The number of requirements that public administrations are facing is growing: They must offer additional services under the German E-Government Act. They must centralize and cross-link increasing quantities of data. And they must also meet increasingly stringent requirements for data security and data protection while heeding an increasing growing number of changes resulting from regulatory requirements. At the same time, many administrations continue to work with heterogeneous and often redundant IT structures, many of which were designed for a specific process. Comparable processes are performed by different public authorities independently of one another using their own technical infrastructures. IT consolidation removes the superfluous elements from legacy structures that have grown over time and configures the IT to meet requirements that transcend the boundaries of individual public authorities or processes. The following measures apply to all layers of the IT system:
- Organizational measures such as central IT service Centers and a stronger focus on service.
- Joint use of modern infrastructure platforms
- Consolidation and modernization of applications
The process of transformation in the scope of IT consolidation necessitates consideration of the business architecture as a whole. All objects and their interrelationships along with all short, medium, and long-term requirements must be factored into that process. It is important to allow for trends, frameworks, and model solutions (e.g. Cloud, COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF), but the observance of those factors or conditions specific to public administration (such as the V-model XT, SAGA, etc.) is crucial to the lasting success of the process. In addition, it is fundamental that the projects address not only infrastructure and applications, but also the need for adaptation in structural or workflow organization. If the parties concerned are to be involved, change management also becomes an indispensable component of a successful transformation program.
msg covers the entire gamut of issues associated with IT consolidation in public administration and possesses extensive experience. We reduce the workload on your personnel and carry out the transformation efficiently and smoothly, thus protecting your investment. When consolidating your infrastructure and systems landscapes and your IT organization, we assist you with:
- Analyzing requirements
- Taking stock of your business architecture
- Preparing scenarios based on solution models
- Evaluating solution scenarios and defining the target architecture
- Planning the transformation (road map)
- Transformation management
- Implementing the measures
Furthermore, we advise you on IT service management, IT governance, SOA as well as on IT portfolio, project and change management. We assume responsibility, whether for dedicated tasks or complete projects.
