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Company Presentation

PYRAMID CONSULTING

About us


PYRAMID CONSULTING | About us

Pyramid Consulting Digital web solution provider with international quality service for an offshore development cost

Web/Internet, Mobile/SMS & Multimedia Applications Founded in 1999 in Brussels, Belgium Over 10 years of experience 300 people in Europe, America & Asia Builds strong partnerships with leading International Digital Agencies

Pyramid Consulting Vietnam Pyramid Consulting’s Production Centre Establish in 2000

Company : Introduction



1999 : Founded by David Dzialowski & Ofir Ejnes

2000 : Opening of the Vietnam development Center

2001 : First major deal with a Top 10 agency

Vietnam: 34 staff members

2002: Partnership with a major Belgian agency


2004 : New partners in France and Belgium; partnership deal with a major US wireless player


2007 : Staff in Vietnam grows to 120 and at the head office in Belgium, to 11

2008 : New partnerships with big agencies; set up of a new dedicated team


2009 : Agreement with new partners, agencies and start-ups


2010 : Set up of new dedicated teams for agencies and start-ups

Company : History & Milestones



Company : Top Management Team

David DzialowskiPresident

Ofir EjnesChief Executive Officer

Give me a challenge

Trieu, Nguyen HaiChief Operating Officer

Gilbert SulonChief Technology Officer

“Want to Succeed? Take the Lead“

Take a Lead

“Give me a Challenge!”

“Smarter, Better, Faster”

“Nothing is impossible”

“Never stop”

Renaud HamelinCommercial & Liaison Director

Martin PapyProduction Director

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Organizational Chart



PYRAMID CONSULTING

Skills


PYRAMID CONSULTING | Skills

We master all the major technologies that a Digital Agency may request

High expertise level From banners to complex technical platform

305 resources spread out among different technologies Php : 41 Java : 39 .Net : 37 Front End and Design: 62 Mobile : 28 R&D : 19 QC QA : 31 Management and support : 48

One-Stop Shop



HTML : XHTML, HTML 5, standards W3C, WCAG/WAI, SEO, …

Javascript : Major Frameworks, Jquery, Mootools, ExtJs, …

Flash animation, banners : EyeBlaster, Point Roll, DartMotiv, ...

Flash – development : AS3, framework MVC (PureMVC based), Flex, Papervision 3D, Red5 & FMS…

Front Office and Design



Microsoft-based (.NET) ASP.NET C#, AJAX, Web service, ADO.NET & XML.NET N-tier architecture, Transactional database queries, Simple OR Mapping, Data access layer Frameworks: Lucene.Net, Log4net, Nhibernate, MS Build, Nfop, NUnit , Nvelocity, Spring.Net, UrlRewrite, YUI

CMS: Umbraco, Kentico, Ektron, Kooboo, Sharepoint, Community server, MS CMS… Java

JSP/Servlet (with J2SE or J2EE/EJB), JDBC, SWING, SWT Frameworks: MVC model, Hibernate, JPA, Spring, Struts1, Struts2, Tapestry, Spring MVC, Velocity, Freemaker,n Lucene full text Search, Hibernate search

XML web service, XML, XSLT, SAX.. CMS: Magnolia, OpenCMS, Alfresco, Interwoven, Elastic Path (eCommerce)

Php PHP/MySQL, PL/SQL Frameworks: Zend, CakePHP (Active Record, MVC, Ruby on rail), Symfony, CodeIgniter CMS: Joomla, Drupal, Silverstripe, ModX, Wordpress, OSCommerce, Joomla+ Virtue Mart, Zend Cart, Magento, Typo3

Mobile Iphone/Ipad SDK4, Android, Blackberry, MS mobile 7, Symbian, Palm, HTML 5/CSS3 Frameworks: TouchXML, Cocos2D, Unity3D, JUI, ExtJs Touch, JSON framework…

Back Office


PYRAMID CONSULTING | Skills & Technologies

Mobile iPhone iPad SDK4 Android Blackberry MS mobile 7 Symbian Palm

HTML 5/CSS3 Frameworks: TouchXML, Cocos2D, Unity3D, JUI, ExtJs Touch, JSON framework…

Technologies – Mobile



PYRAMID CONSULTING

Why are we different?


PYRAMID CONSULTING | Why are we different?

Exclusively serving the largest digital agencies, since 1999 (first in the world to focus on this segment)

Our founders come from the digital sector for the web (Management of McCann Digital Belgium During 3 years)

In that sector, the only offshore platform with an international base

Big experience in Web Digital Sector




Markets

Offices



Vietnam offshore production Result of a long market study Vietnam represents a unique combination of cost control in the long term and quality of resources Strategy recognized by the award from AC Nielsen

Pyco offices: In major markets (EU, US, APAC)

Strategic Location



Publicis Modem US

Definition 6 US

Examples of recent partnerships with agencies

Request for Quote (RFQ) launch in 2008. Pyramid Consulting awarded the contract deal Our solution

Dedicated core-team + floating resources Expert Onshore Program Manager on site.

