System Integration - Navigating Complexity
Today's Challenges
Business managers want information systems that make their lives simpler. They demand new systems that do more "intelligent work" and handle a far greater variety of information. These new systems should also be easy to use. Unfortunately, "easy to use" does not mean "easy to develop and integrate." What it does mean, quite often, is a major systems integration (SI) challenge for information technology groups.
Major systems integration risks and costs lie hidden behind end-user desktop screens. Typically, the IT solutions envisaged by end-users incorporate multi-vendor systems, multiple standards, and a wide variety of technologies. And, if that isn’t enough, they also affect the handling of large volumes of mission-critical information about customers, transactions, financial accounts and core business operations. Clearly, solutions are growing in complexity. At the same time, users are demanding fast delivery of robust, reliable systems - on time and within budget.
Fujitsu understands that it is a major challenge to find the time and resources to manage large-scale system integration projects while maintaining control over risk.
Systems Delivery Solutions
Fujitsu acts as a prime contractor and single point of accountability for the delivery of a totally customised system solution, including:
- Applications
- Software
- Hardware
- Networks
Our experienced systems integration teams take lead contractor responsibility for delivering customised IT solutions that combine applications, software, hardware, and networks. We can handle all project phases: selection, design, acquisition, integration, installation, implementation and support. We work with you at any point in the project life-cycle, starting with the definition of parameters for your request for proposal. The outcome is a solution that satisfies functional and performance requirements.
Managing Systems Integration Project Risk
Fujitsu's confidence as a systems integrator rests on a systems development track record encompassing thousands of projects and many generations of IT. We employ mature systems development processes and invest continuously to upgrade our capabilities in this field. We are committed to keeping our facilities, development tools, methods and people at the leading edge of the IT services marketplace.
You Benefit
You benefit from our systems integration experience through:
- Delivery of complex systems on time and within budget
- Proven vendor management capabilities allowing the simplicity of dealing with a single lead contractor for complex systems development (our “one-stop-shop” approach)
- The reassurance that comes with Fujitsu's experience and complete range of capabilities
- Disciplined risk management systems and clear risk sharing arrangements
- A system integration provider that is not constantly operating beyond its "peak load" capacity, and where people are assigned to jobs in their areas of expertise
- Design and delivery of business solutions that meet your organisation's requirements
Proven Methods and Techniques
Fujitsu has a deep reservoir of processes and techniques for managing each key phase of large integration projects. Our teams employ them systematically to:
- Assess project risk rigorously from the outset along several dimensions (as illustrated), paying close attention to both the scope of technology requirements and the scope of the development effort
- Identify business requirements and needs completely so that all perspectives (users, IT groups, management, etc.) are well integrated into application and system design
- Apply project management techniques systematically and establish a discipline to ensure that all parties deliver their pieces of the project on time, within budget
- Where needed manage third party suppliers, investigating them thoroughly and reviewing their performance on a regular basis
- Define with you the system performance requirements clearly in any fixed-price SI contract.
Our SI project teams approach each project phase in a consistent, results-oriented manner using Macroscope™, our integrated suite of business and IT methods, to initiate, implement, and manage change in your organisation. Macroscope helps us:
- Ensure that large, risky IT investments generate the expected business benefits
- Increase the productivity of systems development teams
- Ensure better project estimates and predictability
- Reduce project costs and risks
- Increase software quality and reliability
Our methods and processes consistently reduce time to market for new information systems, enhancements and customisations. We apply methods and processes to tighten project management discipline, control costs and reduce risk over the entire SI project cycle. This, in turn, leads to quality end products that satisfy customers - and greater predictability of results.
Programs Within System Integration
- Commercial off the shelf package implementation / integration
- Service oriented architecture
- TransMigration / legacy migration
- Enterprise application integration
- Mobility
- Collaboration
- Workflow
- Business intelligence
For Further Information
Contact your Customer Executive or email:
E-mail:systems.integration@au.fujitsu.comE-mail:systems.integration@nz.fujitsu.com
