live Support
  11. Ongoing Production Support

  1. Pricing Sheet
  2. CWS
  3. Workstation
  4. Portfolio Manager
  5. Compliance Module
  6. Collateral Module
  7. Hedging
  8. OPL
  9. Risk Config

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However for a vanilla based upgrade, 3-6 months is the norm, where an upgrade is after multiple versions, we would allow 1 year to ensure all new functionalities are compatible, tested and understood.

We have over 30 consultants, spread over Europe, Africa and United States