When a project moves into uncharted territory it’s easy to lose sight of your business goals and customers’ needs, which inevitably has a negative impact on your ROI. A Sogeti-led Solution Build brings together your key project personnel with our experts, to help you to defi ne your goals, clarify problems and create an effective solution.

“To ‘see both sides’ of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution, because there are always more than two sides.”

Sufi Philosopher, Idries Shah

The traditional issues surrounding delivery when combined with involving different parts of the business, can often cause setbacks or an issue with the project in itself in the lead up to its launch. In most organisations the demand for better tools and systems stems from the business, and when these requests are approved by management and then passed to fi nance for budgeting and planning, it’s the IT team that then defi nes the project and executes the solution. To ensure project success, communication is essential. Each business stakeholder needs to add their input and their particular expertise. Without this shared collaboration, projects can lack direction and fl ounder over time.

Whether you are facing budget constraints or misaligned goals, Sogeti’s Solution Build approach is designed to get your project moving in the right direction.

Sogeti’s Solution Build is a free*, facilitated 3-4 hour session that promotes a more agile way of working to determine the root cause of the problem and create a unifi ed project vision, a project charter and a roadmap to defi ne the approach required to drive the project forward.

This documentation also forms the basis for a formalscope of work, so that if you decide to partner withSogeti, we are already prepared to take the project tothe next level.

*The majority of our Solution Builds are provided free of charge. There may be occasions when it is appropriate to charge a fee and we will always discuss this with you at the outset.

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Creating Your Roadmap to Project Success

BI Services

Solution Build BenefitsSogeti’s Solution Build is designed to save you time and money by helping you to redefine your approach, cost and scope of your project. It enables you to:

• Bring business decision makers, budget holders, front-line business people, IT management, IT development and operations staff together to hear one another’s perspectives

• Identify the real problems not simply mask the symptoms

• Utilise Sogeti’s expertise to create a space where your stakeholders can contribute to and take ownership of a tailored solution

• Reclaim lost time and realign with scheduling and budgeting

• Develop a project solution that drives the project forward without any capital outlay

• See a gain in your productivity-to spend ratio which, based on previous clients’ experience, can be as high as 10-20-%

How Your Solution Build WorksWhen Sogeti builds a solution for your project you can rely on the expertise of one of our top facilitators to lead your key employees through the agenda, an account manager to determine key factors such as staffing, costs, time frame, impact, and benefits, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to advise on the specific project goals and a scribe to create the basis for the Solution Build.

Our team of experts takes you through a unique interactive process that defines the following project essentials and ultimately leads to

your documented solution:

• Roles & responsibilities• Introductions & validation of objectives• Business drivers & problem statement• Scope & success criteria• Business & functional requirements• Guiding principles & design objectives• Business & technical constraints• Solution vision• Current state analysis• Gap analysis & opportunity identification• Approach & prioritization• Cost/benefit business case

At Sogeti, we find that problems can arise due to a lack of methodology, which results in real business risk. However thanks to this detailed process you can mitigate risk and map out the best path from current to future state. In fact many of our clients request a Solution Build at the outset of their new project as a preemptive strike to ensure it runs smoothly, rather than wait until a project runs into trouble.

Sogeti’s Expertise in ActionMarket leaders in key industries globally have already seen great benefits from Sogeti’s Solution Build. Many have gone on to request a full proposal and partner with us on both their Business Intelligence and Big Data needs.

One of our clients, a multinational computer technology company, encountered a business situation that required the migration of their applications to a more robust

architecture that supported global functionality. They needed to move quickly and cost effectively without compromising on quality. Following a Sogeti-led Solution Build to define the project vision and a road map to achieve it, we were invited to partner with the client to implement their $4million project.

Working with SogetiThe Solution Build is just one of the many services we offer to complement and support our BI, Big Data and Analytics services.

With over four decades of Business Intelligence expertise, more than 2500 BI and analytics consultants in India, and a well-connected network of 100+ Big Data experienced professionals, Sogeti can plan, design, test, implement and maintain all phases of your BI and Big Data initiatives.

Our deep understanding of BI technology is fortified bystrong partnerships with the top BI and Big Data vendorsand via a mix of onshore and offshore resources webalance local contact with cost-effectiveness, to giveyou competitive advantage.

More InformationIf you need to clarify your objectives, identify the gaps to success, or accelerate the implementation and ROI from your projects, speak to a Sogeti Solution Build expert by calling 020 7014 8900 or visit our website at www.uk.sogeti.com.

“We found Sogeti’s Solution Build process an extremely value tool in quickly helping us clarify our thoughts on real-time monitoring and data integration in the cloud. Simultaneously it provided Sogeti the information they needed for the proposal we requested. We’ve since done a second Solution Build as a start to our portal work.”

Dave Noethlich, Director of Marketing, Omron Oilfield & Marine