The Client is based in the United States and is a world-wide leader in shared office space and workspace solutions. It manages office space in the United States and many other countries around the world, and has a large inventory of office space. The Client manages its portfolio through a large network of brokers around the U.S. and in 27+ other countries around the world.
If your business needs help with technology, it may be because your IT team is too busy to take on a one-time project or it may be that your team does not have the specific skills required to complete the project you have conceived. Perhaps your business is just getting started and does not yet have the IT team it needs to do the work. Maybe yours is a software business that needs a partner to help develop a software product for market or to add functionality and services for existing clients. In short, there are many reasons, a business might reach out for help.
If your business is trying to decide whether to launch a Digital Transformation initiative, you may be wondering how this effort will affect your team members. Will your team perceive this effort as adding work to their already heavy workload, or resent having to learn new systems and solutions? Will your team benefit from the initiative or will you be challenged to convince them of the benefits the enterprise will reap and why they should care enough about the organization to sacrifice their own productivity or to learn something new?
These days it is hard to pick up an industry journey or business publication without seeing the term ‘Digital Transformation’ (AKA Dx). The basic premise of Digital Transformation is the adoption of digital technology by businesses to transform, streamline and improve services, workflow and business processes. These initiatives involve a systematic review of non-digital or manual processes to replace these inefficiencies with digital processes and might include replacing out-of-date technologies with new, more effective digital technologies.
The Client is a Navratna Central Public-Sector entity operating within the Ministry of Power. Its activities include financing projects in the complete power sector value chain involving generation, transmission, or distribution. The Client provides financial assistance to state electricity boards, state governments, central and state power utilities, independent power producers, rural electric cooperatives, and private sector utilities through an extensive network of offices across India.
The Elegant MicroWeb team worked closely with the Client to develop a comprehensive understanding of requirements and workflow and processes and document these appropriately. These detailed requirements became the basis of database and architecture design. Module implementation was planned and executed to accommodate varied user needs with appropriate training and support, and to support all necessary compliance with India government application security standards (CERT IN). This comprehensive process ensured that the Client could satisfy its objectives and its CSR initiatives. The resulting solution provides a centralized view of all core activities, milestones, approvals, workflow, processes and reporting across all units to address the various roles and responsibilities of those participating in each aspect of the overall process.
Let me tell you a story. My friend, Shaniqua just got a new job and found, to her dismay, that her first project involved the re-engineering of a software product the business had introduced to the market (to less than favorable response). I talked to Shaniqua on the phone and we discussed her conundrum. The business loved the software product but consumers had a lot of issues with its responsiveness, the lack of an intuitive user experience (Ux) design and many other details, including loading data that was integrated from other sources. In short, the original software product design and development was less than stellar and now the company was paying the price.
When a business undertakes the development of a software product, it has a significant risk of failure. Without the right training, skills and resources, the business can spend a lot of time and money and end up with a product that may damage its market reputation or, worse yet, never be launched.
Software application development is not just a technical endeavor that requires programming or development skills. There are many other important aspects of software application development. Of course, the team will need the technical experience and skill to complete the development phase, but there are numerous other factors that will contribute to success.
When a business considers the wisdom and benefit of Digital Transformation, it often thinks first of the cost and the chaos it anticipates and may think that the investment and disruption is not worth the effort. But, the benefits of Digital Transformation cannot be ignored. There are many reasons to consider this type of initiative, and we look at some of those in this article.
If your enterprise is in Government or Public Sector, you know how tight budgets can be and how old technology can stymie your progress and your engagement with suppliers, partners, citizens, users and business team members. If your organization wants to engage software re-engineering services, custom software development, software product development services or any other services, you will want a Government And Public Service Technology Partner.
