Business Analysis Consulting: STS Realty By: Our group.

Business Analysis Consulting: STS RealtyBy: Our group

About the company

• Small realty group specialized in renting & selling property in the Southwest Florida region

• Started in 2007 as a partnership, with only 2 employees

• Focused only on renting and managing other people’s properties

About the company (cont)

• Today, 6 employees total

• Increased portfolio of houses managed by its consultants

• Now rents, resells and manages its own properties

Services Add Value(we want more on this?)

• The company grew activities based on core competency of managing properties:

• Assured client’s properties were in good conditions when a new tenant entered or left.

Current System

• Excel spreadsheets to create & keep files of all properties & clients

• Property list contains: address, proprietor name, & current status of property

• Client list contains: name, address, phone #, client type, credit history and check status & comment section

Issues with current system

• Current Excel system no longer efficient

• Previously simple categories began to overlap & became too complex

Managerial Input

• New system must account for all client types & must be much more efficient.

• New software must be simple & user friendly; minimal training to learn.

• Solution should connect & make easily accessible all required business operations data.

Proposed Solution 1:Compiere

• Open source (free) ERP specialized in small and medium businesses

• Provides CRM, SCM, and Accounting systems

• Applications to manage warehouses, manufacturing, purchasing, materials, orders, and finance

Proposed Solution 1:Compiere

• Very straightforward (meets simplicity requirements)

• Implementation is effortless

• Integration of documents is simple thanks to multiple functionality of the software

Proposed Solution 2:Oracle Database 11g

• $350/user (min 5 users)

• Buy what you need

today, and scale out as

your demand changes.

• Improve quality of service with enterprise-class performance, security, and availability

Proposed Solution 2:Oracle Database 11g

• STS can get the robustness of Oracle for SMEs, a very affordable, flexible and convenient solution

• Seamlessly integrate applications with Oracle Application Express, Oracle SQL Developer, and Oracle Data Access Components for Windows.

Proposed Solution 3:Search Engine Optimization

• Collaborate with Search Engine People (Toronto-based company) to build an SEO for STS.

• Two Proposed solutions: In-page strategy & content positioning.

Proposed Solution 3:Search Engine Optimization• “In-page strategy”: adjust website for

better contextualization of information

• “Content positioning”: make quality of content appear higher for better search engine results

Proposed Solution 3: Search Engine Optimization

• $475/month for:

• Monitoring traffic,

• Conducting a forecast of keywords,

• Changing content on the web site,

• Adjusting meta tags,

• Linking to more reputable sources on the internet.

Conclusion

• Current Excel system makes it difficult to fulfill daily operations

• A new e-business technology strategy must be introduced and implemented

• Three major concerns:– more efficient than the current system– user friendly and simple to use– central database

Conclusion

• First solution proposed is an ERP software: Compiere

• A straightforward to use, effortless to implement software

• All of the inputted data is in one place, documents can be integrated and easily located

• Centralized database that is simple and efficient

• Second solution proposed is

Conclusion

Conclusion

• Third solution proposed is

Conclusion

• With our proposed solutions, will be able to run its daily operations more efficiently, effectively

• Less time spent on searching for new software to tackle the current issues = more time can be spent on improving the company elsewhere to promote growth

Time’s Up!

• About your speaker:– Name: Bunch of people– Company: STS Realty – Tel: Bunch of phones – Email: Bunch of emails– Social Media: Bunch of social media– Quick bio: Bunch of quick bios