Experience has taught us that one of the most valuable assets possessed by any business is information. Without it, nothing gets manufactured, services cannot be delivered and management effectiveness is compromised. Indeed, business intelligence based on the availability of accurate and timely business information is now a primary concern of most CEOs.
And yet this vital asset is almost never accounted for or managed with the same rigour as other corporate assets such as buildings, plant, people or cash.
All this adds up to lost opportunities, higher costs, lower revenues and a company with a market value far less than it should be.
At Procertis our aim is to change all that. We believe that by focusing on applying full asset management disciplines to corporate information rather than focusing on technology, business leaders will finally realise the full potential of their IT investments and optimise the value of their businesses.
We apply this philosophy to IT due diligence which conventionally focuses on specific technology and data issues, not on the effectiveness of Information Management. This misses the point that the true “fitness” of IT lies in its ability to support information flow through key business processes in the service of strategic business goals.
Approaching IT due diligence from the standpoint of Information Management provides a perspective that naturally encompasses technology and data but also people and process. Without this 360 degree perspective the investment transaction is less likely to yield successful results.
To achieve this full due diligence perspective we carry out the Procertis Information Audit which examines corporate information management through four key dimensions; Cost, Value, Quality and Control.
