A “winter slump” in sales, services, and events is not uncommon. The long, dreary days that seem to drain motivation from businesses can actually work to your advantage. Businesses of all kinds can take advantage of the opportunity that a slight slowdown creates to take stock of the processes that serve you best—and which could use an upgrade.
Inertia and the desire to recharge can often keep an organization from taking advantage of downtime to find new opportunities to improve the business operations or business results. Bringing in a third party can help break the pattern and also inject a new point of view into your business planning and management.
Phasing in Better Processes
Deciding what information is most useful to your efficient operations can be a more difficult task than it sounds. Because your operations software gathers and stores voluminous amounts of data, just knowing what data is most useful can become daunting.
The reigning passion of Triple Helix is solving problems for companies and not-for-profit organizations who need their data to work for them – not the other way around. Analyzing the issues that surround your data use and understanding what you need the data to tell you, Triple Helix helps you make the data smart, visible, and secure.
An initial, or Phase 0, analytical process brings together the Triple Helix data team with your management team to understand how your operation runs, and how your data does or does not serve you. This helps you to see what you need to operate more efficiently. Does your system already have the capabilities that you want and need? Or would more user-friendly portals deliver on-time information to your floor or field personnel to give you the data visibility that is lacking?
Defining the issues up front gives your management team the opportunity to make informed decisions about a custom software solution. Triple Helix develops custom software solutions that are long-term solutions, not temporary patches. Open-source, and platform-agnostic solutions have the benefit of being built for your system, while being open for updates and upgrades over time.
Cases in Point
Some Triple Helix clients who have benefited from just this kind of data clarity include:
- An accounting firm whose data collection overwhelmed their ability to utilize the records for their clients.
- A manufacturing company that needed job priority to be clear and readily available to shop-floor personnel.
- A non-profit ready for automation that would reduce employee challenges and costs, while increasing client service opportunities.
When the business cycle offers you the opportunity to consider your company’s operations, contact us. Triple Helix has over fifteen years of making data work for our clients. We assess your current software with your specific data needs in mind, to provide you an individual business analysis. Our Phase 0 review shows you key “gaps” in your processes so you can make sound decisions for your future.
