Benefits:

 

 

Each session is unique.
We create the actual session agenda
together with you based on your business needs.
The selection of the deliverables is a pre-session activity.

 

 
 
 
Create high-level process model of the business area
Identify mission critical application functions
Overlay organizational chart on the process model
Define process and interface ownership
List all internal and external interfaces
Revisit open issue, assumption and question lists
Assign post-session tasks and schedule post-session meeting
Define business problems and opportunities
Level process models
Evaluate impact of emerging technologies
Prioritize strategic projects
Create high-level existing system process model
Collect, analyze and document known system problems
Determine problem causes based on process models
Define benefits of solving problems
Define project objective
Evaluate existing system for "Quick Fixes"
Create function statements for identified processes
Populate data stores with required data elements
Define functional control data
Evaluate organizational standards and guidelines
Identify system-level control functions and data
Evaluate potential project scopes
Define first-cut project scopes and initial estimates
 
 
 
  Scope statements and diagrams clearly delineate the business areas to be analyzed.
High-level process models show business functions performed by organizational units and the internal and external information flows they produce and need.
Business function/system matrixes relate applications or automated functions to business functions.
Workflow diagrams indicate how complex manual procedures need to operate to accomplish defined goals.
List of assumptions that define the baseline against which each deliverable was established. If the baseline is changed, the validity of the other deliverables is at best questionable.
Post-session task assignments define the actions that individuals have to do to clarify open questions or resolve open issues.
Problem/opportunity statements define what the organization has to address.
Critical success factors identify information needs and systems that are critical for organizational success.
Strategic systems visions select information systems within the organization that provide or enhance a competitive advantage.
A synopsis contains a short overview of the results of the entire session for the management review
The project objective relates this project to strategic corporate goals.
Cross-references relate problems to symptoms.
Current system process models are overlaid with problem statements and project scope.
Quick Fixes are recommended short term, stopgap solutions based on the evaluation of the existing situation.
Open issues are unanswered questions and issues that must be resolved before continuing with the project.