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Human Capital
Business Problem #1 (Retail):
A publically traded company had a serious security incident and was unable to close their books and report their quarterly results.
Challenges:
- Disgruntled employee left company and had an in-depth knowledge of the company’s internal business systems.
- Security controls were not in place to prevent former employee from accessing key financial systems and making them unavailable to finance staff.
- Company was on tight deadline to file their quarterly earnings.
Results:
- StrataFusion's Security Performance Review and recommendations implementation helped the company to close their books in time to meet their filing deadline for quarterly earnings.
- Completed security improvement program and achieved satisfactory rating for their program in one year.
- Company did not experience any further security incidents that affected their business operations.
Improvement Process:
- Identified security vulnerabilities and prevented disgruntled employee from gaining access to company’s business systems.
- Completed a comprehensive security assessment and developed a two-year strategy for improvements.
- Assisted client on accelerated program to improve their security program.
1.0 ASSESS
OVERVIEW
StrataFusion's Assessment stage helps optimize program decision-making by evaluating the current-state environment for all IT towers/domains under evaluation, their shortcomings, and the relative value of opportunities for each scenario under consideration for improvement.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- Strategic IT Drivers
- Baseline Assessment(s)
- Improvement Criteria
- Scenario Analysis
2.0 DEFINE
OVERVIEW
The primary objective of StrataFusion's Definition stage is to create the definitive and authoritative position on the 'blueprint' for the program -- so that every individual and team is working towards the same goal, and that every stakeholder is expecting the same outcomes.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- Solution Requirements Functional Report
- Solution Requirements Technical Report
- Data Models
- Architecture Diagrams
- High-Level Action Plan
3.0 DESIGN
OVERVIEW
StrataFusion's detailed Design leadership translates requirements from the Definition stage into detailed specifications needed to support the technology transformation efforts including the technical architecture, applications configuration, system interfaces and data conversion necessary to ensure a successful program.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- User Interface Design
- Business Component Design
- Report Design
- Data Mapping
- Integration Design
- Conversion Design
- Systems Architecture
4.0 DEPLOY
OVERVIEW
StrataFusion's Deployment stage helps focus on the execution of the pre-defined rollout plan, a complex coordination of resources and solution components that all must come together over a short period of time, including data conversion, production environment readiness, source code migration, end-user training, and transition execution and sign-off.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- Executed Conversion and Data Transfer Reports
- Support Escalation Procedures
- Help Desk Policies & Procedures
- Inventory of System Documentation
- Contact and Support Procedures List
5.0 OPTIMIZE
OVERVIEW
StrataFusion's Optimization stage helps organizations to effectively manage the ongoing support of an IT solution release, while ensuring that the solution meets targeted business needs and is adopted effectively.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- Support Knowledge Base
- Executed System Enhancements
- Solution Evaluation Report
- ROI Validation Report
- Optimization Action Plan
PROGRAM / CHANGE MANAGEMENT
OVERVIEW
StrataFusion's Program Management leadership helps establish the creation of a Program Charter that articulates the purpose, scope, and operation of the PMO. StrataFusion's Change Management leadership helps to eliminate the program risk specifically associated with the human component of the change initiative by implementing methods for improving personnel acceptance and adoption.SAMPLE DELIVERABLES (Partial List)
- Program Charter
- Program Management Standards
- Communication Plan
- Program Management Toolkit
- Change Management Dashboard

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