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In order to keep our "On Time, Under Budget, Positive Cash Flow" pledge, we:
- Prepare Requirements Definitions "up front" in order to establish how technology will support our clients' competitive strategy;
- Analyze Business Processes before automating them, in order to ensure that they are effective in supporting our clients' strategy and that they operate efficiently as well (automating flawed business practices will make matters worse, not better);
- Conduct a Cost-Benefit Analysis in order to determine how new technology will reduce operating expenses and pay for itself;
- Select Truly Enabling Technologies (hardware and software) which are compatible with our clients' business strategy and operations;
- Drive down technology costs by means of Competitive Bidding (supply chain companies frequently purchase technology based upon price, bypassing steps 1 - 4, and then incur open-ended expenses trying to "make it fit");
- Apply Parallel Planning, rather than Sequential Planning, to the phases of our technology projects in order to shorten the timeline;
- Combine Complementary Activities, such as System Testing, User Training, and sometimes even Documentation, in order to shorten the timeline even further;
- Employ Prototypes of plans, templates, and designs which have been proven successful during past projects (see Materials).
The following illustration presents our strategy in the form of a diagram:
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