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See IT & Save


alfabet’s See IT & Save service helps the enterprise achieve greater transparency of its IT landscape. In choosing alfabet’s See IT & Save methodology, customers minimize the risk of failure and avoid the time and budget overruns often associated with projects of this sort.

Many organizations invest as much as 15% of every IT project budget on an initial appraisal of the as-is landscape, but transparency can be achieved far more efficiently with a central and consistent inventory system. A logical IT inventory is essential to gain full visibility of the dependencies in business, resources and IT as the bedrock for maintenance of an integrated planning process for all subsequent projects.

See IT & Save jump-starts IT projects by combining the commercially proven methodology of planningIT's Logical IT Inventory with professional expertise. Experienced alfabet consultants capture customer data on the IT landscape and EAM processes and provide a structured representation of the associated architecture data layers and their logical relationships.

Whether the goal is to achieve transparency of the IT landscape or to initiate advanced strategic planning capabilities with focused planningIT modules, See IT & Save accelerates and supports an efficient planning process for IT architecture. The result is an optimal information base achieved within a short amount of time. This can be used as a stand alone benefit, or as the foundation for IT landscape analysis and provides for the initial loading of the planningIT inventory for further IT planning and management purposes (optional).


Starting Point

The customer defines the goals and timeframe for a See IT & Save project. alfabet provides the following services consisting of the steps listed below:

  1. Creation of the desired information base
  2. Delivery of project results inside of the agreed upon timeframe
  3. Data analysis and identification of areas needing special attention
  4. Coaching and mentoring

Project Setup
  • Define scope and specific deliverables
  • Define project team
  • Project planning

Data Capture
  • Analysis of the sources supplied by the customer
  • Mapping of the existing data onto the planningIT metamodel
  • Initial import of data from existing sources (databases and office documents) into planningIT
  • Conduct stakeholder interviews and input and structure all other necessary data to create a fully populated and meaningful inventory
  • Scope customer terminology and mapping requirements
  • Specify and import reference data
  • Configure system to support distributed data input if required

Analysis and Identification of Action Areas
  • Analyze captured data in reference to the

    • Information Architecture
    • Business Architecture
    • Technical Architecture
    • Costs

Analysis of specific areas depends on the range of data that is captured.


Coaching and mentoring
  • Develop business case and present to stakeholders
  • Train and coach project champions
  • Mentor and support user community

Benefits
  • Transparency of the IT landscape in a short period of time
  • Initial loading of the IT inventory into planningIT for tool-supported strategic IT management
  • Identification of areas needing special attention