Effective use of technology is critical in today's business environment; it can be your best competitive advantage. But keeping up with the ever-changing world of technology is a full-time job. How do you effectively run your business while trying to constantly determine what technologies to use to support it? Let WinMill help.
We provide a broad array of Strategic Technology Consulting services designed to help your company make the best use of technology, without breaking the bank in the process.
- You know your computer systems are not up to date, but you're not sure what really needs to be done. Let us help you with Strategic Planning, where we evaluate your systems and recommend how to upgrade, supplement or replace as necessary.
- Need a new computer system? Use our Requirements Analysis service to help you define your requirements. We can create an RFP for you, and manage for you the vendor identification, evaluation and selection process.
- Your organization is growing, but productivity seems to be down. Is your staff properly deployed? Will your office space support your operation 5 years from now? How many people, and how long, would it take to work through that backlog of work? Talk to us about our Right-Sizing Analysis services to find out.
You know your computer systems are not up to date, but you're not sure what really needs to be done. Let us help you with Strategic Planning, where we evaluate your systems and recommend how to upgrade, supplement or replace as necessary.
During a Strategic Planning engagement we assess the extent to which your current applications meet (or do not meet) your operational requirements. We assess the effectiveness of computer hardware, software and operating systems , including user workstations and servers. We also typically perform a high-level security audit of your computer network.
To perform this work we conduct interviews with key personnel and senior managers/directors. Our interviews take into account our experience in your industry, so that we can hone in quickly on areas of potential deficiency or risk.
Our deliverable for a Strategic Planning engagement typically includes:
- Requirements Definition. A broad identification of the primary operational requirements of your organization, which can be used for system enhancements or as the basis for an RFP for systems replacement.
- Technology Assessment. A high-level evaluation of the long-term efficacy of your existing computer systems (based on technology platform, functionality and extensibility).
- Gap Assessment. An assessment as to how well the current computer systems meet the operational requirements of your organization.
- Gap Remediation Plan. A recommendation for addressing identified gaps.
- Network Security Assessment. The results of our preliminary security audit of your network and computers systems, with recommended remediation if necessary.
Need a new computer system? Use our Requirements Analysis service to help you define your requirements. We can create an RFP for you, and manage for you the vendor identification, evaluation and selection process.
Maybe you don't need to replace your systems, but just need to enhance them. WinMill can help you to make that determination. We start with high-level requirements gathering, and then drill down as far as you need. Some clients ask us to create high-level requirements for planning purposes only; for others we continue straight through detailed design. Talk to us; we can help you to decide what services are best for you.
Your organization is growing, but productivity seems to be down. Is your staff properly deployed? Will your office space support your operation 5 years from now? How many people, and how long, would it take to work through that backlog of work? Talk to us about our Right-Sizing services to find out.
We will do a complete evaluation of your business processes and staff allocation. We help you to develop key performance metrics to determine where the organization is, and is not, operating efficiently. We will look at trends in your business, and in your market, to evaluate staffing needs not only today but in the future.