Crafting business and technology strategies
Crafting business and technology strategies with a focus on execution, we employ structured methodologies for re-engineering business processes, recalibrating supply chain networks, redesigning material flows, and engineering data solutions.
Advisory Services:
Challenges We Address for Companies Seeking Business and Technology
Businesses grappling with process inefficiencies and uncertainty about necessary changes in their operations or systems often require assistance in defining their objectives and vision before proceeding with implementations. They may encounter difficulties in deciding between buying and building solutions, aligning stakeholders, or resolving integration issues following mergers.
Can’t Decide Whether to Buy or Build Solutions
Feeling hesitant after past ERP system experiences? Considering building a solution from scratch? Unsure which option—buying or building—would be more cost-effective? CDMA can assist you in evaluating the buy vs. build dilemma and optimizing your processes for scalable growth.
Stakeholders Not Aligned on System Requirements
Encountering significant disagreements among executives regarding the company's digital transformation strategy? Struggling to achieve consensus among departments on preferred tools? CDMA offers support when stakeholders are not aligned with their system requirements.
Processes Divergent from Mainstream Solutions
Concerned that your processes may diverge significantly from mainstream system offerings? Fearful of an ERP system's ineffectiveness due to poor implementation? CDMA can aid in redesigning your processes if they deviate too much from mainstream ERPs.
Data Silos Stemming from Mergers and Acquisitions
Acquiring companies at a rapid pace without streamlining your architecture? Unable to define a coherent architecture amidst continuous M&A activity? Grappling with data siloes due to an expanding system landscape? CDMA can help address data siloes resulting from mergers and acquisitions.
Uncertain How to Begin and Cleanse Current Data
Uncertain about initiating the data cleansing process? Unsure about restructuring your BOMs to optimize throughput in manufacturing processes? CDMA offers guidance when you're struggling with data cleansing.
Poor Adoption of Digital Processes
Facing challenges with user adoption of current systems? Finding that most business users operate outside operational systems, disrupting processes? Experiencing data quality issues in operations? Falling short of KPIs due to poor process traceability? CDMA specializes in change management to boost user adoption and improve system utilization.
Curious to discover why independent consultants excel in business and technology advisory?
How Does CDMA Stand Out?
from other business and technology advisory consulting firms?
Unlike typical business process consulting firms, CDMA’s expertise extends beyond conventional business and strategy needs. We offer comprehensive capabilities in process transformation, enterprise architecture, and system integration.
When it comes to business model transformation initiatives such as exploring new channels or evolving existing business models, it’s essential to conduct a comprehensive analysis of your current processes and systems. Many other business process consulting firms lack the necessary technical expertise critical for successful ERP transformation initiatives.
While most business process consulting firms may focus on a limited number of systems such as ERP, WMS, or eCommerce, they often lack a holistic perspective needed to develop an enterprise-wide architecture. This oversight can lead to technical biases and overlook potential risks.
Unlike many business process consulting firms that specialize in only a handful of systems, CDMA collaborates closely with over 200 systems and continually tracks their developments. This extensive knowledge base enables us to identify solutions with the highest return on investment, exploring all available possibilities in the market.
Creating a vendor-agnostic architecture entails mapping data flows across various warehouses, channels, processes, and systems. It’s crucial to establish the source of truth for each shared dataset and design master data governance processes to maintain architectural integrity. CDMA possesses rare expertise in building scalable business process architectures, setting us apart from other firms in the field.
Our Approach
For Business And Technology Advisory
We kick off our methodology with a thorough assessment of your existing business processes. This initial step is then complemented by a comprehensive deep dive and analysis phase, delving into the intricacies of your business processes to identify any underlying issues. From there, we formulate recommendations for business process re-engineering, paving the way for an implementation and optimization plan to drive meaningful change and improvement.
Assessment
Our assessment process involves thorough primary and secondary research, delving into your datasets, transactions, and processes to pinpoint the root causes of existing challenges. From there, we develop a strategic plan to address these issues and outline a phased approach to implement our recommendations effectively.
Implementation
During the implementation phase, we execute the necessary changes based on the complexity and nature of the required adjustments. Whether system-related or process-oriented, we employ tailored strategies to ensure smooth implementation.
Business Process Analysis And Documentation
This phase entails a series of workshops aimed at documenting your business processes comprehensively. Through these sessions, we identify opportunities for reengineering that can mitigate financial and technical risks during implementation. Our goal is to streamline operations and drive operational efficiencies through process optimization.
Adoption And Optimization
Following implementation, we closely monitor the achievement of desired Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and assess process compliance and adoption. Any deviations from the desired outcomes prompt corrective actions until the processes align with the targeted KPIs effectively.