Convergent Informatics

The Virtual CIO

Putting together People, Processes, Technology

Business Analysis

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Businesses are like machines. They should have no unnecessary parts and operate smoothly. Many businesses have grown organically over time, and parts that once served them well have become obsolete or wear out. Start up businesses may not know what parts they need.

Our business analyses presents the processes and information flows of your business in a clear way.

Proper business analyses shows you where to:

  • Deploy new processes: When processes are "make-do", their original purpose suffers and the new work lags. However when a process is planned, designed and implemented properly it can result in significant time and cost savings.

  • Replace unused or irrelevant processes: Tasks done "because we've always done it like that" drain energy from new business lines and ideas. Processes that once produced value are no longer returning on their investment and need to go.

  • Fit processes to right-size technologies: Install or replace inadequate or over-engineered systems with those that serve the business rather than the vendor.

  • Improve talent: Apply personnel training and skills alignment to the people bottlenecks in the organization.

  • Motivate people: When employees understand how their share of the work helps the company, they take on more ownership.

  • Discover new information: Knowledge about your customers, products, and suppliers may be tacit and hence un-shared across the organization. How many times should the business pay someone to enter the same information into different systems?

Business analysis is always tied to company goals. By showing how the day-to-day activities of the company match to goals, a solid business analyses helps you make informed decisions, invest intelligently and plan correctly.

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