Accelerating IT Discovery: Unleashing Efficiency with IBM Consulting Advantage

How did you complete tasks before IBM Consulting Advantage, and how do you do it now?

The discovery process is one of the most critical steps. It involves gathering a full understanding of the client's IT landscape. This can be a very time consuming and manually intensive process.?If legacy systems were involved, the challenge was understanding the millions of lines of code. This could take days, weeks, or even months, especially without subject matter experts (SMEs) to interpret the code.

IBM Consulting Advantage accelerates this process by helping me quickly understand legacy code and identify the tools, applications, and systems in use, how they interact, and the overall architecture. What used to take days, weeks—sometimes even months—now takes just a few hours.

How has the discovery assistant in IBM Consulting Advantage helped you deliver enhanced value for clients?

Since using the discovery assistant, we have been seeing an average of 30-40% optimization for an effort perspective. This not only allows us to deliver value more quickly but help us form better alignment to business needs, ensuring that the solutions being implemented not only meet technical requirements but also drive meaningful business outcomes for the client.

Beyond productivity and time savings, how has IBM Consulting Advantage changed the way you work?

The time savings from IBM Consulting Advantage allow us to shift from manual, time-consuming tasks to more strategic activities that directly align with the client’s business objectives.

Instead of spending hours on legacy code analysis or data extraction, we now have more time to refine our strategy, understand the client’s goals, and ensure that the development process is tailored to meet both technical and business needs.

What’s been the most valuable aspect of IBM Consulting Advantage for you?

The most valuable aspect of IBM Consulting Advantage is its ability to help me make smarter, more strategic decisions about which systems to prioritize, how to integrate them into the cloud environment, and how to ensure it supports the client’s broader business goals.?ICA helps me ensure that the final deliverable isn’t just technically sound but also business-driven.

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