Business Analysis Consulting: STS Realty By: 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

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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

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