Information Technology (IT)

Computer System Selection and Implementation

IT is a “Must” for modern businesses. IT not only improves the efficiency of the business but also offers the competitive edge against other competitors. Therefore IT investment will need to be well thought through with clear business objectives. Selecting a suitable computer system for the accounting or a business function is time consuming and also requires expertise. We can help you to :

• assist / construct the production of a system tender document;
• provide feedback on the suitability of the tendering systems;
• provide feedback on the vendor contract; and to
• assist implementation of the new system (see also Project Management section).

Project Management

To deliver a project timely and within budget needs strong project management. This may include adequate management support, sufficient resources, and appropriate tools to monitor development plans, milestones and issues and report project progress. Whether your company is implementing the system or the vendor provides the implementation effort, an adequate project management structure is required with well defined models and detailed plans. Our services could be involved with any of the following project development phases :

• structuring of a governance model;
• defining of a project management process for milestone, issue and dependency tracking and reporting;
• testing including system and user acceptance testing;
• vendor management;
• resource management;
• system implementation strategy; and
• post implementation assessment.

IT Controls

To safeguard the business assets including confidential data and comply with any regulatory requirements, IT controls play a major role to achieve this. Typical risks for a system providing critical processes and containing sensitive information can be :

• sensitive data could be unauthorised assessed;
• sensitive data and generated information could be unauthorised assessed;
• the system is open to abuse due to a lack of security procedures;
• incorrect generated information due to human error or system faults;
• incorrect generated information due to error codes from poor change management process; or
• system unavailability for whatever reasons.

These risks could lead to potential financial losses and ultimately damage the reputation of your business.

We offer a range of services including:

• assessment of current business and technology risks and controls;
• evaluation and testing of the existing controls and any control gaps;
• reporting of any significant control gaps;
• recommendation of practical solutions to address the gaps; and
• follow up of any agreed action plans.

Web Solutions

For most businesses, websites not only aim to share or display company information but can be constructed to enhance the efficiency of the business processes to reduce costs and improve the sales through a combination of a web solution and marketing efforts.

Implementing a website for your business is a basic requirement but this requires further support in order to achieve your goals such as increasing profit.

We are proud of our services covering

• providing of e-commerce strategic advice for your business requirements;
• helping to develop a suitable web based solution;
• providing advice on marketing the website consistent with your business objectives; and
• helping to maintain and monitor progress of the e-Commerce solution.

If you require Help or further information about our Information Technology service, please contact us on either 020-7749-1874 or 020-8906-7800