Strategic Planning and Assessment
Three ways to save money and headaches when assessing your needs and purchasing equipment:
Bigger isn’t always better
Brand new or top-of-the-line computers are sold at premium prices and are almost always too costly. Buying a just-eclipsed system that fits near-term needs, but that has reasonable upgrade potential, can often result in substantial savings, without sacrificing productivity.
Avoid the Binge/Famine Cycle
By creating a multi-year buying strategy, you can reduce the anxiety computer users develop about being “stuck” with the same computer for years without an upgrade. This process also prevents buying more than is necessary and helps you plan for your needs much more effectively.
Change is Good
Periodic equipment upgrades are an important part of improving staff productivity. Systems that are too old can slow people down, increase tension when deadlines loom, increase overtime costs, and encourage staff turnover.
Technical Audit
A TJP&A technical audit assess complex operational problems and plots a course for improvements and changes.
If your operations are complex, or your problems serious or highly technical, we will recommend a Technical Audit, which gives our experts a chance to complete a full and written report on all aspects of your operation. This includes, but may not be limited to systems setup, hardware and software setup, operational workflow, product assessment, and staff assessment. This in-depth report not only covers possible roadblocks in your current situation, but also incorporates recommendations for moving forward to the next step and meeting your productivity and operational goals.
Our auditors focus on problem-solving from the very start, so every remark and circumstance they record can be integrated or modified into a new work plan for your organization. By working directly with management and staff we gain input that often goes missing or unreported in many such broad-scale audits, giving our team the information necessary to make real-world recommendations. The audit will usually be combined with, and/or followed by other services that combine to form a complete solution.
