Emerging Sun - Carnegie Science Case Study

Carnegie Science Case Study

Emerging Sun performed a Technology Assessment for the Carnegie Institution for Science to document business processes and requirements, identify technology gaps, and determine the path forward.

Emerging Sun developed a Technology Assessment for the Carnegie Institution for Science, proving to be instrumental in the key tasks undertaken:

Internal Data Analysis: Reviewed organization charts, IT budget/financial/resource information, and application inventory
Technology Roadmap:Produced current state technology map and 3-year technology roadmap to guide client through their IT transformation. Roadmap included requirements generation activities and acquisition timeline

Stakeholder Data Collection: Interviewed or electronically surveyed over 50 employees to understand business processes and current technology, identify high priority functional areas with technology gaps, and assess the operations of the IT organization.
Requirements Gathering: Interviewed key stakeholders in multiple internal organizations and documented requirements for a key system; assisted in acquisition management process by meeting with potential vendor to review requirements and assessed their ability to meet requirements

Recommendation of Tools and Solutions: Recommended tools and applications for high priority functional areas that lacked robust technology; areas addressed included finance and accounting, procurement/acquisition, and financial reporting
Benchmarking: Interviewed IT leaders from peer organizations to get a base understanding of how their organizations employ IT technologies and personnel in support of their mission