Canavan Associates began in 2003 as a specialized management information systems and education company. Initially working with social service providers, Canavan Associates managed implementations of data systems that were primarily used by homeless shelters to assist in the comprehension and measuring of homelessness. Managing director, David Canavan leveraged his national contacts developed over several years at the McCormack Institute to launch the company. As a systems administrator for their statewide homeless management information system he managed a data system that demanded high integrity, high availability, and confidentiality.

In 2004 Canavan Associates expanded its services to include evaluation and education. Along with Abt Associates, the QED Group, and others, the National HMIS Technical Assistance Project successfully evaluated over 300 communities' implementations of large data systems. The data from this project was included in the Department of Housing and Urban Development March 2005 Report to the United States Congress. Canavan Associates continues to be an authorized National HMIS TA Provider.

2005 brings the acceptance of Canavan Associates into the David Lynas Consulting Group. DLCG offers clients "leading edge advice from the world's elite information security consultants." This partnership recognizes Canavan Associates' work developing information security resources nationally in the US. It also launches Canavan Associates' first international project.

Canavan Associates provides professional services to the non-profit, government, and private sectors. Through experienced application of best practices learned from project planning and management, Canavan Associates successfully manages tools and resources to complete projects on time, on budget- fulfilling expectations.

Our consultants have developed expertise in maximizing the unique intersection of policymakers, system implementers, and end users to implement systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders. Whether your project is a new website, a secure wireless network, a study of municipal resources, or a multimillion dollar data collection system, we have created, managed, analyzed or implemented it.

Canavan Associates also provides technical assistance and training to communities that are implementing Homeless Management Information Systems.

Canavan Associates strives to inform our clients of best practices in the field. Our associates are proud to publish resources to support your work. Presentation slides in PowerPoint, a free PowerPoint Viewer is available for PC or Mac. Articles are in PDF, a free PDF viewer is available for PC or Mac.

ARTICLES
Public Access Control: Community Strategies for Implementation
David Canavan - Canavan Associates
Download Article | Published on 07 September 2007

PRESENTATIONS
Current Issues in Maintaining a Secure System: PKI Options, Cryptography and Current Threats
David Canavan - Canavan Associates, and David A. Crist - Permovio, Inc.
Download Slides | Presented on 18 September 2006
Uses of HMIS to Support Disaster Operations and Recovery: Lessons Learned from Katrina/Rita
Brian Sokol, Abt Associates, David Talbot, DSI Inc., and Fran Ledger, Canavan Associates
Download Slides | Presented on 18 September 2006
Implementing Security Requirements in the Final Notice
David Canavan, Canavan Associates; David Crist, Permovio
Download Slides | Presented on 13 September 2005
Introduction to System Administration
Abram Hillson, David Canavan, Victoria Freeman
Download Slides | Presented on 13 September 2005

Our associates have developed expertise in maximizing the unique intersection of policymakers, system implementers, and end users to implement systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders. Whether your project is a new website, a secure wireless network, a study of municipal resources, or a multimillion dollar data collection system, we have created, managed, analyzed or implemented it.

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David Canavan / Managing Director
Fran Ledger / Senior Associate

Alisa West Cahill / Staff Associate

EMAIL | PHONE 617.542.1697 | ADDRESS 43 Winter Street #4, Boston, MA 02108