Why Do System Integrators and IT Consulting Firms Partner with Softools

The break-neck speed of technological evolution always demands organisations to grow and change how they function in order to sustain their competitive advantage. At the turn of every decade, and now every year, increasingly more complex data-based systems are created in order to amplify human productivity, maximise resource utilisation and grow business intelligence at scale. Till now those systems were supported by siloed and complex excel sheets and manually-driven operations.

However, the higher the complexity of an IP or a business process, the more difficult it is to amend or change a hard-coded digital system which supports its growth. What’s more, the ever-looming danger of Shadow IT that exists in the nooks and crannies of various departments can slow down organisational growth and drain resources in immeasurable ways.

Hence, large IT consultancy firms and Pure Play System Integrators benefit from adopting No-code and Low-code approaches to digitise and support their IP. Firms with complex solutions use NoCode platforms like Softools to create prototypes quickly and efficiently without writing any code. Softools provides a visual interface where users can drag and drop components and connect them together to create an application.

If you manage technological innovation, and run operations at an IT Consultancy firm or a Pure Play System Integrator, here are some of the advantages Softools can bring to your organisation in less than one week of deployment:

Lower Cost and Faster Delivery

Softools enables faster delivery of solutions than traditional coded solutions or customization of packaged solutions unlocking digitisation opportunities that typically struggle to be initiated because of budget and resource/skills constraints.

Convert Excel/Powerpoint templates into digital assets

Consultancy firms invest in creating intellectual assets such as maturity assessments, and checklists containing best practices and methodologies for project delivery and assurance. These are frequently represented in Excel/Powerpoint templates.

Softools provides the opportunity to digitise these processes creating digital assets that can be monetized alongside services creating a differentiated package. One recent example at a Big 4 consultancy was the conversion of a comprehensive Excel-based Decarobonisation checklist and initiatives tracking process that seek to provide clients with a structured Net Zero program.!

Accelerate Innovation

Softools platform can enable you to quickly prototype and experiment with new ideas with clients, often live during a workshop to bring concepts to life which can also be powerful during the pre-sales process.

Faster innovation with AI-based technology

Softools is also being leveraged to rapidly infuse the outputs from emerging technologies such as AI by orchestrating processes that are needed as a result of the analytics. For example, an incident management process where inputs are submitted in the form of paragraphs of text can be interpreted using Natural Language Processing and actions such as escalations or automated resolution performed based on the nature of the incident. Traditionally each incident would require a human to decide the next action.

Customised Large-Scale ERP Implementation

System Integrators involved in large-scale ERP implementations (e.g. SAP and Oracle) often encounter client requests to accommodate bespoke business requirements into a solution which conflicts with keeping the ERP solution standard for ease of upgrading and support in the future as well as putting pressure on costs and delivery time.

Softools can be used to digitise these processes. One example in the procurement space is Supplier Due Diligence where Suppliers input their data along with due diligence information on topics such as Financial Crime and Modern Slavery. The application contains logic to validate inputs and workflow to manage the approval process efficiently and then integrates with SAP to create the Supplier Master, so financial transactions can be processed without any further human effort.

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Here are some ways that Softools can assist digital consultancy firms and Pure Play System Integrators in prototyping

Drag-and-drop interface: Softools provides a drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy to create forms, menus and other components without writing any code. This interface allows digital consultancy firms to quickly build prototypes and iterate on them as needed.

Pre-built components: Softools comes with pre-built components, such as templates, data models, and workflows, that can be used to speed up development. These pre-built components can be customized to fit the specific needs of the project, making it easier to build complex applications.

Data modeling: Softools has a powerful data modeling tool that enables digital consultancy firms to define the data structures that will be used in the application. This tool can help the team to create prototypes that are data-driven, making it easier to build more complex and sophisticated applications.

Integration with other tools: Softools can integrate with other tools and platforms, such as Salesforce, SharePoint, and other business systems. This integration allows digital consultancy firms to create prototypes that work seamlessly with other systems, which is essential for enterprise-level applications.

Collaboration: Softools provides collaboration features that enable team members to work together on the same project simultaneously. This collaboration feature is particularly useful for digital consultancy firms that work with remote teams and need to coordinate efforts across multiple locations.