xFact's Transparent Technology Solutions™ define a way of life for
managing projects and developing IT solutions that encourages thought
before action. The idea is based on the premise that technology changes
at a much faster rate than business processes.
Given the relative constancy of business processes, every time a new technology is
considered the whole system needs to be re-designed and implemented
all over again. Transparent Technology Solutions ™ resolve this
dichotomy by de-coupling business processes from the technology
that implements them. By doing this, we create a unified vision.
Transparent Technology Solutions™ resolve the above dichotomy by creating
various levels of business abstractions/scenarios from the business
strategy perspective. This enables an organization to understand who
they are, what they stand for, and how they are going to actualize
their mission.
This exercise reveals various competing forces within the organization.
For an organization to be successful, it needs to find a "sweet spot"
to satisfy all the stakeholders while maintaining balance between
resource needs and availability.
The result is interconnected islands of business models within an organization.
Each model is linked, yet has the capacity to exist on its own and support
varying degrees of automation. Such an approach allows an organization to
prioritize tasks and resources for implementation of various models.
To use the Transparent Technology Solutions™ approach is to understand an
organization's technology infrastructure and business goals before
recommending/using any particular brand of technology. An often-missed point
is that "Technology is a function of an organization" i.e., technology needs
to be implemented and supported by people.
Present and future employees need
to play an active part in the selection of technology. Like business processes,
the use of technology is based on different business scenarios where the degree
of abstraction is dependent on the needs of an organization. The transparency
of a solution causes minimal interference to various systems as the technology
evolves and changes.
Humans play a pivotal role in Transparent Technology Solutions™. As part of a
way of life, these solutions help promote balance between present needs and
future dreams.
The philosophy is to concentrate on delivering present needs
while keeping the future in mind. The leaders of Transparent Technology Solutions™
implementations are expected to perform two jobs - executors and visionaries.