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IT Consulting
Services
ACTS Corporation's consulting services provide clients with the expertise they are looking for to successfully formulate and implement their IT strategies. Our services span from planning a new data center to consulting on multiple platforms and respective software products. ACTS works to understand each government agency's unique needs, then finds the products and services best suited to address those needs. In every engagement, we are also committed to help our clients become less dependent on consultants. Since our founding in 1981, we have established an impressive track record of helping our clients successfully deploy Information Technology (IT) solutions. In the IT Services arena, we offer research, planning, and implementation services in a number of different areas, including:
Mastering IT
Mastering IT is an online training series of over 200 topics that enables
IT professionals to deal more effectively and confidently with the diversity
and breadth of technology used in the enterprise-computing environment.
The training is designed for newcomers to IT, as well as established IT
professionals, wanting to reinforce or expand their knowledge base. The
goal of the series is for participants to understand the purpose of a
variety of technologies, the context in which each is used, and then be
able to speak intelligently with co-workers and vendors about the technologies.
Online training is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, and is even accessbile from your smart phone. To learn more about
the Mastering IT curriculum, or to order for your agency,
click here to visit x4edu.com Satisfaction Surveys With ACTS's SurveyManager
(link) product, government agencies can conduct a variety of online surveys,
saving the time and cost of mail surveys. Its many uses for government
agencies include employee surveys, customer satisfaction surveys, and
departmental service evaluations. The benefits of SurveyManager include: · Increase
in Response Rate · Decrease
in Staff Time · Quick Turnaround
· Tight Security · Cost Savings · Flexibility · Global Application · Sophisticated
Reporting and Data Analysis Testing Services With ACTS Corporation's
TestManager (link), it is easy to conduct customized quizzes, tests, and
certification exams. Government agencies will find TestManager an invaluable
tool for uses such as skill testing, aptitude batteries, training assessments,
and certification examinations. TestManager takes you every step of the
way from the creation of questions, administering the exam, scoring, through
providing a variety of reports on both the test takers and test questions.
Government agencies can license one or more copies of TestManager or may
purchase a la carte services as listed below. Paper-and-Pencil Administration Clients can use the
advanced applications of ACTS' TestManager (link) software to administer
their paper-and-pencil examinations. This allows clients to take advantage
of the software's features without having to convert to an online testing.
These include: · Sophisticated
reporting for test and item analysis ACTS can arrange for
proctors, customize answer sheets, print and track examination materials,
ensure secure storage and shipment of exam materials, and verify candidate
identification, saving both time and money. Online Testing With ACTS' TestManager
(link) software, non-technical professionals can create sophisticated
exams where questions and answers can include graphics, audio, and video.
ACTS can provide you with the robust, feature-rich qualities of TestManager
and the security of proctored exam sites in any city across the US and
Canada, or in major cities in 14 other countries. Scoring and Analysis ACTS produces diagnostic
score reports outlining the performance of each candidate. This allows
candidates to evaluate how well they did on each section of the exam for
future study efforts. In addition, a report is generated detailing the
pool of candidates' responses to each question. The client can then assess
the effectiveness of each test question on an ongoing basis and determine
if questions need to be updated or replaced. Examination Development With our team of experienced
psychometricians, ACTS can help organizations create a reliable examination
that accurately measures the knowledge and skill sets of any profession.
Our professionals will take you every step of the way including: · Job/task
analysis and role delineation studies Item Banking ACTS' secure server
can house your agency's item bank. For each item, we will create a unique
code and store important information such as the validation data, a reference,
and question history. Exam Consultation Our professional psychometricians
have a wealth of experience with credentialing, and are committed to improving
our clients' certification programs. They are available to assist your
organization with any aspect of the test development and evaluation process. Education In partnership with
your subject matter experts, ACTS' educational consultants can assist
you with the development of courses and training materials. Our consultants
have a wealth of experience designing educational programs for the government.
We can plan seminars, hands-on training programs, workshops, and leadership
retreats to meet the unique needs of your government agency. Distance Learning ACT provides a wide
range of multimedia services (link). Our customized multimedia computer-based
training options enhance, and in some cases replace, existing training
delivery systems. Formats include CD-ROM, web-based training, hybrid CD-ROM/web-based
application, Intranet, or floppy disk. Web Services Web Services (link)
ACTS Corporation can design and implement your agency's web site according
to your unique needs and budgetary limits. Our emphasis is on website
security, performance, availability, appearance, and value. ACTS will
help your agency stay on the competitive edge, and can add such features
to your site such as a archiving, 3-D imaging, advanced search engines,
and audio and/or video clips. |