Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), as its name suggests,
involves the identification and analysis
of the effectiveness and efficiency of an organisation's in-place business
processes, the identification and quantification of a range of alternative
model sets of business processes, the design, validation and application of
an analytical framework for the evaluation of the cost, effectiveness and
efficiency of each business process model and the provision of a set of
consequent recommendations within the context of the needs and objectives
of the particular organisation.
In the modern world, it is self-evident that many models for redesign of
business processes will involve elements of ICT change.
Conversely, most major ICT projects create the need to review real-world
business processes. This does not mean that business processes
should be designed around ICT. In fact, any major ICT project worth
undertaking must be designed around the organisation's business needs and
objectives: business decisions drive ICT decisions, not vice-versa.
However, the successful implementation of a major ICT project should
provide the organisation with new or improved facilities and opportunities
for increased efficiency and/or effectiveness. These new opportunities
present the ideal environment to re-evaluate the options for business
process analysis and redesign.
Here at saosce, we recognise that business process
re-engineering and the design and delivery of major ICT change are mutually
dependant processes, along with the associated change management necessary
to ensure that projected improvements in effectiveness and efficiency are
actually realised. saosce personnel include professionals
from both IT/Engineering and Business/Mangement Consulting backgrounds,
thus we are ideally positioned to integrate these processes for our
clients, delivering end-to-end solutions which cut the unnecessary costs
associated with having two (or even three) teams of consultants for what
essentially should be one integrated project.
For more information, or for a confidential discussion of your
organisation's BPR and assoicated ICT needs, call saosce
today on (08) 8233 5933, or email us at
info@saosce.com.au.
