Today, almost every enterprise has an IT department. The costs of maintaining this department translate into the costs of the entire enterprise. This cost is not only about maintaining human resources and infrastructure. It also includes maintenance (adapting, developing applications) as well as purchasing new applications. It is estimated that in a medium-sized enterprise, these costs amount to approximately 6-12%.
Let’s ask ourselves:
Can we reduce the cost of IT ownership while maintaining the same operating parameters? (quality, security, number of planned IT projects, etc.)
To answer this question, let’s analyze a typical IT project for which we pay quite a substantial sum.
A typical IT project consists of six phases:
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Requirements analysis and design
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Coding
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Testing
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Deployment
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Stabilization
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Maintenance
If the enterprise is running several projects, and launching another one (perhaps critical for the business) is impossible due to lack of human resources, then perhaps we are losing business opportunities (acquiring new customers, reducing customer service costs, etc.) It is therefore important to shorten these 6 project phases as much as possible. The gaps created in this way will be filled with new projects.
Flopsar shortens the phases of IT projects. We save time, we save human resources and consequently we save money.
We would like to note that we not only shorten the duration of IT projects. The involvement and cost of people participating in projects also decreases (they can work on several projects in parallel) and (this is probably the most important advantage) we improve the quality and security of projects (no delays).
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Effective implementation requires several key steps:
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- Policy development — document requirements, roles, and responsibilities.
- Technical controls — deploy tools and configurations proportionate to identified risks.
- Training and awareness — engage employees in protecting organizational security.
- Monitoring and continuous improvement — regularly verify effectiveness and adapt to the evolving threat landscape.
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