Unicorn’s Professional Services Consultants assist customers, integrators, data professionals, and modelers in putting the Unicorn System™ to work. These experts facilitate in the entire process, from project scoping and requirements determination to the maintenance and support of the deployed solution. Unicorn Consultants also support the process of subsequent application integration, ensuring maximum customer confidence and satisfaction in the post-implementation usage of the Information Model.

Semantic Information Management (SIM) Methodology
An organized methodology is the key to the smooth adoption of Semantic Information Management. The 6-step list below comprises the key stages of a SIM deployment. The methodology is structured such that each stage adds value in its own right, while simultaneously progressing the enterprise towards the overall benefits of a comprehensive SIM architecture.

1. Gather Requirements
Establish the scope of the project, survey the data sources relevant to the project and capture the organization’s information requirements.

2. Collect Metadata
Catalog data assets and collect metadata relevant to the organization and its use of data.

3. Construct Information Model
Capture the desired business world-view, a comprehensive vocabulary, and business rules.

4. Rationalize (Semantics)
Capture the meaning of data by mapping to the Information Model.

5. Publish / Deploy
Share the Information Model, metadata and semantics with relevant stakeholders; customize it to their specialized needs.

6. Utilize
Create processes to ensure utilization of architecture in achieving data management, data integration and data quality.