Reducing Total Cost of Ownership

The Challenge

There is little doubt that Business Intelligence (BI) systems can be one of the most valuable applications in a company’s IT arsenal. But designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining a BI application can present a substantial investment barrier for some companies. Because BI systems are strategic in nature, as opposed to running the daily operational needs of the company, the business case for initial or ongoing investment can sometimes be difficult to quantify. This leaves some BI projects on the “nice to have” IT budget list rather than on the “strategic backbone” priority list where they belong. We call this the BI business case gap and it can occur no matter where a company is on the BI application lifecycle.

The Solution

When building the business case for Business Intelligence, an organization must review how key decisions surrounding the BI solution will impact the required initial investment and the ongoing overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the application. Because BI applications are removed from the operational systems, most organizations have significant more flexibility than they realize when choosing how the BI solution is structured, implemented, deployed, and maintained. Understanding - and exploiting this flexibility, is key to bridging the BI business case gap.

The Benefits

Capgemini partners with our clients to bridge the BI business case gap. By focusing on reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for any BI solution - regardless of whether that solution is nothing more than a plan for the future or a mature application that is already delivering value for your organization, we help our clients to realize their business intelligence goals.

We start by first analyzing the assumptions and constraints that are driving the decisions surrounding your BI application or plan. Our experience consultants will execute a deep scan of all aspects of your BI solution and supporting environment and deliver a scan report with insight into where cost saving flexibility might be achieved.

Why Us

Our experienced business intelligence experts then work closely with your team to exploit the uncovered flexibility found in our deep scan. Your BI solution will be implemented to meet the business goals of your organization with the assurances that your Total Cost of Ownership has been reduced.

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