Connect.

By definition Digital and Integration projects start and finish with the connection.

Yes there is the technical connection - infrastructure, adapters, interfaces and so on.

 

We believe to be successful in the Digital era you have to look further.

 

Connection in a modern Digital implementation is made up of four views.  

 

Each view taken in isolation forms part of the picture of a successful Digital outcome however, you must still consider all four to be the most likely to succeed.

 

At greymatterdigital  we will consider all of these in the workshops we hold and the projects we deliver to make sure that the needs of all of your components of the solution are met. 

We need to connect with your enterprise.

Connecting with your enterprise is our way of understanding the journey you have been on both within the Digital and Integration spaces and then understand how best we can fit.
This could include any or all of the following strategic advisory, frameworks, workshops, roadmaps, delivery skills, assurance of multi-vendor teams.
We get there by asking you some simple questions that help us to learn fast and act with urgency for your needs.
  •    What does success look like? 
  •    How are you connecting with your consumer?
  • •  What do you have to say?
  •    Can we articulate the value in your internal systems to both your internal (via ESB) and external (via API) consumers?
  •    Can we bring your value to the Digital marketplace in your Digital App, Idea or Brand?
  •    What is the current state?

 

the human connection.

The Human connection is often missed in Digital and Integration projects because during the delivery of them (and this sounds harsh) humans are not needed.  We can write our test harnesses to systems and make sure our interfaces are correct and then throw it over the fence.

The human connection of Digital and API especially demands more.  

  • Why will someone use it?  
  • Is this digital solution looking to create a behaviour-driven loyalty to the organisation or the data it is providing?  
  • Are we competing against other solutions that people find more desirable?  If so, why is it?

By understand this, even as part of an initial workshop, the value of the solution can continue to be the focus long after the project of technically implementing it is complete.

the consumer connection

The consumer connection refers more to the most effective way that the intended recipient can receive what you want to deliver to them.

 

Yes this can get down to protocols and interfaces - it also asks you to consider who? is going to use it and whether there is value in opening that up to a wider list.

 

These decisions can help focus delivery and drive efficiency into the project by identifying priorities (both internally and externally) that deliver a better, longer-lasting outcome..  

and of course, the technical connection.

At last, we got there.  The technical connection.  Our team is highly skilled in how to connect integration and digital solutions to different internal and external systems.  We are experienced in CRM (e.g. salesforce), ERP (e.g. SAP), Financial (e.g. Core Registry), Data (e.g. Database driven integration Oracle, MS-SQl etc.) and many other flavours of integration and data exposure out through governed interfaces.

 

We can also articulate concepts, architectures and delivery frameworks for both on-premise and cloud (or both).  As more and more organisations look to the cloud for the efficiencies it can provide, Digital and Integration must move with it.  

 

These connection points are vital for long-term success.