Information Management Advisory Services

One-Time Information Management Advisory Session: In just three hours, you can be on your way to an intelligent, agile organization.

Information Management encompasses a set of strategies for organizational management of all aspects of enterprise data as information assets. The proper models, data architecture, application architecture, and integration vision enables using the "enterprise information asset" for strategic analysis, customer-centricity, performance and productivity analytics, and personalization, eventually providing a means for transitioning from an operational, line-of-business oriented application environment to an intelligent, learning, and agile organization.

Information Management has special requirements and it has pitfalls to avoid. For those unfamiliar with the paragon and playing critical roles on the project, one-on-one consulting services from someone who has been through the full lifecycle several times is the most effective form of knowledge transfer. CSI’s 3-Hour Information Management Advisory Session provides you an opportunity to sit with an expert and discuss your particular needs in your environment across the spectrum and integration of data warehousing, business intelligence, enterprise information integration, data quality, business intelligence, operational business intelligence, and master data management/customer data integration (MDM/CDI).

Topics covered during these three-hour sessions include any of the following:

  • Data model review
  • Development of the business intelligence competency center
  • Development of the architecture (data flows, timing, ETL processes) 
  • Development of metadata strategies, user management processes, data quality processes, security processes
  • Development of an iteration plan for data warehouse development
  • Project plan review
  • Data Source Analysis (bring sample data)
  • Technology planning review
  • Development of guiding principles for the project
  • User Requirements Gathering
  • Client Communication Plan development
  • Change Control Procedures development
  • Testing Procedures specification
  • QA Environment specification
  • Conceptual Modeling
  • Customer Boarding and Training specification
  • Customer Support Model specification
  • Review of technology purchase orders
  • Review of applications and user experience specifications
  • Review of ETL flow (source to staging, staging to DW, DW to data marts, source to hub, hub to systems)
  • Review of cube specification
  • Review of reporting specifications
  • Maintenance planning and testing specifications
  • Support Readiness assessment

Six-Month Access to Leading Experts in Business Intelligence and Business Process Optimization

CSI’s six-month retainer-based Advisory Service offers access to our "portfolio" of subject matter experts to help organizations create total business transformation. With CSI’s focus on business intelligence and business process optimization, we provide clients full, end-to-end solutions leveraging corporate information as a strategic asset, and acting on that knowledge to optimize their business processes. Designed to support both information technology leaders, as well as business leaders, these sessions allow you to gain insight, advice, mentoring and knowledge transfer from the experts in business transformation.

For more information on these services, contact us at info@csiwhq.com