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INTRODUCTION Quality information management has become a matter of life and death. Within a hospital, a man's life is saved because needed information is found quickly on a computer data base. A young service company is seeing phenomenal growth and profit thanks to their information on customers and competitors.
These are instances of successful information management. But poor information management can be a liability. A patient's potentially fatal reaction to a drug is buried within mountains of paper records. Desperately needed ordering trends of key customers are found to exist only as needles of critical data lost in haystacks of computer disk drives. These are liabilities which can kill your business. The Adler Group, an independent management consulting firm, was formed to help you turn liabilities like these into assets.
The Adler Group specializes in helping organizations like yours find cost effective strategies to improve their information management capabilities. While each project is unique, we have found that many can be broken into three phases: the feasibility study, the detailed design, and the system implementation. FEASIBILITY STUDY In developing the feasibility study we work closely with client personnel to review and analyze existing operations for opportunities to increase integrity, reduce costs, and improve productivity. All forms of systems and technologies may be considered for implementation during this phase. The milestone which results from the completion of this phase is a documented and approved strategy for the detailed design and implementation steps. The benefit to the client is that we will ensure that the best possible combination of systems, procedures and technologies will be selected for installation. DETAILED DESIGN In this phase, the cost, schedule, and specifications of the implementation are further defined. Detailed requests for proposal (RFP's) are written and sent to appropriate vendors. Their responses are evaluated and pricing agreed upon. Knowing current competitive costs often helps us work with our clients to negotiate more advantageous pricing. The benefit to the client is usually a firmer and lower cost for the implementation. The milestone from the detailed design is a clear-cut plan and cost estimate for the system implementation.SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION Our responsibilities in this step can include the management of the hardware and software implementation by either Value Added Resellers (VARS) or the client’s staff. We also have provided management of the contracted service providers, such as service bureaus providing scanning and indexing. We also furnish the expertise needed for implementation of any cultural changes necessary within the operation in order to accept the technology. This includes working with the management and staff to develop their procedures and documentation; performing or managing the training; plus assisting in cultural changes, up to and including restructuring the organization, if necessary. The Adler Group has a proven track record helping companies such as yours find creative solutions which improve service level and cost effectiveness. A recent example is a system which distributes computer generated legal documents to branch offices on demand; printing them on low cost laser printers, complete with seals and signatures. This system was completed in less than six months. It is now providing its sponsor with a strong competitive edge as well as moving a significant percentage of the companies total gross revenues from operations to the bottom line. Our analytical skills and project management know-how have helped businesses in such diverse areas as legal defense, human resources, chemical engineering, order tracking, and computer software engineering. Projects have ranged from total responsibility for a two year twenty man project to put over 50 systems on new hardware to a four week project which successfully integrated "off the shelf" hardware to transfer paper documents into the company's existing word processors. In these days of exploding technology, it is easy to be overwhelmed by vendors. Because of our independence from any vendor, we can guide you and your staff to methodically find the right solution. Starting with the initial interviews and needs assessment, you will find a professional and creative style. Easy to understand schedules, budgets, and project tracking will add to your confidence in selecting the Adler Group. If you are inclined to make a journey through an uncharted wilderness, take a worthy guide who has made the trip before. When your journey is completed you will have learned respect for the wilderness, wisdom from your guide and resourcefulness from within yourself. Make the journey alone or with an unworthy guide and you will learn only the fear of being lost. I am enthusiastic about the prospect of The Adler Group helping America's businesses improve their effectiveness by applying appropriate technology to information management. After working with us, I am sure you will agree that we are THE Information Management Specialists.
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