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Maximise the business benefit from IT investment

  • Is your business "working round" an ageing IT/ERP system?
  • Would it benefit from more streamlined processes and improved management information?
  • Are you currently reviewing your IT / ERP options?
  • Are you struggling to justify the cost of replacement or determine the likely benefits from a new system?

If you can answer "yes" to any of the above questions, or are planning to review your IT/ERP options, then we can help you.

To remain competitive companies need to maximise the use of the information available to them particularly the elements within your own company.

Modern information systems are both flexible and fully functional but choosing the right one and then implementing correctly is difficult. This has led to the statistic that over 75% of companies do not reap the benefit of their investment.

Therefore, making the decision to invest in a new business system is a critical decision - possibly the important decision your company will make in the next 5-10 years.

As a result, many organisations put off making this decision due to past experiences of failed systems implementations and through being unable to quantify the benefits to the business (only the costs!).

Through our proven, interactive, independent approach we firstly look at establishing a strategic vision for your organisation, then at how this can be achieved through a combination of internal process improvements and/or systems changes.

We can then help you identify the potential benefits to the business from these changes, which can be used to determine the most appropriate route forward for your business.

For example, we could help you to help you get more out of your existing system, to determine the most appropriate upgrade/migration route or to develop a requirements specification for a new system.

Our services include:

+ Systems Health Check
We can conduct a business health check on your existing systems to see where performance could be improved. Click here to find out about more our systems healthcheck.

+ Business & Strategy Planning
We facilitate you in developing a strategy for the future of your business and then ensure that your systems needs for delivering that strategy are identified.

+ User Requirements Specification
We help you develop a detailed User Requirements Specification against which to judge tenders and systems.

+ Supplier Tendering & Selection

We manage the entire tendering process for you:
+ ITT development
+ Establishing long-list of potential suppliers
+ Fielding vendor responses
+ Developing short-list of recommended vendors
+ Arranging site visits and vendor presentations

+ Contract Analysis & Negotiation
Using our experience we review all quotations and ensure that our clients get the best price possible, only pay for what they need and aren't subject to nasty surprises!

+ Business Process Re-engineering
Through our interactive workshops we help you to review and re-design your processes quickly and efficiently.

+ Project Management
We act as project managers during the implementation and configuration phase, taking the responsibility for managing vendor delivery and training of staff so that you can avoid the common pitfalls and have a workable system within the timescales we agree.

+ On-going Support Systems
Once implemented, we can help you design and implement suitable on-going support systems including an appropriately designed IT infrastructure.

+ Mentoring & Support
We will mentor and support you, based on our experience, knowledge and independence, in deciding which systems will meet your requirements and enable you to get near to both best practice and process efficiency.

We are independent of any systems provider, and so help you make a decision that best meets your need rather than making you fit round the system on offer.

To find out how we can help your business release the potential from IT, please call Grenville Allman on 01295 690573 or click here and complete our contact form and we will be happy to contact you.

Case Studies
+ (BMW Group) Swindon Pressings
+ A leading electronics manufacturer
+ Clyde Materials Handling
+ Hodge Equity Release
+ Robinson Healthcare

We were also recently asked to contribute to Manufacturing Computer Solutions recent "Guide to Selecting and Implementing ERP".
Click here to download the article.

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allman horrocks consulting: Strategic Consultants
Oxbow Farm, Avon Dassett, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2AQ
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© Allman Horrocks Consulting Ltd. 2006. All rights reserved.
Brian Wright, Clyde Materials Handling
The process was one of informed choice allowing Clyde to understand the important features of the new business system which will facilitate growth.
Brian Wright
Joint MD
Clyde Materials Handling
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