Not trusting your system-generated product costs

To be able to make quick, smart decisions about the future of your organization, you need accurate data now. Not tomorrow. The only way for this information to be readily available is if business processes are harmonized with system configuration and data structures. TruAdvocates will be there to help you harmonize this daunting process.

Material naming processes are inconsistent and confusing

There’s nothing that can throw off processes like improperly labeled data points. Organizations are often under the impression that their processes and procedures are efficient when in reality, it’s clouded by simple variations in how materials, products, or services are labeled within a system.

It could be one little mistake or change in material titles that causes all of your staff to stop dead in their tracks. No-one knows what just happened or what they are to do when a curve-ball is thrown their way (a small thing can reap a big problem), and this can often have devastating effects on a company. We coined this situation as “Being in the weeds lost in the jungle with no compass”. TruAdvocates is your compass in the jungle.

If you find yourself with employees who have been trained for years on how to handle numbers and descriptions from a certain system, then you can count on mistakes being made when that system changes or processes are introduced to a bit more ambiguity. This all plays into a strong organizational change management strategy and will set you up for success through any digital transformation endeavor. TruAdvocates can guide you to success!

TruAdvocates will spend the time and effort to eliminate any potential confusion through education, and build robust processes that make it easy for your organization to use the right data elements in the right way.

It takes too much effort to generate a complete list of active materials and their descriptions

What are your active materials? – This is a question you’ll want to answer accurately before you even start your digital transformation. If not, then you run the risk of bringing over obsolete material and a flawed demand planning process into an otherwise pristine system. Don’t attempt this on your own, TruAdvocates can help mitigate the risk.

Uncertainty about data element responsibilities.

Enterprise Business Planning (EBP) systems are notoriously tricky to install, which is why it’s so important that you have a qualified team of experts at your side. If there isn’t a clear understanding of who is responsible for what EBP data elements and how the end-to-end data processes work, much time will be wasted. Wasted time means delayed benefits realization. By clarifying your data ownership and verifying your data processes, you will minimize delays and set yourself up for more seamless data migration. Don’t do this alone, TruAdvoates is your best choice to guide you through this “digital jungle”.

Identifying profit margins for products demands.

When you want to analyze the profitability of your products, it’s important to make sure that your processes and data structures are in line with physical reality. If they’re not, then the analysis will be meaningless. Make sure that you create a plan for success by understanding what your intended outputs are before starting work on any other aspect of the process.

Product profitability analysis is one of the most important sources of business insights that an EBP system can provide, but it’s useless if your processes don’t reflect the tangible truth. TruAdvocates begin with the end in mind and create data structures and business processes that fully support your desired outputs. Don’t take this journey alone! TruAdvocates are here for you!

If you are experiencing these, or other pain points that come along with a digital transformation, our team is here to help. Feel free to reach out. We are happy to be an informal sounding board as you work to drive a successful implementation.

Change Management

Change management helps organizations realize benefits from new systems and processes. Our approach will focus on managing employee resistance and building change competencies.

Customer Experience

Improving the customer experience is the primary aim of digital transformation. Our services help you access the data necessary for measuring customer satisfaction and improving customer interactions.

Human Capital Management

Human capital management is a key component of digital transformation. TruAdvocates focus on aligning your employees with your organization’s digital strategy.

Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational effectiveness measures an organization’s readiness for change. TruAdvocates will help you prepare for digital transformation by aligning your culture with your digital strategy.

Business Process Management

Business process management activities ensure organizations select the right technology. TruAdvocates will focus on identifying pain points and designing optimized processes.

Value Creation for Competitive Advantage

Value chain mapping focuses on delivering customer value. TruAdvocates will help you break down organizational silos and improve data quality, providing a holistic understanding of the customer experience.

Industry Best Practices

There is no one-size-fits-all methodology. Our services are customizable to your unique needs because our team has a background working in a wide range of industries as CIOs, COOs, CFOs, VPs, Engineers, etc.

Business Process Re-engineering

Business process re-engineering improves the customer experience. TruAdvocates will focus on analyzing your current state and making recommendations for your desired state.

Digitalization

Once an organization clarifies its digital strategy, it can begin the process of digitalization – becoming a digital business. TruAdvocates will help organizations develop new business models by focusing on digitalization as a core strategy.

Business Intelligence

Most organizations have so much data that it can be difficult to determine what data matters. TruAdvocates will help you prioritize data and gain valuable insights that enable continuous improvement.

Selection & Implementation

TruAdvocates will help you gather requirements that will enable an optimal implementation experience. TruAdvocaes will ensure that your people, processes and technology remain aligned throughout the duration of your project – and into the future.

Predictive Analytics

Organizations are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to augment their data insights. TruAdvocates will focus on improving access to real-time data so you can make accurate predictions and anticipate future needs. Imagine the efficiency gains from the ability to predict customer behavior