EIM Deployment Activity

We were engaged by our client to bring clarity to its stated requirement for 'Effective information sharing', review current systems and processes and to recommend a way forward

Background

Our client is one of Canada’s largest oil and gas producers. Although Canadian-based they are a global energy company who are strategically positioned in some of the world's most exciting regions: the North Sea, deep-water Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, offshore West Africa and the Canadian Athabasca oil sands. They currently own and operate one of the largest and most exciting north sea fields discovered this decade.

The company has an IM vision of easy and integrated access to information globally to support collaboration, information and knowledge sharing, a strategy which Venture has helped to shape. We have worked with this client the UK for number of years with our association continuing although being bought out by their current owners in 2004.

Following early successful IM assessment activities Venture has remained at the core of IM activity supporting EIM deployment to the UK operation.

Outcome

Venture currently provides experienced EIM consultants to our client to aid in the ongoing deployment to the UK and NW Europe business units. Our experienced staff support the organisations continued growth into a mature Enterprise Information Management environment by delivering or aiding in a wide variety of activities

 These included:

• EIM system deployment to functional groups and teams across the business (Livelink)
• Automating, process and procedure with the latest EIM tools
• Promoting collaborative working environments by utilising the latest EIM tools
• Ongoing support and promotion of the EIM environment
• Web Content Management – design and maintenance of the WCM environment (Opentext WCM)
• EDM Value Realisation – Continued assessment of current implementation to ensure maximum value is extracted from EIM technology
• Records Management assessment and roadmap definition

Working with the client’s IM & EIM teams and business stakeholders Venture continue to play a key role in ensuring that the client realises their vision

Benefits

Through the range of activities Venture has delivered to our client they have been able to make significant steps towards realising the goal of a complete and successful UK wide EIM implementation, both in terms of core EDM and also more advanced EIM technologies. Venture continues to work with our client to support and guide the development of this challenging environment.