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Detailed digitization analysis at a brokerage firm
A brokerage firm mapped its strategic investment areas and operational roadmap end to end so that all its digital functions could run flawlessly on modern platforms — in full compliance with capital markets information security standards and information systems communiqués.
- 1/4Discovery: more than 40 interviews, an inventory of systems and integrations.
- 2/4Analysis: the dependency map is drawn, risks are ranked, quick wins set apart.
- 3/4Synthesis: the target architecture and an 18-month roadmap in phases.
- 4/4Delivery: a board presentation; scope, cost and measure for every phase.
- 4 weeks
- Total duration of the intensive analysis program
- 10+ areas
- Critical IT areas included in the strategic plan
- Zero errors
- The uninterrupted structure targeted for platform transitions
Problem
- Investment priorities were unclear
- The right technology investment areas for the short, medium and long term had to be discovered.
- Control points
- IT management, regulatory compliance, audit findings and supplier management processes had to be digitized.
- Integration gaps
- Gaps between agencies, portfolio management and investor tools created operational effort.
Solution
- Three-phase methodology
- Information gathering, assessment and analysis, synthesis and program plan.
- Deep organizational analysis
- The current infrastructure architecture, application development processes and database structures were examined.
- Comprehensive strategic plan
- More than 10 critical IT areas, including IT strategy, network security, databases and business continuity, were tied to a plan.
Technical notes
- Infrastructure and database architecture review
- Application development process analysis
- Information systems communiqué compliance gap analysis
- Business continuity and network security areas
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What comes next
A solid foundation for next-generation trading tools, mobile apps and AI-assisted investor assistants.
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