Guide: Prof. Md. Yousouf

Benefits of Shared IT Resources Through Consortium Model

Team:

Arun Kumar

Gayathri

Saurabh

The idea…….

OBJECTIVETo identify and quantify the

benefits of

IT shared resources through a consortium model

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The Hypothesis – Basis for Questionnaire

Human Resource benefits– Training costs– Reduction in manpower– Recruitment for new skills

Business Processes benefits– Learning industry best practices– Increased cohesion/integration– Increased stake holder base (network effect)– Increase in partnership revenue– Response speed– Increase in total revenue

The Hypothesis – Basis for Questionnaire

Technology benefits– Hardware/Software/Network costs– Enhancement & maintenance efficiency– Networking with trade partners– Retiring legacy systems– DR systems efficiency

The Hypothesis – Basis for Questionnaire

Methodology

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Field Observations

The average utilization in most enterprise

installations of UNIX machines is 10% and other 2-5% in others IBM Report

Primary driver is ease of process standardization and implementing industry best

practices. Yenny Wong,

Manager, Integrated Health

Information Systems, NHG.

Our companies benefited by having shared consortium IT. With this companies can be

abreast with each other. Always get the latest

technology what champions are using

Pawan Saxena, IT Manager, SilkAir

Such shared infrastructure avoids duplication, reduces cost of operation, promotes investment to non serviced areas, enable product innovation and

increase customer service. Nimal Maddumage,

DGM, Sri Lanka Telecom

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Participating Profiles

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Primary Driver

Technology benefits

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Business Process Benefits

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Human Resource Benefits

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Human Resource Benefits

The Epilogue

Affirmative indication of benefits realized by all respondents

Quantified synergies and leverages of consortium model

Quantified benefits – Filled a knowledge gap

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The Value Add

This Report - a substantial incentive for – firms to form consortiums in other industries– existing consortiums to increase membership– IT companies to approach other consortiums