Consulting Services

Flexibility is essential for companies desiring to achieve success in today's rapidly changing, increasingly global business environment.

That is why Zicott technologies offers a variety of business models that can be used in multiple combinations to meet the evolving needs of the companies we serve. We are a full-service IT recruiting firm. A certified minority and woman-owned business, we have the capacity to meet any technical staffing need.

Our Staffing Models

Contract Services

A consultant is provided with the intent that the consultant will become an employee of the company after a certain number of months or hours or when a defined project is completed. This model allows you to fully evaluate a consultant's capabilities prior to committing to a hiring decision. With Contract-to-Hire Services, Zicott technologies and the client agree on an hourly bill rate for the contract period, the date the consultant will be converted to a regular employee of the company, a minimum number of hours the consultant must work as a Zicott technologies prior to conversion, and/or a conversion fee which is payable to Zicott technologies once the consultant is actually converted to regular employee status with the client.

Contract to Hire

For temporary project staffing requirements of any duration. Zicott technologies and the client agree on an hourly bill rate and an expected duration of the contract. Once the contract is started, Zicott technologies handles all human resource functions including payroll generation and distribution, payroll tax withholding, state and federal reporting requirements and employer related insurance administration.

Permanent Hires

Pre-screened candidates with complete background and employment check are provided to fulfill your permanent staffing needs. With Direct Hire Services, Zicott technologies and the client agree on the terms of the Direct Hire placement which typically include the fee percentage and a guarantee provision should the Consultant not work out.

Data Management & Data Analytics

A company's ability to view and interpret the massive flow of enterprise data can mean the difference in highly competitive industries.

Zicott technologies has over a decade of experience implementing Business Intelligence tools and aligning them with strategic enterprise goals. Zicott technologies's dedicated analytics teams have empowered clients across the US with the insight needed for critical decision making.

Having worked extensively with both SMB and FORTUNE 500 customers, Zicott technologies brings BI accelerators to address challenges common within a market segment. Our solutions architects will create a blue print tailored to the unique technical and business requirements of your organization, and our global delivery teams will ensure the end-to-end implementation meets the needs of all stakeholders.

Quality Assurance & Testing

Faster time to market. Tighter budgets. Businesses are faced with a lot of constraints today. But when it comes to testing, there is no room for error.

Now you can have a flexible partner that can meet your business needs and deliver the quality your end-users expect.

Zicott technologies's Quality Assurance and Testing Services helps businesses around the world reduce the time and effort in testing. Our core focus is on Industry Domain and Technology based testing. From HP, IBM to Microsoft – our expertise spans various testing tools and industries.

Application Development

Application Development Services from Zicott technologies offer the full scope of services to improve your return on IT spend.

Public and private sector organizations are increasingly reliant on their applications to deliver superior service to customers and citizens—and ultimately attain high performance. When it comes to developing new applications or maintaining existing ones, the stakes are correspondingly high. Organizations need to know how soon an application will deliver value, how stable it will be and that its maintenance costs will be minimized while changes are made quickly.

Zicott technologies offers Application Development Services that can offer the full scope of services—development, implementation and ongoing management. Our LEAD framework offers a robust and industrialized approach for both new and existing applications across a variety of platforms and technologies. We can help clients improve their return on IT spend:

Mobile Development & Testing

Zicott technologies's Mobile Development and Testing offers a comprehensive package that helps customers capitalize on the growing mobile market with our development, testing, and maintenance services.

We develop, test and maintain mobile applications for any platform including iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8, Symbian, and Linux. Upgrades in mobile OS require stringent testing standards to conform to newer form factors. Our testing services include functional testing and cross platform testing and include usability and compatibility testing, localization testing, and field testing. We test our applications across all popular mobile operating systems such as iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and Symbian. We study the critical business requirement of the client before going through the initial phases of development. Based on the requirement, we define the systems architecture and integration into existing apps. We ensure that the apps are thoroughly tested before they are submitted to major app stores. We also provide support during the entire product cycle and for regular app maintenance. We constantly improve our apps with updates and releases to ensure that they stay up to date.

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Staff Augmentation Services

The market for highly qualified IT candidates is competitive – and it isn't getting any easier.

With over 100,000 candidates and 150+ skill sets in our proprietary database, we can connect you with top IT talent to your open positions quickly.

Our IT staff augmentation team has expert knowledge in the tech industry and in your local job market to help you find the right IT professionals, whether you need them for just a few hours, a couple of months, or for the long term. With the flexibility to help organizations scale up or down depending on their workflow, we enable you to maximize your resources and leverage opportunities.

Optimize Your Hiring Process

At Zicott technologies, we help you avoid the process of writing and posting job openings, sifting through resumes and laboring through the lengthy interview process. Our IT staff augmentation services allow you to sidestep those consuming tasks and place top IT and tech professionals in the positions you need to fill – saving you time and money, while putting you in the best position to take on new business opportunities. We only submit qualified candidates who match the skill sets you require. We conduct a thorough pre-screening process and provide training materials for all candidates so they come to you with experience and knowledge, which helps decrease your business training costs.

Maintenance & Support

Zicott technologies helps software providers meet the challenge of ongoing software maintenance and support with a range of services designed to substantially lower their maintenance costs and ensure timely response and guaranteed service levels.

With teams staffed across our U.S. and Offshore Software development centers in India, Zicott technologies can serve as an extension of a client's support team, or provide turn-key, round-the-clock support services. Our staffing model, which includes a 'shadow team' able to supplement the core team as necessary, provides clients with greatly enhanced flexibility in addressing special software maintenance and support needs.

Our software maintenance and support services encompass such activities as:

Outsourced Product Development

Zicott technologies has delivered world-class Outsourced Product Development for more than 10 years.

We have been selected as the Top 20 most promising OPD companies for 2014 by SiliconIndia. We specialize in mobile, web, and cloud software applications. Additionally, our deep expertise and partnerships with Oracle, Microsoft and niche players such as Accela, among others, enable us to effectively integrate custom applications with your existing enterprise environment.

Zicott technologies's business analysis teams bring extensive industry-specific expertise to fully capture both the vision and business requirements for the software product. Our technical analysts consult with your teams to propose proven yet innovative approaches for achieving the performance, functionality and interface requirements. And Zicott technologies's UX design teams ensure the UI is intuitive and efficient for achieving business goals. Zicott technologies employs a global delivery framework named LEAD framework that provides optimal value and superior quality for our clients.

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