Conceptual Design: A Solution Tailored to Management's Needs
A key phase in Alta Via's management centric methodology is Conceptual Design. Conceptual design refers to the specific analytical data structures established (before implementation) to ensure that managers’ information needs for optimal execution and timely and quick adaptation to changes in the enterprise environment are met. Management’s needs forms the basis for a solution which incorporates key organizational elements into a single coherent management model.
A management team's specific blend of business intelligence needs and support requirements for effective planning, monitoring and analysis are dictated by a set of features unique to their organization. These features include their industry, their competitive position within the industry, the organization's own blend of strengths and weaknesses and the organizational and management cultures.
The output from the conceptual design phase is a management model which incorporates the organization's unique features, integrates it with managers' individual areas of responsibility, managers' processes and the enterprise's overall objectives. The management model serves as the roadmap to deploy enabling technology solutions to assist management in their optimization endeavors.
