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Program Management-----------------------------------------Large projects (50+ people, >$1M) are difficult to manage and require a different midset. Creating a program of work that breaks the work down into semi-autonomous teams and projects helps to keep communication overhead low and can increase the success rate of your ERP, EDW, or other systems delivery.Technical Project Management----------------------------------------------------------Successfully delivering IT projects is one of the most vital competencies your business can have. ion has PMP and experienced professionals who deliver results on-time, on-budget, and on-scope. Portfolio Tracking------------------------------------------------------------Managing the lists of multiple projects in-flight can be overwhelming. Our methods treat the list as a portfolio of business investments (ROI) and ensure the executive team understands how their resources are being utilized to move the business forward.PMO Delivery-----------------------------------------------------------ion staff members have experience in establishing the organization and processes for a Project Management Office (PMO) for large organizations that require prioritization, tracking, matrix PM assignment, and consistent reporting across the enterprise.Agile/JAD Methodologies---------------------------------------------------------In addition to traditional waterfall approaches, our staff is well trained and experienced in the use of AGILE and JAD techniques for iterative development.

ETL Strategy, Development & Management---------------------------------------------------------------------------Organizations live on data – market data, sales data, cost data, customer data. That data needs to get summarized and presented in the right format, at the right time, to the right user (be it a customer, an analyst, a system, or a data warehouse).Many companies today are literally drowning in data. ion delivers experienced products and services to help your organization make sense of the data, channel it appropriately, catalogue it, summarize it, and store it.

Database Management Systems--------------------------------------------------------------------Be an MPP platform such as Oracle and Teradata, cloud computing (Amazon, Yahoo-Hadoop, Google, IBM), or smaller databases such as SQLServer and MySQL, ion has experience architecting distributed systems and applications on the right platform for the business needs.

Data Warehouse Builds & Forklifts-------------------------------------------------------------Whether it’s de novo or (more commonly) a forklift/remodel of existing data stores, ion has experience to make sure your data is well architected and migrated. From data architecture, to data management planning, data consolidation and system decommissioning. These services include a host of ETL tools and services to make sure that as your business changes, you are never again stuck trying to figure out how and where to make system changes.Technology/Scalability Upgrades-------------------------------------------------------------Many organizations find themselves at the end-of-life with their current IT infrastructure. You need someone to quickly evaluate the existing technology stack, and recommend a migration path to the next generation to keep your systems and business going strong.Data Architecture & Data Modeling-------------------------------------------------------------The key to making data “flow like water” (clean, atomic, always available, easily consumable) is good data architecture – simply put – planning. Designing how systems and databases interact, how ETL moves data around and summarizes, how data is archived, how data is restored, and how new data (such as social & media data) can be quickly added.Governance & Metadata-------------------------------------------------------------Many organizations are drowning in data. Ion can help your organization document and control the data in your company – providing tools and services to perform “data archeology” and discover the data you need to make timely and accurate decisions.

MIS Portals---------------------------------------------------------Your employees need to know what’s going on internally – sales, returns, complaints, backorders, shipments, web hits, system failures, new hires, breakage – the amount of information can be overwhelming. Ion has experience developing custom built, user subscription, secure portals using excel, microstrategy, tableau, and business objects. We can help you visualize the data and trigger the right decision or action.Customer & Partner Portals---------------------------------------------------------As the consumer becomes ever computer-savvy, many organizations are extending their data to partners and customers. Whether it be extending your network to distributors and suppliers, or giving access to your customers to self-serve their accounts, we can help.KPI/Metrics Suites---------------------------------------------------------"I just like paper” We get it. You don’t want to have to log in every time to see what your business or department is doing. We can set up automated delivery of PDF files to your computer – ready to print and read.Data Analysis Organizations---------------------------------------------------------BI self-service is tricky. Most companies say they want it – but they’re just not ready for it. Sometime it’s easier to pick up the phone or email someone with your question, and then get back to work. We have experience setting up the processes and tools need to staff data analysts to answer every new question you can think up.

CRM Development-----------------------------------------------------Get you marketing and contact programs down to a “segment of one” by utilizing a CRM tool (Customer Relationship Management) that allows you to track email, direct mail, and web campaigns so you can slice-and-dice your way to highly targeted test cell analysis.Web Data Integration-----------------------------------------------------Want to know how well your new web site is doing? Using an external web monitor service? You probably need to integrate the data with your own customer and prospect data. Ask us how.Cloud Migration-----------------------------------------------------Take advantage of the utility and scalability with services such as Amazon to create instances of data and functionality – pay for only what you use. A great way to prototype, test, and scale.Customer Profiling & Modeling-----------------------------------------------------How has your customer and prospect changed over the last 12 months? What goods will they substitute for yours? What proportions of demographic categorization do they cover? You need to be able to answer these questions in order to continue to delight the customer and attract more business.