Definitions of the word ‘strategy’ abound. To us it is an elaborate and systematic plan of action to achieve a certain, well-defined purpose. Many good ideas flounder because of poor development and execution. People find out that taking shortcuts and governing by rules-of-thumb do not quite work in all instances.

It is said that production and operation problems that arise from a poor design is inversely proportional to the time spent on design. Spending less time on conceptualization and design implies that you will spend more time fixing the many problems that are bound to surface in the wake of this error. We have heard the adage, “Think before you leap.”

Cambridge’s Strategic Consulting unit helps clients in thinking through elaborate and systematic plans of action in a practical, meaningful manner. Our strategic consulting is, however, limited to only those projects that have a direct or indirect services or IT component. We work with partners to deliver “blue skies” strategic projects while our own professionals provide the following:

• Technology roadmaps
• Migration/transition roadmaps
• Post-acquisition/merger IT rationalization plans
• Selection of tools, processes; evaluation of IT solution options
• High-level systems design and architecture
• Business process re-engineering – in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, Logistics and Government verticals
• Technical due diligence studies
• ‘Make-or-buy’ option studies
• Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) evaluations
• Conceptualizing, creating and launching brands/products/services on the web

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