Although this seems self-evident, most corporations today do not have a Master Plan for integrating new computing and communications technology. Yet there are many examples of companies like Federal Express and Gateway Computers, who have demonstrated that improving the use of information can provide a decisive competitive advantage.
This is equally true of any major new facility or expansion. Typically, Project Managers are focused on building the physical facility, and the business managers who will be responsible for making the new facility work, are not yet assigned. The failure to plan for information systems and human and organizational aspects during the facility engineering phase, commonly results in a facility which is physically complete, but which takes months to start up and reach its profit potential.
Companies that do not have a clear, well executed Enterprise Master Plan will be regularly out-performed by competitors who do.
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The PERA Master Planning Methodology provides a methodical approach to planning which can be used at any phase in the life cycle of an enterprise. |
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The PERA Framework provides a framework for planning each phase of the enterprise. As such it encompasses all other planning, design, and analysis tools. |
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Both of the above PERA diagrams emphasize the importance of considering Human and Organizational aspects, as well as Control and Information Systems, at every phase of the enterprise.