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Use Cases
Below is a series of four real-life scenarios that illustrates
some of the ways in which Stroma® can be utilized to help
Business and IT professionals to make better operational and strategic
decisions.
Real-life Scenario 1 : Re-aligning IT cost in a business context
Using Stroma® to create a clear picture
and an intimate understanding of how all your IT resources support and
relate to the business processes with which they interact.
| "....You are the
IT Manager. The board has decided to change the structure of the business
by turning each department into a business unit. It is now the goal/responsibility
of every business unit manager to return a profit or to minimise losses
on a quarterly basis, and report these results to the board...." |

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Real-life Scenario 2 : Improving the Performance of the IT Helpdesk
& Support
Using Stroma® to reduce miscommunication
in IT Support, improve problem diagnoses, cut downtime, reduce the cost
of rework and help solve problems 'first-time'.
| "....You have just started a new
position as IT Manager, responsible for all IT resources including
IT Support. Your fellow Business Managers are concerned about the
time it takes to service a support call. The Board has asked you to
improve performance in the IT Support service...." |

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Real-life Scenario 3 : Impact analysis/risk analysis (What-if
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Using Stroma® to model powerful cost, impact and risk
simulations and deliver to the board highly accurate reports in a much
shorter timescale.
| "....You are a Business Manager
in an organisation that relies heavily on IT to deliver its products
and services. The organisation is growing in size and the Board is
considering an expansion of operations both locally and nationally.
You have been tasked with producing a report about the impact and
risk of the expansion to current business operations...." |

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Real-life Scenario 4 : Should We Outsource?
Using Stroma® greatly reduces time taken
to gather and collate information, clearly shows the context of IT resource
usage and makes communication simple enabling accurate analysis of outsourcing
options.
| "....The board has asked you (the
IT Manager) to perform a feasibility study into Outsourcing the entire
IT department. You have to deliver a cost/value proposal with the
operational ramifications for the business extensively detailed...." |

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