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Sample Projects

The New York Daily News and Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc.
www.nydailynews.com
www.agt.com


Problem/Situation
The New York Daily News (DN) and its related organization Applied Graphics Technologies (AGT) were attempting to construct a shared services environment based on state of the art technology.
The DN was running GEAC on a mainframe system while AGT was running Computer Associates on a mid-range platform. MAS assisted the combined organizations with strategic systems planning, requirements definition, vendor selection and implementation.
Some of the key problem areas are outlined below:

  • Diverse, multi-location specialized ‘manufacturing’ organization with little coordination of policies, procedures, systems or personnel
  • Obsolete applications for Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Manufacturing and Operations Control.
  • Lack of centralized systems processing required for a shared services environment
  • Lack of a national wide area network required for servicing approximately 50 locations
  • Lack of a comprehensive project methodology for strategic systems planning, systems integration, vendor(s) selection and implementation
    Solution/Approach
  • MAS utilized its custom methodology to assist the client in strategic planning for systems replacement, systems integration, shared services infrastructure development and wide area network design and implementation.
  • Provided guidance and monitoring of all phases of the project and implementation assistance for the replacement of finance, sales, manufacturing and human resource systems as well as the deployment of a nation-wide Frame relay network


Results
The following results were obtained from the successful completion of the project:

  • Developed an effective shared services model with appropriate staffing
  • Selected PeopleSoft financials and Vantive CRM applications to replace GEAC and Computer Associates.
  • Designed and managed the implementation of a nationwide Frame Relay Network
  • Standardized the accounting and operational policies of all business units prior to implementation
  • Completed the implementation of and data conversion for PeopleSoft financial applications in less than four months
  • Utilized comprehensive project methodology to accomplish the project goals defined during the strategic planning phase of the project
  • Designed and conducted sales and marketing training program for sales representatives utilizing the Vantive CRM application