Specialist knowledge of client's business allows Cogitare to specify and develop IT solutions which, meet real business needs, are easy to use, and are easily adaptable to expected changes in requirements over time. Cogitare can:

• Review existing IT solutions such as models, simulators and databases and identify how well the existing IT solutions meet existing and future business requirements;
• Identify and review options for increasing the functionality of existing systems, buying "off-the-shelf software" or developing tailor-made applications;
• Develop requirements specifications;
• Assist clients use "off-the-shelf" software;
• Develop specialist software, models and SQL database applications.
  

Experience

Cogitare has identified, specified and developed London Underground's new IT and modelling requirements to manage the PPP Capability performance contract and improve operational performance. Examples include:

• Specification and development of a train simulator database;
• Specification of a run-time variability model;
• Specification and development of driver monitoring software: the Train Data Processor.