downstreamupside technology strategy advisory services

Vikas MujumdarFounder and Chief Knowledge Worker

Vikas.Mujumdar@downstreamupside.com

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OUR MISSION

“To enable the effective and efficient use of technology to provide a measurable ROI to the business by increasing productivity and improving process efficiencies.”

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Technology Strategy Advisory Services

Enterprise Application Architecture and Design Services

Program Management Services

Process Optimization Advisory Services

Insights on New Technologies and Adoption Trends

Workshops on Enterprise Mobility and Cloud Computing

TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS

IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES

Articulating requirements completely and clearly

A crowded market of services, products and solutions

Build versus Buy now a more difficult decision

Proprietary solutions challenged by open source

Inflated projects costs due to poor program management

No efforts to measure ROI to justify investments

Rapid innovations and changes in technology

We work with the management and operations team and facilitate the definition of the requirements of the technology program.

The process involves Joint Analysis Discussions (JAD) sessions, workshops to familiarize the business users with technology options and a requirements definition framework based on Use Cases and documentation templates.

The jointly authored Business Requirements Document (BRD) serves as a comprehensive and authoritative guide for the rest of the technology implementation program.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

Based on the business requirements and supported by our extensive research on technology developments and adoption trends we propose a technology strategy and an architectural blueprint for the business.

The blueprint defines the choice of software technology and platform, build-versus-buy mix and hardware and networking infrastructure requirements and the overall enterprise application architecture.

We will make a detailed presentation of the proposed strategy with an evaluation matrix based on cost-benefit analysis and other parameters to assist management in decision making.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

Defining the Request for Proposal (RFP) from a product or services vendor is very critical to receiving the right responses which will enable effective decision making.

We work with you to define RFPs across all the required products and services and also identify the best suited vendors for your requirements.

We will also assist in proposal management, responding to queries from vendors and ensuring that all vendors respond in a timely manner and with comprehensive and relevant information.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

We will collate and evaluate all responses to the RFPs across products and services vendors.

All the information received from the vendors will be summarized and presented to management in a comparative matrix mode, which will help management make a well-informed decision.

Our assessment and recommendations will also be provided, including a detailed evaluation of the effort, schedule and cost estimates provided.

Based on this assessment, the selected vendors will be called for detailed presentations on their solutions. We will work with you to evaluate the detailed solutions and help select the right product and services vendors.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

Once the products and services vendors have been selected we will ensure that they prepare detailed and structured project plans.

These plans will be reviewed for accuracy and practicability.

We will stay with you through the entire development and deployment cycle to ensure that the vendors deliver as per the requirements specifications and project plan.

We will also recommend and facilitate mid-course corrections if required, revisiting the requirements, architectural blueprints and project plans.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

No technology implementation is useful if not accepted by the end users.

We will work with the management team and the vendors to ensure a complete and structured knowledge transition before the vendors are released.

Thereafter, we can also assist with the implementation of a structured and automated Knowledge Management program to ensure knowledge retention and easy dissemination reducing the dependency on individuals.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

BENEFITS OF ENGAGING US

ECONOMICS OF ENGAGING US

downstreamUpside was started in October 2008 and has advised over ten clients across industries since, each one of them realizing a significant benefit in efficiency and productivity, along with direct cost savings on the implementation of technology programs.

The founder and Chief Knowledge Worker, Vikas Mujumdar, is an IT veteran with over 17 years of experience in delivery management, solution architecture and strategy, across blue-chip companies such as i-flex solutions and Merrill Lynch. He was the founding CTO at rediff.com and also instrumental in defining the initial architecture for MakeMytrip.com

With a young and dynamic research team, we stay abreast of technology developments and adoption trends, reading and analyzing information from many sources and distilling them into information products for businesses including whitepapers, research reports and workshops.

ABOUT US

Thank you for your time!

For more information: Please call on 98200 44097 or email us at info@downstreamupside.com

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