IT Consulting A smart company concentrates on its core business competency and leaves other tasks to those with specific expertise. Let the specialists at Sun Baruzh Co., Ltd. save your company valuable time with expert technology consulting. Our consulting staff will help smooth your transition to today's technologies. We have the knowledge and talent to produce reusable and maintainable solutions using object-oriented analysis and design, database development and sound software engineering principles. We offer consulting, training and project management in all aspects of technology. By using our consulting services for your information technology requirements, you free up internal resources, lower your operating costs, and raise your operating efficiency. Strategic IT Planning - Consulting Programs Providing you with the advice and support you need now. Leaving you with the methodologies, tools and know-how to guide you in the future. Within the strategic IT planning field, we offer two different service options. This segmentation allows you to select the option that best suits your organization's needs. Read below to learn how Sun Baruzh Co., Ltd. can help you plan an IT department that is strategically aligned with your organization’s overall business objectives. 1) Project Prioritization Do you have too many projects to manage simultaneously? Are you working with limited resources and budget? Do your projects get cancelled due to changing priorities? You are not alone. Baruzh’s Strategic IT planning experts can help you work through these common dilemmas. Key activities include: Review existing IT projects • Customize project classification criteria • Understand alignment of projects to business plan and strategic objectives • Objectively quantify benefits, costs, and return on investment Determine if projects should be cancelled or continued • Facilitate a session with business owners to prioritize projects • Determine IT capabilities and capacity, and potential outsourced resources • Develop lists of "must do" projects and "must cancel" projects • Create action plan to address remaining projects in the grey area Create a summary report • Communicate results across the organization and to specific stakeholder groups Results: • IT efforts will be aligned with organizational goals and priorities • The IT team will be brought closer to its user community and project sponsorship groups • Priorities will be clearly defined and resources allocated appropriately • Project classification and prioritization capabilities will be developed and can be used to evaluate future projects. 2) Strategic IT Planning & Governance Model A solid plan for your IT department is fundamental. You can't meet your organization's goals if they aren't tied to your department's projects and objectives. For many IT decision-makers the amount of time it takes to develop such a plan, and the unknown process required to complete it, makes strategic IT planning a daunting task. Our Consultants will work with you to analyze your current situation, determine your future objectives, and to create a thorough and detailed strategic IT plan. This plan will then become your future roadmap to achieve both your departmental and business goals. Key activities include: Provide our step-by-step Best Practices Methodology. Facilitate sessions and/or conduct interviews at your site, including: • Conduct "kick-off" session to review the project scope, objectives, deliverables, team members, and roles • Identify the organization's current state with respect to its general nature of business, business processes, clients, constraints, and perceived threats and opportunities • Determine the future business objectives and direction of the organization • Clarify and document current technical infrastructure and planned direction (if known) • Assess gaps and identify real opportunities • Prioritize opportunities Conduct a comprehensive survey of key stakeholders outside of the project team, to determine their perspectives on corporate objectives, internal needs and customer needs. Develop a final recommendations document including gap analysis, key recommendations, and roadmap to move forward. Present findings and recommendations to executive team. Provide on-going telephone and email support while you are building and executing your plan.