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“Organizations are recognizing data analytics as a strategic asset to optimize corporate growth and performance. Given the overwhelming quantity of data available, better approaches, tools and solutions are required to aggregate, normalize, store, analyze, report and present information in consumable ways at all organizational levels across all industries.

“De-identification is particularly important in the health sector, where de-identifying data is often critical to enabling clinical research and analysis. In addition to masking production data for use in development and test systems, we have unique risk-based de-identification knowledge and services to help clients simplify complex testing and development systems while protecting privacy information. Specifically, we are knowledgeable and experienced in de-identifying health information to protect privacy while preserving data utility for clinical analysis.

“Our ERM approach and methodology aligns with our strategic planning approach with recognition that these two processes are tightly linked. We also leverage enablers, such as balanced scorecards, as well as industry frameworks and best practices to deliver high-value, business-focused outcomes for our clients, including risk universes and risk analytics.”

“We help our clients design privacy into the fabric of the organization for greater efficiency and effectiveness. Our Risk Services team is experienced and knowledgeable of privacy legislation, best practices and privacy by design (PbD) principles as advocated by the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We have helped organizations comply with privacy regulations, including the Personal Health Information Privacy Act (PHIPA) and the Health and Information Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA).

“Our team of experienced strategy consultants are adept at stimulating innovative and visionary thinking, and its translation into concrete planning and execution. We perform the following: environmental scans, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analyses, Five Market Forces and Growth/Market Share analyses, preparing and facilitating exercises and strategy maps, engaging and aligning stakeholders, developing strategic plans and roadmaps, and consolidating results into actionable plans.

“Our team of PMP, PRINCE2, MSP certified program/project managers have adopted a sound and repeatable approach that is customized to align with the interests and needs of our clients. We engage stakeholders and manage stakeholder expectations while maintaining regular and strategic communication. Our program/project management includes scope/budget/schedule management, risk identification and mitigation, and incorporates industry-leading practices such as PMBoK, APMBoK, Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology and Agile.”

“Our team of experts help our clients' Finance and Operational departments optimize organizational performance. We identify process gaps and inefficiencies as well as mitigating actions to help our clients achieve their organizational goals. Our team has expertise in business planning, key performance indicators (KPIs), business case development, financial governance structures, including the Government of Canada's Program Activity Architecture (PAA) and performance management frameworks such as the Balanced Scorecard.”

“Managing change within an organization is crucial for the success and sustainability of a new business solution or business transformation initiative. Our team offers a suite of change management services that address all facets of the human and organizational sides of change that could result from a new business solution or transformation initiative. Our approach to delivering value recognizes the importance of an internally-driven strategy with strong stakeholder support that will form the initiating foundation of a continuous and effective transformation.”

“We identify critical solution requirements and perform business mapping and modeling to analyze and identify potential efficiency gains. Our team also assists in a detailed analysis of vendor alternatives and performs a solution assessment and validation, followed by a current and future process design to identify and document gains in efficiencies and effectiveness.

“Our team of IT architects and strategists advise clients on how to develop their organizations' IT strategies, provide frameworks that enforce alignment between IT initiatives and business objectives, conduct IT assessments and provide recommendations regarding IT strategy, operations, technology and organizational changes to enhance the use of IT as an enabler to achieve organizational strategic goals.”