Business Consulting

Genesis10 business consultants are forecasters who are able to identify trends to help you make better business decisions — trends in:

Information Management

Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

Data is one of the most critical assets any company possesses. Data, in the form of business information and intelligence, must be accessible to decision-makers quickly, concisely and more importantly, accurately.
 
Genesis10 is working with clients across the country managing Business Intelligence (BI) programs, gathering business requirements, analyzing business systems and architecture, and developing tools and reporting so that business teams can access the data that will help them make better business decisions.
 
Are you considering a business intelligence or data warehousing initiative?  Genesis10 can help you make confident decisions throughout the lifecycle of your project with services that include:

• Actionable BI Strategies
• Tool Analysis and Recommendation
• Architecture Design and Implementation
• Enterprise Reporting Solutions
• Dashboards & Scorecards
• Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
• Business Intelligence Competency Centers

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Expertise (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday)

Have you been tasked with integrating all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system while still delivering data unique to each function in a timely manner? Let’s talk.

Our clients rely on us to analyze, manage, develop and implement critical, cross-functional projects including Enterprise System Conversions and Integrations, Database Architecture and Data Warehousing and Business Process Re-Engineering.

Our consultants are on site with clients right now assisting them with their ERP integration projects, including PeopleSoft®, SAP®, Oracle®, JD Edwards® and others. They are responsible for:

• ERP Strategy
• Requirements Definition and Software Package Selection
• Implementation Planning
• Business Process and Fit
• Gap Analysis
• Configuration
• Conversion
• Training

Advisory services

Competency Centers (Centers of Excellence)

Genesis10 is leading clients across the country to design and implement competency centers within their organizations. An effective Competency Center aligns People, Process and Technology and contributes to the:

• Development of highly capable, professional employees by role category
• Partnership between business and information technology
• Reduction of project delivery times and associated development costs
• Improvements in quality and consistency
• Optimization of enterprise performance
• Increased return on investment of enterprise assets and capital

Are you considering implementing a Competency Center? Genesis10 has a proven methodology, incorporating innovative strategies developed from years of lessons learned and successful implementations. We can help you anticipate and overcome issues with confidence and guide you through discussions on resources, tools and enabling technologies.  Genesis10 clients have successfully developed and maintained Competency Centers including:

• Project Management Offices (PMO)
• Business Analysis Centers of Excellence (COE)
• Competency Assessments and Training
• IT Governance/EPMO
• Quality Assurance and Testing Centers of Excellence

Business and Technology Assessments/Strategy

Requirements Definition and Software Package Selection

Genesis10 employs a proprietary requirements definition and package selection process developed through multiple, large-scale projects. All methodologies are 80% common -  and there are no silver bullets. Keys to a successful (accurate) package selection include objectivity, vendor neutrality, and business-needs focus. Genesis10 brings objectivity through our long-standing independence from 3rd party hardware or software alliances. Our seasoned program and project managers and business analysts understand how to gather and link the requirements of each business process to the functional systems assessment process, resulting in a true comparison and identification of “best-fit” packages.

Systems Integration

Enterprise systems integration and overhauls can be the most difficult and time-consuming IT projects a company may face. These initiatives can be massive and can include combining entirely independent systems due to corporate mergers and acquisitions. Genesis10 can deliver the experience and expertise you need for just such a challenge. Our consultants are global leaders in this area, and they have consistently performed IT systems integration with speed, integrity and accuracy.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Enterprise system overhauls can be the most difficult and time-consuming IT projects a company may face.

These initiatives can be massive, such as combining entirely independent systems due to corporate mergers and acquisitions. Genesis10 can deliver the experience and expertise you need for just such a challenge. Our consultants are global leaders in this area, and they have consistently performed IT systems integration with speed, integrity and accuracy.

Expertise includes:

• Assessments
• Strategic planning
• Management of separation programs

Business and Technology Facilitated Workshops

Need to speed the planning, design, testing, and deployment of technology-based business solutions? Our team of consultants will facilitate discussions with your business and technology leaders to ensure your enterprise objectives are achieved. Key project elements include:

• Gap Analysis
• Pre-Session Interviews
• Facilitated Workshop Sessions
• Final Session Summary and Recommendations

Our subject matter experts will leverage years of real-world experience to deliver informed recommendations, based on collaboration with your intellectual capital and current industry best practices.
The outcome—you’ll receive documented decisions, specific organizational conclusions, and business consensus on your new technology initiative.

Program/Project Management

Your company is about to launch a project or initiative. You know you have the talent within your staff to complete the project. But perhaps what you lack is a point person with the leadership skills to make it happen—on time, within budget, and according to strategy.

If you’re in this situation—or if you’re mid-project and need to get a project back on track—Genesis10’s Program and Project Management practice is your immediate solution.

Genesis10 Program and Project Managers take a common sense approach to managing projects, whether large or small. They focus on aligning the project plan with your company’s expectations, identifying and managing scope, prioritizing task completion and staffing the project with skilled, experienced professionals.

They’re also experienced and flexible enough to work according to your methodology and/or industry best practices—or to help you develop a custom methodology if that’s what it takes to get the job done right.

Business Process Management

Genesis10’s Business Process Management consultants focus on understanding current business processes. They analyze these processes to determine where improvements, enhancements or the application of technology can increase effectiveness or bottom line impact.

Activities include facilitation, process modeling, information modeling, statistical model analysis, and solution design. Skills and experience include knowledge of industry best practice methodologies including Six Sigma, lean process, RUP, use case analysis, modeling tools, diagramming techniques, industry knowledge and best practices.

Our Business Architecture consultants create high-level business solutions that enable corporate strategy. Activities include boardroom facilitation, organizational and business process modeling and redesign, generating business cases and return on investment models, organizational change management, strategic visioning and tactical planning. Skills required are industry knowledge and best practices, presentation skills, logical and creative thinking, leadership and outstanding interpersonal skills.

Portfolio Management

Genesis10 Portfolio Managers are seasoned Program Managers who have experience designing, developing and implementing portfolio management processes and systems. Our Portfolio Management processes enable a business to accurately forecast, track and manage projects across the organization, ensuring that budgeting, prioritization, resourcing and the quality and timeliness of delivery are consistent across programs and projects.

Change Management and Communications

Regardless of the nature of transformation effort - people, process, or technology - it is critical to overall program success to have a broad understanding of the impact and interdependencies that any type of change creates within an organization. Genesis10 has a proven performance record and brings a fresh perspective for implementing change in complex, dynamic environments.

Our capabilities include change management strategy development and execution, including the development and execution of a strategic and tactical communications plan. Let Genesis10 help you develop a goal-oriented change and configuration management plan that outlines deliberate, focused actions to achieve intended results:

• Organizational Change Management Strategy, Design, Planning, Implementation and Project Management
• Formal Change Management Methodology Development (Including Associated Tools and Templates)
• Organizational Analysis and Structure Design
• Communications Management
• End User Knowledge-Enabling Processes
• Community Development