IT Strategy Aligned to Business

IT Strategy needs to be closely aligned to the business strategy, this goes without saying. But how do you ensure that the IT strategy that has been adopted meets the requirements of business? Business is often confused and impatient with IT complexity and IT departments often focus on IT operational requirements.

Businesses know that strategy is important and are always talking about strategy, having ‘strategic planning sessions’, etc., but most people engaged in these processes don’t really understand what a strategy is.
When we assist businesses with developing the strategies which will set them apart, we begin by demystifying and clarifying what exactly a strategy is, so that those engaged in the process know what they are working to build, and there is a clear roadmap to follow.

A strategy is not a dream or a wish list or a vision statement or a values or cultures statement, but is a clear and actionable set of choices that clearly defines the direction and actions required to achieve key milestones.

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Extensive experience in manufacturing systems enables Optecon to provide assistance to manufacturing organisations with their MES strategy. This includes the setting of the strategy, doing the needs analysis, generating the user requirements and the technical specifications. Optecon is also able to assist clients to evaluate vendor proposals and manage MES project installations.