Richard Byrom Consulting
I am an independent IT Consultant, Speaker and Author who specialises in the delivery of strategic IT solutions to organisations using a variety of platforms and services. The key skill I provide to organisations is the ability to solve complex problems and deliver rapid solutions that provide long term business benefits. Please read the about section for a skills summary and my CV. The services I provide can broadly be categorised as follows: -
Bids and Proposals
- Preparation of responses to Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposals (RFP).
- Identification of an organisation's Unique Selling Points (USP's) for inclusion in a bid response.
- Architecting the IT solution for a bid, including functional software architecture and support options.
- Brainstorming potential bid solutions and options.
Business Consulting and Analysis
- Business and Systems analysis and design
- Sarbanes Oxley and Controls/Risk analysis
- Corporate Governance compliance assessments
- Business process analysis, re-engineering (BPR) and associated documentation
Information Technology (IT) Strategy
- Functional and Technical Analysis and Solution Design
- Decision making using various frameworks and tools (e.g. Kepner Tregoe)
- Risk Analysis
- Value Chain and Stakeholder Analysis
- Analysis of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) for IT Projects
- Mapping IT solutions to strategic business goals
- Development of Strategic Internet, Intranet and Web Solutions
Solutions Architecting
- Requirements Analysis and Problem Identification
- Architecture Optimisation
- Through life analysis
- Operational analysis
- Development strategy
- Cost benefit analysis
- Risk management
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementations
- Full Life cycle implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite
- Business Requirements Analysis, Solution Mapping, Gap Analysis and Systems Design
- System Configuration and associated documentation for Financials and Supply Chain
- Development of Conference Room Pilots (CRP) or a Proof of Concept
- Systems Validation Testing (SVT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing and Integration Testing
- Executive, Super User and End User Training and Documentation
- Post Implementation Support
- System Implementation Audit and Review
Writing and Presenting
- Writing technology related articles and white papers
- Presenting to different audiences on IT related topics