At the Enterprise level, IPL Business Consultants assist clients to determine their Information Management Strategy and Framework. This includes examining how corporate information is structured, investigating the approaches for managing master data, and determining the optimum means by which data quality issues (such as inconsistent definitions and duplicates) can be eliminated. This advice extends through to the areas of Data Governance and compliance. At the project level IPL can perform data cleansing and migration activities, model and design new data architectures including Business Intelligence solutions, Data Warehouses, and advise on the complex data requirements associated with SOA initiatives. Read more... (PDF, 258kB)

IPL Business Consultants are skilled in working across all aspects of the BPM lifecycle. This ranges from clarifying and prioritising goals, through process modelling, design, development and beyond into monitoring and optimisation. As a result of this expertise, a number of best practices have been developed which articulate how to apply a multitude of BPM technologies either incrementally, or to the commissioning of major new capabilities. Read more... (PDF, 353kB)

This is a crucial function which delivers successful outcomes from planned business change. IPL's Programme Managers are extremely experienced in providing full governance, from business case generation through to benefits realisation. Practical experience of applying MSP guidelines allied to an impressive number of PRINCE2-qualified practitioners within the Business Consulting practice means that IPL is strongly positioned to ensure successful programme delivery.

All business transformation activity must be built upon a clear Information Systems strategy, including technology infrastructure. With a deep understanding of information architectures and supporting technologies, and of ITIL and information security best practice, IPL Business Consultants are well qualified to drive the successful development of such strategies.