Strategic planning is the process of setting overall goals and direction and choosing effective strategies to achieve these goals and carry out the organization's mission. Effective planning requires sound thinking, good process, and active participation.
We facilitate strategic planning using proven and refined methods that engage participants in the planning process. This leads to best results and most effective buy-in and support for planning outcomes, organizational mandates, and management directions that may occur.
Terrorist attacks and ongoing threats have prompted all levels of government within the United States to significantly enhance their level of preparedness. The Office of Homeland Security was created “to develop and coordinate the implementation of comprehensive national strategy” to protect our nation from future terrorist threats or attacks. BDMP has a history of enhancing client preparedness and helping to ensure the security, availability and recoverability of their critical operations.
BDMP offers services central to the mission of homeland security. Our services include security assessment, business impact analysis, risk assessment, contingency planning, and disaster recovery planning.
Advance Planning Documents (APD) are the mechanism by which federal funding is requested and approved. However, the primary goal of an APD is not the production of a document that merely conforms to a specified format, but rather the continuation of or essential enhancement to crucial government services. BDMP recognizes that continued federal funding, stakeholder support, and an attainable project plan are essential to achieving these goals.
BDMP provides plan content in a manner that is easily maintained and reusable for other planning, tracking, and reporting purposes. We are knowledgeable about federal and state regulatory requirements and have provided advisory and management services for a variety of federally-funded projects.
An organization's ability to remain efficient and effective in today's environment demands comprehensive management strategies and use of technology resources. Rapid technological innovation and the emergence of e-Government have driven the demand for this service, which is an area we have gained significant experience over the past five years.
An effective IT or e-Government Plan enables public sector organizations to manage required technologies in an organized and controlled manner. Through training and planning workshops, we work with clients to help define their needs in context of trends in technology on the local, state, and federal levels. We assist clients in defining clear and executable technology plans that are linked to specific business goals and objectives.
The emergence of e-Government has provided an incentive for many government organizations to develop Enterprise Architectures. We assist clients with developing an Enterprise Architecture, which are blueprints for the integration of information and services at the design level. A well-designed Enterprise Architecture helps to improve information sharing across government boundaries, and to enhance government's ability to deliver effective and timely services.
Information technology projects are among the most critical investments your organization will make. A successful project can provide increased efficiency, greater communication, and cost savings.
We work with users, management, vendors, and other project participants to plan the project, assess tangible and intangible benefits, and set appropriate expectations. Using well-defined tools and methods, we establish a structured and achievable plan which includes timelines, milestones, budgets, and oftentimes, process improvement action items.
Each year, one out of every forty businesses suffers a disaster that disrupts its operations, and the risk to organizations in the public sector is significant as well. These interruptions can greatly affect any organization's ability to operate. The purpose of business resumption planning is to prepare the organization in the event all, or part of, critical operations are rendered unusable.
We have the experience to help clients meet the challenge of disaster preparedness. Our process typically includes organization planning, risk and impact analysis, operational alternatives, plan development, and plan testing. We tailor consulting, planning, and training services to suit specific client needs.
Many organizations have identified deficiencies with their current business processes and legacy computer systems used to perform daily operations. We help clients improve organizational productivity and effectiveness by objectively reviewing their internal processes, identifying ways to leverage new technologies, and evaluating options to improve or replace their legacy systems. Our assistance can include performing an independent needs analysis, defining the business case, calculating return on investment, developing system requirements and specifications, and charting a course of action to help the organization realize the benefits of using an effective ERP system. We do not resell any hardware or software or have any partnerships with vendors of ERP systems that may impair our independence or objectivity.