Enterprise Application Consulting
Creek Systems Enterprise Application team is designed to partner with our clients to address many business critical issues and objectives. Creek Systems Consultants know how to use state-of-the-art technologies to provide targeted, world-class integration solutions that address your unique business needs.
The Need
Are you getting the most out of your Web and core business-system
implementations? Are these applications connected throughout your
organization? Do you question whether or not the integration between
your applications is able to support your changing business process
needs? Do your business associates have access to accurate, relevant,
and timely information for critical decision-making?
With ever-increasing pressure to be as efficient as possible,
Enterprise Application Integration is becoming vital to organizations
of every size. EAI is used to interconnect existing information
systems, prior technology investments, and business partner’s
systems and data. As enterprises grow and recognize the need for
their information to be shared between systems, companies are
investing in EAI to streamline processes and keep disparate elements
of the enterprise interconnected
Services
| • Project Management • Upgrades • Software Development • Technical Consulting • Application Support • Training |
• Implementation • Application Integration • Remote Database Administration (Remote DBA) • Application Consulting • Business Process Design/Re-Engineering • Remote DBA Service |
Methodology
Phase 1 - Planning
Project team will be assembled and the project scope defined and
agreed. During this phase of the project, the areas for business
process improvement will be targeted, "Gaps" identified
and an initial project plan created.
Phase 2 - Design
Based on the targeted business process improvements, the project
team will develop the business operating model. During this phase,
the test environment will be established and the project team
will receive education/training so they can actively participate
in the design of the new business systems. Once a model has been
agreed upon and designed, the project team will run the model
through business simulations or "proof of concept" to
validate the system design.
Phase 3 - Execution
During the execution phase existing data is cleansed or scrubbed,
custom programs and interfaces are developed and the project enters
the CRP (Conference Room Pilot) cycle. The Conference Room Pilot
is where all of the proposed business processes and new technology
are proven in a simulated real world environment. It is during
this stage that the project team determines if the system, as
designed, will run the business and meet the objectives. Once
the business systems have been approved, end users will receive
training and a final pilot is run to ensure all levels of the
organization approve, fully understand, and buy into the new system.
Phase 4 - Launch
This is where the approved business systems are launched across
the business. During this phase of the project, final data conversions
are executed and the project team prepares users for launch. Go-live
is preceded by a "quiet period" or a week of zero system
changes. During this time, master data and quality assurance audits
are executed and analyzed. Go-live support plans are published
and the project team executes the go-live cutover and official
move to the new business systems.
Solutions
Creek Systems EAI solutions are implemented using a framework
that enables your organization to integrate and extend your business
applications across and beyond the enterprise. Our solutions address
specific business challenges such as:
• Finding cost savings by integrating business applications and
processes with flexible and scalable long-term solutions
• Maximizing the return-on-investment from your Web site and core
business system implementations by creating tight inter-application
integration
• Having real-time access to more accurate and timely business
data to make better decisions, reduce cycle times and increase
operational efficiencies
• Selecting the right technical architectures and vendor products
to maximize efficiencies and compliment your existing and future
state enterprise architecture
• Creating integration between co-existing business units as well
as for the assimilation of mergers
and acquisitions
• Linking to and collaborating with a variety of customers and
partners with different needs or standards directly or through
market exchanges
Our Experience
Creek Systems EAI team continues to deliver solutions across a
wide range of industries and functional areas. Our solutions are
aided by our strong partnerships with leading industry vendors.
As a result, our consultants are well versed in the latest trends,
tools and technologies best suited for your particular business
and technical challenges.
The Creek Systems Advantage
Creek Systems focus is on delivering solutions that will be effective
in your unique environment. Our experience and vendor neutral
position allows us to choose the best mix of technologies for
your particular environment.
Your organization has invested significant time, effort, and financial
resources into the applications and information systems that run
your business. Creek Systems EAI solutions are designed to maximize
these investments by identifying and simplifying the processes
that will provide secure and timely access to your company’s information
assets—giving your organization a strong competitive advantage.