e-Business & Internet Strategy Consulting
Identifying
Needs, Defining Objectives
Every business is unique, and each faces it own set of challenges
and opportunities. While virtually any business can benefit from
implementing an Internet Strategy in some form, the challenge lies
in determining an effective approach that can deliver real business
benefit – in other words, having a sound business case for
e-Business investment.
The consulting process starts by understanding
your business and its key drivers for success, identifying and prioritising your needs and then helping you to define your objectives clearly
and in measurable terms.
Investigating Requirements,
Understanding the Impact
With a clear understanding of your objectives, we can begin to determine the
requirements for achieving those objectives. What changes can be made and how?
What impact will those changes have on business processes?
Internet-enabling your business can have far-reaching
affects but very often the impact on users is not fully considered.
An important part of the consulting process is to identify all stakeholders
and encourage participation in determining requirements. Not only
will this increase buy-in, it will also ensure that the end result
is a solution that is fully supported – an important requirement
for achieving ROI.
Developing Options, Making
Recommendations
There may be a number of different options available when it comes to Internet-enabling
your business, all of which need careful consideration. Factors such as technology contraints and compatibility with existing systems, upgradeability, ease
of adoption,
ongoing support and total cost of ownership, influence the decision making
process.
Part of the role of consulting is to consider all
of these factors in a way that makes business sense and then recommend
the best course of action.
Producing a sound e-Business
Strategy
The objective is to create a plan that clearly defines the what, why and how,
and gives an indication of the costs involved. This plan is an essential requirement
for your investment appraisal, helping you to balance the total
costs (initial, operational and maintenance) against expected benefits over a
period of time.
Delivering Solutions
A sound e-Business strategy can provide the basis for a clear project mandate
but it doesn’t guarantee delivery. The effective implementation of your
e-Business strategy is vital. Helping you to choose the
right vendors and manage
the various relationships; managing risk and changes to your organisation using
sound project management
principles. These are just some of the ways that Akivo
can assist you to deliver real e-Business benefit.
Contact Akivo
today to discuss your e-Business needs.
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