Clients
Business Transformation Business Case
Business Requirements – Sandstone Services was engaged to prepare a feasibility paper and a subsequent Business Case which addresses the potential of transforming their disparate systems and processes with the implementation of a ERP solution. The papers focused the following aspects;
Replacement of all core back office (Finance, HR, Risk, Procurement), Asset Management and Project Management Systems.
Comparison of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ERP solutions to meet the requirements and an assessment of implementation risk and the overall cost of ownership
High Level assessment of the risks and costs of staying with the existing systems compared with the costs and process benefits that were considered to be relevant with the implementation of a Tier...
Information Technology Strategy
Business Requirements - Sandstone Services were engaged to prepare an Information Technology Strategy. The Strategy focused on the following issues:
Integrity of core systems
Quality and accuracy of information
Clarity of roles across the organisation regarding the management and delivery of IT services
Performance of the IT Group delivering quality services
Ability to engage and extract value from external service providers
Capability to manage and implement IT programs to meet requirements within financial limits
he Strategy outlined a implementation plan which included:
Restructure of the IT Group on the basis of the business’s strategic objectives and operational requirements,
A sourcing strategy which led to an assessment of in-house...
Business Transformation Project, Review and Recovery
Business Requirements - Sandstone Services were engaged to conduct an independent review of a business transformation project which had the following fundamental issues:
The solution was incomplete and did not adequately reflect the requirements of the business
The business had not been prepared for the business change
The client's business processes varied across all business units and across regions within business units, the solution has not been designed to accommodate common processes
Without process alignment the solution could not be successfully deployed and could not realise the benefits envisaged
Role and Approach - Sandstone Services re-base lined the project with the objective of:
Establishing common processes across the...