How we can help

  • keyboard_arrow_downIT Department Strategy

    We can help establish meaningful strategies, governance structures and plans for an IT department to strategically align with the business groups it supports, and continue to deliver on expectations.
  • keyboard_arrow_downIT Portfolio Planning

    We can help evaluate a portfolio of IT systems or projects, identify opportunities for rationalization, and develop priorities for investments.
  • keyboard_arrow_downTechnology Vision & Strategy

    We can help develop a vision, strategy and plan for new or emerging technologies, and describe how they relate to specific business capabilities and priorities of the organization.
  • keyboard_arrow_downSystem Replacement Planning

    We can rapidly evaluate one or more IT systems, identify gaps, recommend options and put together estimates and plans for improvement or replacement.
  • keyboard_arrow_downBusiness Requirements & Design

    Availability of time for business users to participate in IT projects can sometimes become a challenge. Our business analysts can help reduce this dependency by assisting business users on project activities such as documentation of business processes, gathering and review of systems requirements, evaluation of software offerings, and review of solution designs.
  • keyboard_arrow_downProject Reviews

    We can conduct independent health reviews on IT projects at various stages of the project life-cycle, and provide meaningful recommendations and guidance for improvement.

Featured Projects

  • keyboard_arrow_rightIT Department Strategic Plan
    This was a project we delivered for the IT management team of an energy company.

    The output of the project was a 3-year IT department strategy. The main drivers were to develop an operating model for better alignment of IT with business teams, and to develop a clear direction on technology and systems for the future.

    As part of the project, several strategies were developed, along with an implementation plan with milestones, performance metrics, and accountabilities for execution.

    The outputs of the exercise were summarized and packaged for communication at various levels within the organization.
  • keyboard_arrow_rightApplications Portfolio Plan
    This was a project we delivered for an IT organization that supported multiple lines of business within an enterprise.

    The outputs of the project were a rationalized portfolio of IT systems, guiding principles, a visual map of all systems, and a roadmap to get there.

    The two main drivers were to identify IT capital investments needed over a 5-year term, and to find opportunities to reduce annual O&M expenditures.

    As part of the project, over 120 business systems were analyzed. Based on guiding principles, costs and other factors, recommendations were made to either sustain, consolidate, improve or replace individual systems.
  • keyboard_arrow_rightOperations Systems Roadmap
    This was a project we delivered for the IT and Operations departments of a utility company.

    The output of the project was a clear vision and roadmap for evolving the portfolio of IT systems that were used to manage core business operations. The drivers were to enable evolving business strategies, drive cost efficiencies, and provide clear direction to make decisions on future IT investments.

    As part of this project we worked with a wide group of people, representing different parts of our client's business operations. The complexity was in articulating how technology strategies enabled some of the operating strategies of various business departments.
  • keyboard_arrow_rightLegacy ERP Replacement Plan
    This was a project we delivered for a mid-sized energy distribution utility company.

    The output was essentially a business case for the replacement of the legacy CIS system.

    As part of the project. we worked with the Customer Care and IT departments of the organization to assess the gaps in their legacy CIS and CRM systems, establish future requirements, compare replace versus upgrade options, and put together an implementation plan and estimate for replacement.
  • keyboard_arrow_rightDSM/CRM Systems Requirements
    This was a project we delivered for the energy conservation department of a utility company.

    The output was a set of business requirements for a new system to support the sales and delivery of energy management programs, accompanied by a set of test scenarios to assess offerings from software vendors.

    The project involved working with various groups of business users to capture requirements and test scenarios for the system. This documentation was used within thr RFP process to assess various software vendor offerings.
  • keyboard_arrow_rightERP Project Risk Review
    This was an independent risk review we conducted of a large project that involved replacement of an ERP system.

    The review identified gaps, risks and other issues, and suggested recommendations for improvement to the executive project sponsor on project strategy, planning and execution.

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