(SSA & Co.: New York) -- Technology transformation is the issue. Through the use of lean Six Sigma and Technology Transformation Optimization Powered by Process, or TTOp as it is familiarly known, a new methodology to integrate process improvement approaches, benefits identified on the front end of a project are realized, and projects stay focused on strategic improvement.

“Large-scale investments in technology transformations such as ERP [enterprise resource planning] projects can be very costly and cumbersome,” says Jeffrey Plewa, managing director, SSA & Co. “When big projects have implementation issues, it’s easy to blame the software. But often times the software is not the problem, it’s the design and management of the overall technology transformation process.”

TTOp is a rigorous, disciplined approach that applies lean Six Sigma tools and techniques to address new or existing information technology initiatives, oftentimes with significant budget and timeline overruns, and a failure to apply best practices of process improvement. TTOp helps companies make a solid case for the need to change, focuses on core business processes that drive value creation, and ensures that investments in systems integration actually deliver the promised benefits.

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