In a rapidly-evolving global economy, enterprises rely on accurate and detailed data – available on demand – to make decisions that enable innovation and acceleration of growth and competitive advantage.
However, despite the best efforts of most organizations, the typical IT infrastructure is a complex mix of best-of-breed technologies from different vendors, home-grown applications designed to perform highly-customized processes which are difficult and costly to maintain. Technology is complemented by people who perform a series of complex manual processes - when changes are made to the technical systems, human processes must be re-engineered.
As an enterprise grows and relies more heavily on IT to help facilitate strategic objectives, the number and complexity of technologies and manual processes also grow – only making the challenge of integration even more daunting. And the challenge is further compounded by mergers and acquisitions, where an acquired firm brings “to the table” its own set of disconnected systems and processes.
The result is a hodge-podge of human and technological systems that are redundant, incomplete and prone to errors. Data about customers, shipments and financial results are hidden – locked in departmental silos. There is no “single point of truth” for financial or other data for executives to rely on. Delays or lack of information result in lost revenue opportunities and lower operating margins.
The competitive landscape in every industry is littered with organizations who have made investments in technology that went nowhere, resulting in squandered opportunity.
Our Integration Services, sometimes delivered in
conjunction with an appropriately-configured Business Integration
software solution, provide organizations relief from the business
challenges posed by multiple, disconnected technologies deployed
across an enterprise. Services can be delivered by personnel
from our consulting team, or by highly skilled integration professionals
who you bring on-board temporarily or permanently through DATASKILL
IT Staff Augmentation.
Integration Services from DATASKILL vary based on an organization’s specific set of challenges. However, we typically:
Analyze status quo in the organization.
Work with appropriate executives and managers to define key business processes and priorities.
Identify key bottlenecks, constraints, areas of misalignment, and an estimation of financial or other impact(s) on the business.
Identify the “hidden” integration challenges of an existing or proposed integrated solution (e.g., ERP or all-in-one financial software solutions) – such as manually compiled and maintained spreadsheets to generate consolidated financial reporting.
Re-engineer processes as appropriate – virtually eliminate manual processes and human intervention in complex processes that must change rapidly.
Expose data to decision-makers, and ensure that the right answer (the “single point of truth”) can always be found.
Develop documentation and models of new process flows, costs associated with each process, and best practices for gaining full advantage of improved processes.
Create
a road-map for future iterations, to accommodate changing business
conditions.
Integrating business processes end-to-end across
the company and with key partners, suppliers and customers will
enable your organization to respond with speed to customer demands,
market opportunities or external threats. Acceleration of
growth, competitive advantage and innovation all begin with integration.
