Services offered by HealthPower Associates, Inc.

Building a Technology Infrastructure

Identifying Key Information Technology Issues and Evaluating Existing Resources

Building a technology infrastructure that will support existing applications while remaining responsive to change is a key to long-term company productivity. This task is made difficult by continual rapid changes in information technology infrastructure and the increasing breadth and depth of applications that need to be supported. More than any other issue, a strong infrastructure is the essence of information system management: providing the processor power, network connectivity, and application framework required to support core business activities as well as unknown future ventures. IT plays an increasingly important role in this change process by enabling the innovative redesign of core business processes.

Corporate information architecture is used to identify the major information categories used within an enterprise and their relationships to business processes. It is essential for selecting applications and facilitating the integration and sharing of data.

Key issues that will be reviewed, investigated, and addressed during Phase 1 of this project include:

  • Building, maintaining and securing a Responsive Information Technology Infrastructure
  • Facilitating and Managing Business Process Redesign
  • Developing and Implementing an Information Architecture
  • Planning and Managing Communication Networks
  • Making Effective Use of the Data Resource
  • Aligning the Information Systems within the Corporation
  • Improving Information Systems Strategic Planning
  • Measuring Information Systems Effectiveness and Productivity
  • Increasing Understanding of Information Technology Role and Contribution
  • Facilitating Organizational Learning
  • Managing the Existing Portfolio of Legacy Applications
  • Facilitating and Managing End-User Computing
  • Using Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
  • Planning and Integrating Multi-Vendor Open Systems
  • Developing and Managing Electronic Data Interchange
  • Outsourcing Selected Information Services