EA SERVICES
EA Quick-Start Package
Reasonable fixed price, rapid results
Technology has evolved from being a tool of business into a business environment. Nearly every aspect of modern business is supported by some form of technology making it a major line item in most corporate operating budgets.
In today’s difficult economic times, with declining revenues and shrinking budgets, many organizations are looking for ways to cut costs or operate more efficiently. Many IT departments are being asked to do more with less; to maintain appropriate service levels and capabilities that sustain business operations while supporting major initiatives; all key elements to corporate competitiveness and ultimately corporate survival. Much depends on the right technology course being set and correct choices being made. Just as many pressing questions are being asked of IT, the right answers, ones supported by facts and reliable analysis, are not always available or readily apparent.
What are the real costs for owning and operating our current IT systems? How can we reduce our annual IT spend? How can we identify over vs. under-utilized systems? How reliable and agile are they? Are IT and business truly aligned? What’s the optimal path for planning the future?
Enterprise Architecture is a proven best business practice for providing answers to such critical questions. The federal government and large corporations realized that they needed enterprise architecture to control their IT costs but until now, this was out of reach for small to mid-sized companies. Many organizations simply do not have the in-house expertise or the tools to reap the benefits of EA. Others which may have EA programs sometimes need assistance in analyzing the data they have collected. Help is now available.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) Quick-Start Package offered by Archangel IT is an affordable choice for companies that want to quickly understand the state of their technology and where they should begin reigning-in increasing IT costs. It gives companies access to experienced enterprise architecture practitioners equipped with tools and methods to help deliver valuable insights into their organizations through rapid architecture based analysis.
We provide this service on an affordable fixed price basis and have designed it to produce actionable results within a compressed project timeline, most often no more than 30 days depending upon project scope.
Our consultants provide an unbiased assessment of a company’s technology situation, including organizational model, best practices, controls and separation of duties, security, platforms, products, integration, performance, reliability, costs and ROI. Deliverables include a detailed project report consisting of analytical findings supported by models and visual reports that include recommendations on technology change, the potential cost savings and the benefits of the change as well as input into a longer range strategic plan. This project report can also serve as the basis of an executive briefing presented to agency or corporate management teams. Delivered with the support of the Archangel IT team these briefings are an important first step in winning critical executive and stakeholder buy-in of project recommendations.
The EA Quick-Start Package does not carry the burdensome weight of on-boarding contractors or hiring one of the large consulting firms. It is quick, very reasonably priced, and only requires interview time and data collection support during the project discovery period. The Archangel team comes equipped with a proven framework and methodology as well as one of the best EA software tools on the market. More importantly Archangel IT only hires experienced and well proven architects and guarantees that the results will provide immediate benefit.
What you get:
- A solid understanding of the state of your IT.
- Recommendations for improvements, if any.
- A roadmap to help you get to a better IT picture.
- An EA maintenance plan.
How this helps you:
- Identification of immediate potential IT cost savings and organizational efficiencies.
- Unbiased assessment provides assurance to shareholders, partners and auditors.
- Security and control risks can be managed appropriately.
Why choose Archangel IT?
- Experienced professionals with the right toolkit.
- No on-boarding cost or complex agreements.
- Very affordable fixed price service.
Who should buy the EA Quick-Start Package?
- Small to mid-size companies with IT budgets between $1M and $20M
- Companies whose IT has grown organically for some years.
- Companies that have been involved in a merger or acquisition.
- Companies whose focus is business, not IT
Contact us today for a no obligation consultation and introduction to Archangel IT's EA Quick-Start Package.
