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Platforms and automation
Clear digital processes, integrated with what you already have.
The need
Processes that rely on paper, email and spreadsheets are slow, hard to control and to audit, and depend on the memory of the people running them.
Intended outcome
Requests submitted and tracked through a portal, processing with visible rules and deadlines, documents in the right case and decisions on record.
Scope
- Process analysis and workflow design: who does what, who approves, and by when.
- Portals and forms for submitting and tracking requests.
- Case processing, approval workflows and notifications.
- Document management: registration, classification, versions and search.
- Integration with existing systems through documented interfaces (APIs, application programming interfaces).
- Automation of repetitive administrative tasks with every step logged.
Deliverables
- A process map and rules validated by the client.
- A configured platform with separate test and production environments.
- Integration specifications and their acceptance tests.
- User and administrator manuals.
- Audit logs of the operations carried out.
Deployment options
An off-the-shelf platform configured to your needs, or custom development where justified; on premises, in the cloud or hybrid. The choice follows security, integration, cost, maintenance and exit criteria, with no predetermined brand.
Limits and dependencies
- The platform is only chosen after the requirements analysis.
- Integrations depend on documentation of and access to the existing systems.
- Third-party software remains subject to its manufacturer's licence.
Continuity and exit
- Data and export formats
- Full export of cases, documents and metadata in open formats.
- Documentation
- Functional, technical and integration documentation.
- Configurations
- Workflow, rule and permission configurations that can be exported and are under version control.
- Responsibilities
- Those responsible for each process and for administering the platform.
- Licences and contracts
- Ownership of custom code; transfer and regularisation of the third-party licences set out in the contract.
- Knowledge transfer
- Administrator training and transfer of knowledge about the integrations.
Next step
Pick one process that currently relies on paper or email; we will analyse it with you.
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