System selection and implementation

The key to company development is to provide relevant IT solutions that enable effective implementation of a strategy that was defined in your organisation. The bigger the cost of the planned investment, the more carefully and objectively the possible solutions should be analysed and the wider should be the scope of the possibilities taken into consideration.

How can PwC help you?

Increase of the values adjusted to the requirements of IT solutions

Support of application selection process:

A specific IT solution is a response to specific needs of business users that should be specified as part of a business analysis.

In the subsequent stage, these requirements may be provided with more detail in the form of a technical analysis that provides details of how a specific functionality will be delivered.

In addition, if the use of the existing infrastructure is planned or if integration is planned with other, already existing IT systems, it may be necessary to conduct a system analysis.

Such analyses will enable drafting a list of obligatory and optional requirements and supporting selection criteria for making a decision to select a specific solution.

In addition, PwC provides its clients with:

• assistance in the identification of key implementation risks;
• analysis of alternative options such as outsourcing, SaaS, combined solutions;
• support in the organisation of Internet auctions, tender procedures or any other form of selection of a specific supplier;
• support in the negotiation of an implementation and maintenance contract, including support in negotiating a Service Level Agreement.

Support for system implementation:

The implementation of new IT solutions is often accompanied by a strong organisation resistance. The best way to overcome the resistance is to involve key users as soon as possible in the process of solution implementation. One of the more interesting solutions is planning a pilot implementation that will involve and integrate the implementing team and enable to verify selected key project issues on a small scale.

In view of the above, we offer, among others:

• planning, execution and summary of the pilot implementation;
• possibility to perform expert, independent, operating supervision over the implementation;
• assistance in the management of project risk;
• assistance in the management of key implementation risks, including the development of a disaster recovery procedure;
• assistance in the planning and implementation of a possible transition process from the previous IT solution to the target solution,
• including a migration procedure.

Benefits:

• efficient and effective use of technologies to obtain specific business results using tools such as:
  
  
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning),
  • BI (Business Intelligence),
  • CRM (Customer Relationship Management),
  • BPM (Business Process Management),
  • ECM (Enterprise Content Management),
  • dedicated solutions required by regulations (e.g. accounting solutions, including IFRS or internal controls)
  
  
  
• maximisation of the values obtained by using specific sectoral solutions
• shortened implementation time using reliable methodologies
• independent analysis and selection of tailored solutions
• better alignment of the proposed solutions with business needs
• lasting solutions thanks to embedded risk management