- "buying solutions": only to find out that the
"solution" becomes the "problem". We will help you take a step back:
- We will sanity-check what it will cost and what is the real benefit to your business?
- Is this the only solution, or is there something else, perhaps something that is "free"?
- Will the solution tie you in to a long-term relationship? What if it will?
- "project overruns": "our projects are always overrunning". Does this happen to you? That's the project manager's fault, isn't it?
- Well, to be frank, no. It's rarely the project manager's fault, and we will show you why. We have been immersed in Prince 2 and ITIL environments for many years. We pinpoint how and why projects go wrong, and we will quickly identify the issues and how they can be put right.
- If it is the project manager's fault, then we will support both you and the project manager(s) with advice that will enable you both to succeed. We support rather than divide and conquer.
- "buying new hardware": all too often businesses are told that they must have a "technical refresh". We will help you to "say no".
- The reality is that many hardware purchases are premature. In all but the rarest circumstances, such as last year's flooding in Thailand - which pushed hard drive prices skyward for the last month of 2011 and first month of 2012 - hardware prices go down and computing power increases over time.
- Don't be fooled by manufacturer's hefty discounts (on hardware that is probably going to be obsolete by the time it's deployed).
- Get your business goals right and design an architecture that supports your business goals, not the other way around.
- "buying new software": "the best of breed syndrome". We'll help you either find a different breed, at lower cost, or support your decision.
- "Best of breed" normally means "mainstream", and normally means hefty licence costs over the lifetime of your business.
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