Lean IT via Standard Services, says CA

MUMBAI,INDIA: Repeatable methodology assists in delivering rapid ROI and maximizing IT Value and standard services help CIOs with Lean IT.

At least CA claims that.

It does so as it announces the launch of 17 new and updated standardized Services offerings to help CIOs achieve the benefits of Lean IT.

It says that lean IT is an approach being adopted by IT organizations to optimize performance, minimize cost and maximize value. These standardized Services offerings, including pre-packaged, fixed-price rapid implementations, add to CA Services’ portfolio of more than 70 standardized Services offerings, which are aligned with CA software across all product lines.

As Richard Sills, corporate senior vice president and general manager of CA Services explains. “Unlike custom-quoted implementations that may result in longer time to value, CA’s standardized Services offerings provide IT staffs with the experience, best practices and expertise that can ensure a fast and successful implementation, a key element of Lean IT. In addition, many rapid implementations now carry significantly lower prices, resulting in one less challenge for companies in this difficult economy,” Sills added.

“In this economy, CIOs face high expectations for IT service delivery and increasingly complex projects,” Sills said. These demands are exacerbated by severe budget constraints and cost controls.

“Standardized Services offerings enable CIOs to optimize the effectiveness of their IT infrastructures at a lower cost by helping to reduce project complexity and deliver rapid return on investment through deployment playbooks, which contain a repeatable methodology that breaks large, complex projects into phases that deliver value in as little as 60-90 days. They also minimize risk by providing up-front planning through CA’s methodology, which is accredited by the Open Group. This reduces the need for changes and facilitates alignment between the customer’s business and IT goals. On the other hand, it helps to maximize customer value by allowing more efficient and flexible use of the customer’s staff. Projects are delivered on time and on budget by teams that include project managers certified by the Project Management Institute and architects certified to Open Group standards.”

The new standardized Services offerings fous on application performance management, infrastructure management, service management, project and portfolio management, security, and mainframe.

“Winning organizations prepare to thrive in good times even as they intelligently weather downturns. Lean IT provides a recipe for survival while laying the groundwork for growth. Companies that take a Lean IT approach now to increase efficiency and optimize processes will be well positioned for growth when market conditions improve. Standardized Services offerings can be instrumental in those efforts,” said Sills.