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Welcome to Business-Consulting!
Benchmarking
In our current time of increasing competition it is of essential value for companies to know their own position in the surrounding field of competitors. High expenditures in the IT/computing area are strongly at the center of consideration.
For a meaningful and accurate understanding of this position, internal operational sequences and processes must be measured and analyzed. Benchmarking, the comparison of the “best” ("Best in class"), represents a suitable solution for this task, and in addition is increasingly recognized by prominent circles of economic decision makers as a strategic instrument used to influence entrepreneurial success.
Through purposeful benchmarking, ways of improvement in enterprises-as illustrated with the IT/computing organization case above- can be exactly sought out and designated. The main advantage is in the possibility of the deduction of concrete measures. Particularly regarding an increase in the efficiency of processes and methods, a lowering of costs, and therefore, altogether a lasting stabilization of competitive ability.
Benchmarking of IT/computing organizations is a specialty for the Business Consultation sector of Grain GmbH. We analyze your enterprise by means of internationally established and proven procedures, and compare it to the standardized basis criteria with the best of the industry (European or world-wide). International partnerships guarantee us the availability of current, authentic reference data.
Restructuring
To discover room for improvement according to calculations, the benchmarking of IT /computing organizations usually involves important projects for reorganization and/or restructuring. Savings or efficient cost control, which can be crucial or at least represent a factor for many enterprises, is thereby achieved. Possibly affecting profit development in a drastic way.
We not only point out the potential to our customers in terms of cost reduction, but also gladly advise them during the practical implementation of restructuring tasks.
IT Health Check
With the "Benchmarking entrance package" Grain GmbH offers an economical and relatively rapid feasible "IT Health check" suitable for all business sizes. In the context of this three speed project the current situation of the customer is appraised on the basis of check lists and interview analysis. The following designation of strengths and weaknesses serves along with other factors to position the company in its surrounding competitive field
(diagnosis). As a result concrete suggestions for improvement are then submitted
(therapy), allowing examined businesses to set concrete actions (e.g. processes to arrange more efficiency) within fewer weeks, thereby saving costs within the range of their IT / computing organization.
Content and use for examined enterprises:n
- Comparison of the best and industry leaders
- Become acquainted with opinions and experiences of benchmarking partners
- Analysis of own processes
- Understanding the processes of others
- Identification of own problem areas and weak points
- Identification of cost savings potentials
- Development and planning of concrete improvement measures
- Improvement of processes and achievements
- Lowering of expenditures within the IT / computing sector
- Increase of the competitive ability of the enterprise
Contact
Gerhard Krennmair
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