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Client
The client is a large manufacturing organization
 
Situation
The client's IT organization was not aligned with the business. Applications were built on old platforms and technologies that could not be extended. It was imperative to cut IT spending and maximize value from IT investments.
 
Solutions
We conducted a comprehensive review of all existing architecture, systems, infrastructure, and support/development processes and made the following recommendations for:
 
  • Technology Rationalization
  • Offshorability analysis results from a study that used scientific and statistical tools. The results included:
    • Maturity of every application
    • Transition process with the associated timeline and resource count for the various stages of an offshoring exercise based on the output of maturity analysis, client organizational priorities, and other constraints
    • Cost analysis and potential savings for the client over a 24-month horizon, based on the output of the transition models
 
The analysis resulted in a lowered Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the IT organization. There was a cost savings of 18% for the first year and projected savings of 33% for the second year. The detailed analysis of the applications brought out existing application, system, and infrastructure limitations of the architecture and recommended the adoption of mitigation plans to offset any deficiencies. The exercise also resulted in streamlining the process of implementing new systems and technologies and realizing the future roadmap in a structured and controlled manner. The client also adopted the recommended implementation methodology towards standardization of quality documentations per CMM. The exercise resulted in a standardized methodology for package system selection and various other SDLC activities that were originally performed in an ad-hoc manner.
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