Lean information management consulting and implementation coaching

Our services

1. Through interpreting the overall strategy of the enterprise, especially carefully analyzing the execution path for achieving the overall strategy of the enterprise, as well as the business and management pain points that affect the achievement of the overall strategy, combined with the current informatization status of the enterprise, plan the overall informatization blueprint that matches the execution of the enterprise strategy. Specifically, it includes the overall goal, principles, technical direction, application system architecture, data architecture, infrastructure architecture, implementation steps, capital estimation, team building, etc. of informatization construction.

2. Big data strategic planning

Through strategic planning for big data, we assist clients in clarifying the overall objectives of big data construction, outlining a blueprint (including application blueprint, data blueprint, technical blueprint, and operational blueprint), and breaking down the realization of the blueprint into actionable and feasible implementation paths and action plans, effectively guiding the implementation of the enterprise's big data strategy.

(1) Application blueprint: Identify the application value points of big data from two aspects: business model innovation and business value chain.

Business model planning based on big data: Combine with the enterprise's Internet transformation strategic planning, and assist enterprises in considering how to build a new business model based on big data from the top-level design perspective, enabling traditional enterprises to transform into data-driven enterprises and Internet platform enterprises based on cloud services/big data.

Planning of big data application scenarios based on the value chain: Assist enterprises in analyzing how to apply big data in different business scenarios to achieve operational optimization and improve innovation. Integrate big data applications closely with business operations to truly generate business value.

(2) Data Blueprint: Assist enterprises in establishing a data architecture and clarifying different data collection strategies for internal and external sources. For internal data collection, consider how to integrate it with business processes or technological processes to achieve "one-time information collection from the source". For external data, consider different data collection strategies such as industry alliances and external purchases.

(3) Technical blueprint: By combining the current needs of the enterprise with research on technological trends and comparisons of mainstream technologies, we assist enterprises in establishing a big data technical architecture. Additionally, we compare the advantages and disadvantages of related products and guide enterprises in selecting big data platforms/tools.

(4) Operational blueprint: Assist enterprises in establishing a long-term governance system that supports big data applications, including big data organization and talent cultivation, establishing processes for big data analysis, application, improvement, and enhancement, as well as a continuous promotion mechanism for big data applications, to achieve productization and normalization of big data collection, analysis, insight, and improvement actions.

3. Information-based organizational design, process sorting and optimization

Based on the overall information technology (IT) strategy design, propose reasonable IT organizational structure suggestions and job requirements specifications for the enterprise to carry out organizational construction that matches the strategy.   

Before commencing the information technology construction project, it is necessary to conduct preliminary sorting and optimization of the business and management processes of the enterprise, in order to effectively support every step of the subsequent information technology construction.

4. Guidance on the initiation of information technology projects

At the critical stage of enterprise informatization project initiation, provide guidance services to the enterprise informatization project initiation team in terms of macro policies, industry development, government support, internal goal achievement, rationalization of construction period, and rationalization of construction content, to ensure that the enterprise's informatization project achieves clear goals, reasonable costs, effective connection between stages, and efficient implementation process.

5. Information technology selection guidance

Due to the lack of sufficient in-depth understanding of the operations of information technology vendors among enterprise management personnel at all levels, they often find it difficult to distinguish the value and authenticity of various complex bidding information during the selection process of information service vendors, which affects their correct judgment and ultimately leads to "relying on a series of vendor solution showcases not led by the delivery team to decide on long-term partners with extremely high replacement costs in the future." In response, Shangshucei Consulting provides high-level selection guidance based on China's information technology industry, as well as professional guidance based on various mainstream information technology software and corresponding implementation methodologies, to help customers select the right long-term partners, sign complete, effective, and traceable cooperation contracts, and avoid the risk of significant losses caused by changing partners midway through the construction process, which could even disrupt the original normal business operations of the enterprise.

  6. Supervision of information technology projects

As information technology projects cannot be carried out in a "turnkey" manner like general civil engineering or equipment installation projects, there is a process of weight-bearing transposition between Party A and Party B in terms of work content and responsibilities. This often leads to project suspension and interruption due to inadequate communication and cooperation between the two parties, as well as malfunctioning role transitions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to build an effective bridge of communication and cooperation between Party A and Party B. Shangshucei Consulting's information technology project supervision service can effectively help both parties avoid detours, hurt feelings, and unnecessary waste of time and human resources by urging against unprofessionalism, irresponsibility, and inaction, guiding effective communication, individual responsibility, and senior management interaction. Ultimately, this service enables the project construction to achieve satisfactory results for both parties.

7. IT project supervision

Assist in project management: During the project implementation process, assist Party A in managing project scope, progress, cost, quality, risk, human resources, procurement, etc., and coordinate communication between Party A and Party B; summarize and refine the experiences and highlights of the project implementation process, and assist Party A in internal and external publicity.

Implementation process suggestions: Record, analyze, and provide solutions to problems encountered during the project implementation process; analyze, provide suggestions, and evaluate key nodes of project implementation, such as project preparation, blueprint design, system implementation, and go-live preparation.

Stage evaluation and improvement: Evaluate and accept project milestones, stage work contents, and work outcomes, and propose continuous improvement suggestions for issues identified during the evaluation.

Specialized Consulting Services: This involves leveraging the expertise of third-party professionals. Based on the project implementation and the needs of Party A, we conduct specialized research on important topics during the project implementation process, such as data design, user training, and go-live strategies, and provide professional advice.

8. Evaluation and improvement of informatization construction

The construction of enterprise informatization must be a medium- and long-term process with overall planning and step-by-step implementation. To ensure the effective achievement of project objectives in each phase and the expected launch of the next phase, Shangshucei Consulting provides professional assessments of the application levels of each phase of the project and the informatization system, and offers professional improvement suggestions for customers to optimize their informatization system, thereby providing strong support for the operation and decision-making of the enterprise.

Problems solved for enterprises

(1) IT blueprint planning: This involves answering the question of what the final product should be. By clarifying and interpreting the overall strategy of the enterprise, analyzing business models, organizational structures, business processes, and IT status, and drawing on the experience of external benchmarks, an IT blueprint based on the enterprise's business blueprint is formed. The content of the IT blueprint mainly includes: IT application architecture, data architecture, and technical architecture (infrastructure).

(2) Implementation path design: This involves answering the question of how to build. It entails clarifying the implementation path for IT construction, breaking down the realization of the IT blueprint into management improvement and information technology construction sub-projects, formulating action plans for each sub-project, and clearly defining the implementation objectives, organizational scope, main work content, key control points, leading department, participating departments, etc. for each sub-project.

(3) IT investment estimation: This involves answering the question of how much money will be spent. Based on the system blueprint and construction plan, and according to the average price level of mature commercial systems and implementation services in the market, corresponding investment estimates are made for enterprise informatization construction.

(4) IT governance: It addresses the questions of "what to do," "who should do it," and "how to do it" from four perspectives: IT positioning, organization, processes, and human resources. It aids enterprises in making rational use of IT resources, effectively mitigating risks associated with IT, maximizing the return on IT investment, and ultimately ensuring the implementation of IT strategy.