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IT Rapid Review Assessment Services:
Network Assessment
Network Assessment
The enterprise network is a fundamental component of the IT environment supporting the
company's critical business information and applications. While many companies have a sizable
investment in this area, few have reaped the full potential of their investments. Many companies
are still underutilizing their network, not taking advantage of cost-savings available technologies
and/or not managing their service sourcing contracts to take full advantage of their network
service provider's capabilities. This is due to a number of factors that we address in our Network
Assessment Service.
Our offering will give clients who are planning upgrades, or experiencing service delivery challenges, or planning a consolidation valuable insight that is instrumental in keeping the project on-track and achieving desired goals. Our objective is to assist our clients in implementing the desired changes successfully and in leveraging the new capabilities for the benefit of the overall organization.
Description
The IT Rapid Review Network Assessment offering provides a fast and efficient assessment and analysis of the current networking environment and process maturity capabilities. It provides:
Our offering will give clients who are planning upgrades, or experiencing service delivery challenges, or planning a consolidation valuable insight that is instrumental in keeping the project on-track and achieving desired goals. Our objective is to assist our clients in implementing the desired changes successfully and in leveraging the new capabilities for the benefit of the overall organization.
Description
The IT Rapid Review Network Assessment offering provides a fast and efficient assessment and analysis of the current networking environment and process maturity capabilities. It provides:
• An assessment and evaluation of the current networking environment, capabilities and
•.alignment with best practices where possible
• A gap analysis comparing the current networking solutions to business needs and to
•.applicable best practices
• Recommendations for improvement
•.alignment with best practices where possible
• A gap analysis comparing the current networking solutions to business needs and to
•.applicable best practices
• Recommendations for improvement
Our consultants have expertise in working with large and small organizations to help them identify
and achieve maximum benefits for the organization. We have assisted our clients in building
business cases for implementing cost-saving changes and for sourcing most efficiently their
networking infrastructure and services. The team also has experience in performing process
maturity assessments using ITIL guidelines, developing actionable IT strategies, developing
architectural plans and improving the network performance.
We team with our clients to develop the assessment based on their goals and business requirements and educate their team in the process. We feel that this is important so our clients can take ownership for the recommendations and will be capable of making continual adjustments to the recommended roadmap as changing business needs demand. We stress that the roadmap is not just a report, but a process that positively impacts and positions how IT delivers value to the business and most importantly how this is affected by the network.
Deliverables
Standard
Our service offering delivers the following results:
We team with our clients to develop the assessment based on their goals and business requirements and educate their team in the process. We feel that this is important so our clients can take ownership for the recommendations and will be capable of making continual adjustments to the recommended roadmap as changing business needs demand. We stress that the roadmap is not just a report, but a process that positively impacts and positions how IT delivers value to the business and most importantly how this is affected by the network.
Deliverables
Standard
Our service offering delivers the following results:
• An assessment and evaluation of the current networking environment
Our consultants will deliver a report that includes the above deliverables and present the findings to
our client-selected audience.Work effort may be conducted on-site or off-site as follows:
Optional
In addition to the deliverables listed above, we can also assist our clients in a more detailed full Network Assessment and subsequently help implement the approved initiatives.
Our Consultants will deliver detailed report that includes the above deliverables and present the findings to our client's management committee.
Target Audience
CXO, IT Executives, Senior Management responsible for the enterprise network
In addition to the deliverables listed above, we can also assist our clients in a more detailed full Network Assessment and subsequently help implement the approved initiatives.
Our Consultants will deliver detailed report that includes the above deliverables and present the findings to our client's management committee.
Target Audience
CXO, IT Executives, Senior Management responsible for the enterprise network
Performance Services
Rapid Review Assessment Solution Suite Services
Performance Management & Measurement Services
Benchmarking Services
ERP Optimization Services
Software Development Process Improvement
Risk Management
Skills and Compentency Management
Planning and Strategy Services
Business Planning and Analysis
Business Process Management
Contract and License Management Review and Analysis
Enterprise Network Infrastructure Strategy and Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy Services
IT Strategy and Plan Review
Storage Strategy and Plan Review
Security and Regulatory Compliance Strategy and Planning
Vendor and Technology Analysis
Rapid Review Assessment Solution Suite Services
Performance Management & Measurement Services
Benchmarking Services
ERP Optimization Services
Software Development Process Improvement
Risk Management
Skills and Compentency Management
Planning and Strategy Services
Business Planning and Analysis
Business Process Management
Contract and License Management Review and Analysis
Enterprise Network Infrastructure Strategy and Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy Services
IT Strategy and Plan Review
Storage Strategy and Plan Review
Security and Regulatory Compliance Strategy and Planning
Vendor and Technology Analysis
ITPMG Services
• Work effort is limited to 2 days for data gathering and assessment and one day for
..presenting findings in an interactive session
• ITPMG assumes the client has readily available inventory, prices and costs of all areas or will
..send to ITPMG within 2 business days upon request.
• We also assume that selected IT and user staff are available for completing our assessment
..and for interviews
• ITPMG will present findings and recommendations within 7 business days after receipt of
..all information/data from the client and present to the CEO, CIO, CFO and COO
..presenting findings in an interactive session
• ITPMG assumes the client has readily available inventory, prices and costs of all areas or will
..send to ITPMG within 2 business days upon request.
• We also assume that selected IT and user staff are available for completing our assessment
..and for interviews
• ITPMG will present findings and recommendations within 7 business days after receipt of
..all information/data from the client and present to the CEO, CIO, CFO and COO
.. - We review technologies, architecture, design, infrastructure, service providers, organization
......and processes to provide an overall view of the enterprise network and its capabilities
......and processes to provide an overall view of the enterprise network and its capabilities
• A gap analysis comparing current networking solutions to business needs and to applicable
..best practices
• Recommendations for improvement:
..best practices
• Recommendations for improvement:
- prioritized based on client defined criteria
- summarized in a road map that will highlight visually task duration and dependencies
- summarized in a road map that will highlight visually task duration and dependencies
Rapid Review Assessment Solution Suite Service Offerings:
Rapid Review - Network Assessment