As part of the evolution to a technology centric organization, there is a significant amount of struggle in ensuring that the IT function is managed in an optimal manner. In many industries, we have encountered that companies find it difficult to manage the tactical IT projects and initiatives primarily due to a lack of capability or focus.
Aqua MCG brings with it an experienced set of professionals who have played roles looking at the big-picture of IT and also having executed projects with focus on the tactical activities to be performed. We help ensure that the projects that are being implemented in the organization (infrastructure, application or process level) are managed within the expected budget, schedule and quality levels.
Our offerings therefore are tuned to managing the IT function – projects, people and vendors.
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Infrastructure Consolidation
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A key area which is also a quick-win for any IT Optimization is to look at infrastructure consolidation. This could be ranging from looking at Server Rationalization to Data Center Consolidation. We can help in looking at overall costs of operations from an infrastructure standpoint and identify opportunities for optimization.
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IT Solution Development |
Creating an IT Solution that is customized for a company’s particular requirements requires careful hand-holding with the technical team and the business users. To ensure that the entire lifecycle is managed seamlessly, Aqua MCG can help customers create the solution definition and get it implemented through its partner ecosystem.
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Program Management Office (PMO) |
To manage the multiple projects and to ensure the right projects are tracked including the dependencies between projects, it is important to have a single point of interaction which will be the Program Management Office. Aqua MCG helps to set up the overall PMO by including the relevant stakeholders
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IT Outsourcing Management |
With the number of outsourcing arrangements increasing, it is important to be able to manage the IT Outsourcing relationships at multiple levels. It is important to be able to track the benefits of Outsourcing through a structured approach
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IT Performance Management |
In order to optimize IT, it is important to know how the IT function is performing. In many organizations, IT has become so complex that it is difficult to measure performance. Aqua MCG helps to put in the right performance measures to track effectiveness. This includes looking at overall Business Availability
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As part of these, we can help customers by playing embedded roles within customer organizations to help manage the IT Function better. We have experienced professionals who have helped manage IT as a Function.