Idea in brief Managing an integration practice is significantly different than managing integration projects. With it comes all the on-going challenges such as hiring, delivery, training, and transitioning between projects. I have identified four major challenges that an integration practice lead has to address. These are low leverage, fragmented project pipeline, high bench cost and systematic […]
No one makes a better case for integration consultants to start building prototypes in Internet of Things (IoT) applications than Cisco Security Services Senior Vice President Bryan Palma. In this short video, Palma explains that the Internet of Everything is an emerging field and consultants are the first ones to get engaged by the early adopters. […]
Idea in brief This post will cover the 3 key challenges that integration practice leads come across while managing day-to-day affairs of their practice. We have also included solution-pointers, a thoughtful and practical use of these recommendations can help address these challenges. The challenges are: Acquiring Biz Talk projects Delivering projects profitably Partner management Each […]
Here are the links to some of the integration and application development projects that Allied Consultants accomplished recently. Allied Consultants is a solution design and implementation firm specializing in the integration of systems, devices, and processes. The article is a brief summary of what we did in each case. We’d be glad to share details if […]
“Any business operating in the US market knows how cumbersome the calculation of taxes can become due to ever-changing tax rates. Each state has its own tax regime prompting us to have a responsive system for calculating taxes according to the state where the order is shipped. The problem turns even severe when dealing in […]
“We are a lean company. Our organizational structure and culture does not allow us to manage work through obsolete methods. We have to be tough on the cost side and perform brilliantly on the customer side. Google Cloud Printing allowed us to make our work printers available to us and anyone we choose. It works […]
CIOs or organizations and owners of small consulting firms are usually people of the same age group (education, interests etc.). Yet a comparison between them reveals some interesting patterns which in turn explain some of the conflicts that arise between them. In a corporate culture that extensively promotes outsourcing of IT to consulting firms both […]
B2B supply chains will keep expanding, given the enormous scale of niche suppliers entering into existing B2B supply chains. As the number of suppliers and customers of large B2B firms keep growing, so does the fragmentation of data that resides across the whole supply chain. This is where the integration of EDI will help you […]
The wholesale industry is divided into two main sectors, the durable and non-durable wholesale goods industry. SAP, a global company dealing in enterprise software, frames the main challenges of a wholesale supplier into three categories. Maintaining adequate inventory to meet demand Minimizing the cash dedicated in stock Maintaining a high service level To address the […]
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) is an industry standard that regulates the exchange of information between suppliers and customers in the petroleum industry. These include standards to regulate Purchase Orders, Invoices, Shipments and Catalogs among other things. Many companies in the O&G industry are also now choosing to get on e-commerce gateways like OilDex, ADP […]