Modern Workplace & Business Intelligence – a new department introduces itself

Since 01.01.2021 there is a new department “Modern Workplace & Business Intelligence” at itmX. In this short article, I would like to introduce you to what the contents are and what added value this can also create for you.

The path to a new business area

The “Modern Workplace & Business Intelligence” department was created based on our customer feedback and the ongoing market development.

Our goal is to take a more holistic view of your processes and to support you beyond the classic CRM business and CRM processes. In doing so, we focus on two pillars: The modern workplace (“Modern Workplace”) and analytical support through Business Intelligence (“Enterprise Intelligence”), which we combine with our existing philosphy: “The best of both worlds – SAP and Microsoft”.

Modern Workplace & Enterprise Intelligence

The 1st pillar – Modern Workplace

The pandemic showed us very clearly how quickly processes can change, and inevitably had to. Digital collaboration has taken on a whole new significance, especially in the areas of marketing, sales and service.

Our goal with the “Modern Workplace by itmX” is to better understand and unify your processes. Often there is still the classic separation between the office applications (e.g. Outlook, Microsoft Teams or Microsoft Office) and the business applications (e.g. SAP ERP ECC or S/4HANA and CRM). In a typical process, such as quotation creation, in many cases work is done in the two worlds completely isolated from each other.

  • The quotation body (with quotation number and, if applicable, materials) is created in CRM or SAP
  • The offer document is often still written in Word and usually consists of several complex attachments
  • Until the final version, there are also usually different storage locations of the individual working versions of the offer document (e.g. local storage locations, SharePoint)
  • The exchange between individual editors takes place via e-mail or chat messages in Microsoft Teams

Rarely is complete integration ensured, which considers the process as a whole. But only then does work become really fun for everyone involved.

In addition, automated processes, such as information flows or workflows, can further simplify processes.

In this context, we see ourselves as bridge builders to align your processes along the customer journey and optimize them with a view to the big picture.

The 2nd pillar – Business Intelligence

Every company has become a data collector. Data exists about your customers, partners, suppliers, employees, but also about a variety of your internal processes, such as inbound marketing, sales opportunity or claims processing.

Digitalization means that ever greater volumes of data can be accumulated. But how can these also be understood and interpreted correctly?

It is essential to keep in mind that there is a serious difference between the data that we all have and the information that is associated with it. It is only through proper use and visualization that the data can speak.

Hand on heart: how many of your decisions today are still made “on gut instinct” or “because that’s the way it’s always been done”? How many of your decisions today are truly fact-based and data-driven?

Our mission is to help you understand your existing data, draw conclusions, and sustainably optimize your business and processes. We let your data speak, so you can make better decisions.

In the realization of our use cases, we rely heavily on the Microsoft 365 portfolio and the components of the Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps and Power Virtual Agents).

Sounds exciting? I look forward to exchanging ideas with you!

If you are also looking for holistic processes, then please feel free to contact us/me. We would also be happy to analyze your ideas and wishes informally in an initial meeting.

About the author

Robin Hartmann
Robin HartmannHead of Modern Work and Business Intelligence itmX GmbH
As Head of Modern Work and Business Intelligence, Robin is responsible for optimising our customers’ processes and helping them to position themselves for future challenges. As a creative mind, he is primarily driven by innovation topics. Due to his proximity to the customer, he experiences the real business requirements first-hand and enjoys driving them forward together with our customers.