DataMigration
tblocks.com
Intoday’s-rapidlyevolvingmarketplace,theimportanceofhavingreal-timeaccesstoaccurateandreliabledatatomakewellinformeddecisionsiscriticalforbusinesses.However,todothisrequirespresentingthisdatathoseinanintuitiveandvisualwayallowingthemtoeasilyunderstandtheirdata- givingrisetoself-servicebusinessintelligence(BI).
Whilethepromiseofself-servicebusinessintelligenceistomakethelifeofbusinessusersandITprofessionalsalikeeasierbyprovidingindependenceandagility,unfortunately,developingthesolutionwithvaryinglevelsanddegreesofcomplexitycanprovetobedifficult.Fororganizationsthatarelookingtomovetoself-servicebusinessintelligencebutarenotsurewheretostart,TechBlocksrecommendsorganizationsstartwithaBusinessIntelligenceAssessmentandImplementationPlan.
OurApproach
TechBlocksspecializesincombiningtechnologywithbusinessacumenallowingustoachievetangibleresultsthatarealignedtoessentialbusinessKPI’s.Wespecializeinbuildingsecure,flexible,andscalablecloudbasedsolutionsthatreducecostsandsignificantlyimprovebusinessproductivityforourclients.
BusinessIntelligenceAssessment&ImplementationPlan
tblocks.com
TechBlockswillconductanassessmentofthecurrentprocesses,systems,anddatamanagementwithinthecompany.Thisassessmentwillincludeamethodicalstep-by-stepapproachfordeterminingtheorganization’sBImaturitythatwillincluderecommendationsforimprovement.Inaddition,TechBlockswilldevelopaBIroadmapthatcanbeusedforadvancementofBIadoptionandthebenefitsthatmaybeachieved.
AthoroughanalysisofexistingITassetsiscompletedusingtherightassessmenttoolscoveringcostbenefitanalysis,ITinfrastructure,security,anddataenvironments.
BusinessIntelligenceAssessment
BusinessReadinessOurteamwillhostinteractiveconsultationswithkeystakeholderstodeterminebusinessprocesses,goals,opportunitiesandculturalreadinessoftheorganization.Yourbusinessreadinessassessmentwillincludeanevaluationyourorganizationsmaturitylevelsofthefollowing:
BusinessValue Compliance InformationDelivery
• EnterprisegoalsandBIalignment
• Currentchallenges/painpoints
• Keydrivers• Cost-benefitanalysis
• Datastoragesecurity• Dataquality• Datagovernance
• Reportinglocation• Usecases/userstories• Typesofusers• Usertraining• Mobileaccess
TheBIassessmentwillincludeadetailedreviewandplanforanorganizations:
1. BusinessReadiness2. ExistingInfrastructureand
ApplicationsReview3. ImplementationPath
Anygapsthathavebeenidentifiedwillbelistedwithcorrectiveaction(s)includedinthescopeofworkofyourimplementationplan.
Thebusinessreadinessportionoftheassessmentistotranslatebusinessneedsintooutcomeswithdefinedscope,usecases,targetmetrics,andprojectmilestones.
tblocks.com
ExistingInfrastructure&ApplicationsReview
TechBlockswillreviewyourexistinginfrastructureandapplications,includingasecurityandriskassessment.
Anygapsthathavebeenidentifiedwillbelistedwithcorrectiveaction(s)includedinthescopeofworkofyourimplementation plan.
DataSources Integration DataManagement ReportingandAnalytics
InformationDelivery
• Enterprise/Operational/Transactional
• Mastersources• Externalsources• Bigdata• Unstructureddata• Silodata
• Dataprofiling• Dataintegrity• Datareplication• Extract,Transform,
Load(ETL)• Enterprise
applicationintegration
• Enterpriseinformationintegration
• Enterprisedatawarehouse
• Datamarts• Workflowsand
statemanagement
• Rulesdatabase• Datasecurity• Datagovernance
• OLAP• Ad-hocquerying• Predictive
modelling• Datamining• Rulesengine• Interactive
visualization
• Enterprisewebportal
• Collaborationplatforms
• Scorecards/dashboards
• Customizedsearch
• Personalizationservices
• MicrosoftOfficeIntegration
Yoursystemsandapplicationswillbeevaluatedonthematuritylevelsofthefollowingcomponentsacrossyourentiresolutioneco-system:
Anygapsthathavebeenidentifiedwillbelistedwithcorrectiveaction(s)includedinthescopeofworkofyourimplementationplan.
tblocks.com
DeliverablesWewillprovideyouwithacompleteBIAssessmentandImplementationPlanwhichincludes:
• AclearstrategicITroadmapprovidingadefinedsetofactivitiesneededforBIreadiness• Solutionarchitectureofhowdatawillflowtothetool• Projectplan&statementofworkforimmediatenextphase• Detailedproofofconceptanduserexperience
BasedontheAssessmentReport,theremaybeaneedtorestructuredatatomakethemreadyforyourBItool.Ifthisisrequired,TechBlockswillrecommendabestpracticeapproachfortherestructuringofdata.
UponcompletionofasuccessfuldeliveryofaBIAssessmentandImplementationPlan,youwillhavetheframeworkandplanrequiredtoadvanceyourBIcapabilitieseitherwithTechBlocks,in-house,oranyothervendoryouchoose.Howeverasanincentiveforyou,anyamountspaidforaBIassessmentwillbedeductedfromyourfinalprojectcosts.
ImplementationPlan
TechBlocksretainsanagileapproachtoprojectdelivery.AssuchTechBlocksgenerallystartsimplementationwithaproofofconcept/minimalviableproduct.Thisnotonlyminimizestherisksforyou,butwillalsoallowyoutoquicklyshowcasethesolutionfromexecutivestofurtherendorsetheproject.Wewillworkwithyourteamtodetermineprojectmilestonestoensurealignmentwithyourbusinessneeds.
