What we do
We address IT executives' increasing need for a reliable, high-quality
alternative to in-house resources for technology optimization, business
process digitization, systems integration, and business performance
management. By looking at business processes and applications together
in the same "layer“, we bring our clients the combined advantage
of information technology and business process improvement opportunities.
Businesses look to their IT leaders to ensure that there is value added to the organization for the investment made in technology. Senior IT leaders have never been more critical in assuring that controllership practices meet standards like that of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We offer a suite of services to ensure the most effective use of IT resources to deliver value to the enterprise and to assure the highest standard of IT controllership. Our services include the following:
| Architecture and Technology Consulting: IT strategy definition; technology investment ROI analysis; open source adoption consultation; enterprise architecture consulting; architecture assessment; technology evaluation; distributed application performance assessment and enhancement; and IT asset rationalization. |
IT Governance:
Assessment of current IT controls; creation of IT controllership
practices; Sarbanes-Oxley audit preparation; IT controls testing; remediation
of deficiencies identified during audits; project management; resource
planning; vendor/contract management; and business case development.
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Acquisition and Integration: Pre-acquisition due
diligence; inventory of existing systems and infrastructure;
evaluation of resource capabilities; risk assessment; integration
cost estimates; assessment of target company’s controllership
practices; technology rationalization; integration of target
company’s data to data warehouse; remediation of controllership
risks; and migration of acquired company to standard applications
and infrastructure |
Identity Management - Discovery and strategy (Business alignment, ROI analysis, Road map, and Product evaluation criteria) - Enterprise-wide identity and access management framework and architecture; including directory & meta-directory, user provisioning, single sign-on, self-service password management, and security audit - Implementation and integration of third-party vendor products |
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| Business Continuity Planning: Business impact analysis; contingency planning; contingency audit and assurance; risk analysis; and documentation. |