Integrated interactive agency, in USA. In search for a solution for offshore production adapted to an agency Our solution:

Dedicated core-team for multi-technology F.O. Current deployment of a full team.



15% of our resources are invested in R&D Partnership with several startups

Selected for their advanced technology To increase our own knowledge

NXTM Ex-executives of MTV have founded a startup that is revolutionizing the world of music and digital assets management of artists

Provide a very sophisticated real time popularity index

Bonus to teams for each publicized research project

Monthly implementation of Proof Of Concept and case studies, shared with our agency partners

R&D Strategy



Our business is very specific Process: not purely IT and not purely design No existing model meets our organizational needs CMMi (Capability Maturity Model Integration)

Useful for documentation Too heavy and inflexible for our clients Unsuitable for change requests management

Pyramid has established its own process Based on AGILE Combined with CMMi and Best Practices

Consistent evolution over 10 years Support from 6 engineers

Whom monitor the use of internal processes Whom improve these processes

10 years of collaboration with the agencies : Best Practices

An unique methodolgy



After 2 years of studies on management tools based on best ones on the market and on their customizability, our CTO (ex-consultant from E&Y) has integrated our methodology to improve the interaction between agencies & Pyramid. Powerful infrastructure based on two headlights tools, plus a series of satellite systems.

Tools/Methodology integration



Tools/Methodology integration

Powerful tools for Facilitate the management, monitoring and collaboration Integrated in an unique architecture

Project Insight: Project Managment

JIRA: Q&A Quality Management Change Control

Banner Publishing System (created by Pyco) : Management Presentation and follow-up banners

FTP Service: Files transfert

SVN : Code repository.

Easier for client Information:

Centralized and integrated Daily updated Online avaibility

Single Sign-On (SSO) customizable Tools and workflows

API et SDK Enables integration with customer infrastructure



Specific model in industry of offshore outsourcing:2 levels for project management

Onshore management

CLIENT

Offshore Production

Onshore Management

Onshore Management : Single Contact Main Hub Same language and culture as client Easier communication Quality Guarantee Advices and solutions



Different type of Onshore management ; depends on client case Mixed solutions possible

Onshore Producer Main Contact Supervises Program Managers Commercial relations Advises & supports

Onshore Program Manager (PGM) on/near site Supervises the projects Quality guarantee + commitment respected Communication + transparency + understanding Advantages: Quick reaction + customer proximity

Offshore Program Manager (PGM) ExpatriateOffshore Expatriate on production site Supervises the projects Quality guarantee + commitment respected Communication + transparency + understanding Advantage: Close proximity to production team proximity

Our difference : Onshore Management



METHODOLOGY Agency Oriented Methodology


METHODOLOGY | Agencies Oriented Methodology

6 steps for the project production

Project’s life cycle

Step 1 : User requirements, scope Estimation

Step 3 : Production / implementation

Step 2 : Specifications

Step 4 : Tests and qualification

Step 5 : Delivery

Step 6 : Corrective Maintenance


METHODOLOGY | Agencies Oriented Methodology

Project’s life cycle : Website study caseRequiremen

tsSpecification

sQualificatio

nDelivery

Goals

Needs

Constraints

Detailed features

User cases

Technical architecture

CDM / PDM

Frameworks

Design

HTML Templates

Implementation

Tests

Qualification

Integration of tests contents

Deployment

Website Online

Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive producer• Project manager• Production director• Technical director• Business Analyst

Client:• Follow-up committee

Client deliverables

• HTML templates• Application beta released• Tests Plan and report

Client deliverables

• Release Candidate• Qualification acceptance testing

Client deliverables

• Final release• Deployment plan• Installation guide• Sources

Client deliverables

•Detailed quotation

Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive Producer• Project manager• Web designer• Production director• Technical director• Architect • Development engineer


Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive producer• Producer Director• Project manager• Web designer• Graphic designer• Technical director• Development engineer• HTML integrators• Quality Engineer• Testers


Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive producer• Project manager• Technical Director• Development engineer

Client:• Follow-up committee• Webmaster

Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive producer• Project manager• Development engineer

Client:• Follow-up committee • Webmaster• Administrator

Production

Client deliverables

• Functional specifications• Technical specifications• Planning

Documents de travail

•Story-boards• wireframes•JIRA : Questions/Answers

Maintain

Adjustment and Stabilization

Client deliverables

• Fixed release• Updating scripts• Guideline updated• Close report

Stakeholders

Pyco:• Executive producer• Project manager• Development engineer

Client:• Follow-up committee• Webmaster• Administrator



Contact us


David DZIALOWSKIPresidentMobile : +84 9 73 73 02 02 / +32 4 75 81 31 13 Email : [email protected]

Renaud HAMELINLiaison & Commercial Director Mobile : +84 9 72 16 84 77 / +84 9 38 53 61 83Email : [email protected]

Nathan Rogers – US MarketExecutive ProducerMobile : 415.518.5299Email : [email protected]

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