Manufacturing is poised to rise from the ashes with opportunities like 3D printing, orbital assembly, nano particles and smart manufacturing that levels the playing field of labor.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

We have worked with manufacturing companies from high tech to automotive to heavy steel for almost 40 years. We’ve worked on repetitive, discrete, batch, process and custom (job shop) including 3D printing with finished goods ranging from a few dollars for each piece to over $30 million each.

Our efforts have ranged from market analysis and expansion through operational excellence and IT alignment and performance. We have helped with a broad range of business, functional and technical work. This included such engagements as, business and IT strategy alignment, partner opportunity development, acquisition, due diligence, divestiture, joint venture, architecture, design, outsourcing development and support and quality processes, operating excellence and functional improvements through Business Process Management improvements, as well as directly managing programs and projects.

The CTO Group has conducted work to restructure and revise entire IT environments worldwide for a variety of manufacturing companies in the Fortune Global 500.

Business Alignment

  • We conducted financial analysis, including reviewing existing expense categorization and making suggestions for improvements, while remaining within the overall corporation account codes, developed a Data Cube for IT financial report enquiry.
  • We designed developed and deployed IT portfolio management capability.
  • Developed a formal Project Management Office.
  • Defined and implemented an IT portfolio management capability correlated to the overall corporate investment program.

M&A

  • We utilized our proprietary process to perform due diligence on.
    • A software services business as part of planned acquisition.
    • IT operations as part of the sale of six (6) divisions across four (4) continents.
    • IT operations for a major Chinese joint venture.

Architecture

  • We defined, developed and implemented new:
    • Architecture Development Methodologies
    • IT Architecture Principles
    • Technical Policies
  • We conducted a number of engagements to develop a series of specific infrastructure architectures.
    • A new Enterprise Identity Management Architecture.
    • A new worldwide Future Network Architecture.
    • A new worldwide Storage Management Architecture and Roadmap for implementation.
    • A set of Architecture Models for IT Infrastructure and Remote Access Facility.

Strategy & Governance

  • We developed a number of new 5-year IT Strategies, one of which was picked as the best IT Strategy of the year by an independent government panel.
  • We’ve defined IT Architecture Governance

IT Operations

  • We have rewritten Group Quality Processes for IT;
  • We’ve developed new IT requirements definition processes and standards, conducted IT process reviews (including documenting the existing process utilizing BPMN, UML), conducted SWOT analysis, and implemented a Six Sigma approach to changes, utilizing both ITIL and COBIT standards.
  • Designed, developed and lead IT operations restructuring strategy and plan to outsource an entire existing Application Portfolio to a 3rd party for ongoing support and enhancements across 162 countries. Acted as an advisor and participated in contract negotiations with the potential outsourcing parties and provided program and project management of the outsourcing project for the portfolio.
  • Developed ITIL compliant Service Workflows.
  • Defined Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
  • Lead CRM vendor selection process including creation of a decision-making matrix and facilitated the vendor selection process.

We’ve done a lot as consultants and even more as line executives. You can contact us and talk about how we can help you.

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