KCI International
Situation
KCI International are a global corporation that develops, markets and services a broad range of innovative healing systems for the health industry.
In 2002 KCI International embarked on a major strategic review of their international IT offering in order to facilitate synergies between the international divisions and to further develop and enhance their offering into the market. The President of KCI International wanted to ensure that the current IT solutions were capable of achieving the competitive edge suitable for taking the company into the future.
Charteris Role
Our work included:
- Providing mentoring to Senior Management Team
- Mapping out KCI International organisational objectives
- Mapping out detailed business requirements for solution analysis
- Analysing the current IT solutions within the international organisation in relation to the detailed business requirements to provide a detailed baseline of current capability
- Developing a focused action plan of how the organisation could leverage IT to support their current and future business objectives
During 2002 a Charteris consultancy team worked closely with
the International Senior Management Team in order to review the KCI
business objectives and to analyse the current
IT offering in supporting and delivering to
these objectives.
Solution
Charteris delivered a strategic action plan
detailing the approach to IT for short term
capability and long term positioning, leveraging
IT to further support their future business
objectives.
George Vermeer, International IT Director, who worked closely with
Charteris throughout the assignment, said,
"Charteris have assisted KCI International with a consistent approach of professionalism, achieving
tight deadlines and delivering high quality output. Charteris have really
made a difference within our organisation".