BearingPoint’s Business Alignment solution is made up of four sub-solutions:

• Enterprise and Business Architecture - This solution provides principles, guidelines, and reference models that define the interaction of the process, application, data and technology components that support the business architecture. It encompasses process-, application-, data- and technology architecture to help your organization better understand everything from business and productivity applications, to information flows, to network and service management.
  
  
• IT QuickScan - This 5-7 week broad assessment of people, processes and technology is focused on identifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve strategic focus; and increase the value of information technology to the business. The QuickScan assesses the alignment of business and technology strategies; provides a high-level review of the IT organization, processes and governance; and assesses the strategic benefit of major IT initiatives. It provides prioritized next steps for the opportunities identified.
  
  
• IT Sourcing Advisory - Our experienced consultants provide guidance on sourcing options; help your organization develop business cases and requests for proposals; facilitate vendor selection, contract review and negotiation; plan for transition; and monitor current performance. IT Sourcing Advisory determines readiness, initiation or expansion options, and the mix of resources for outsourcing. IT Sourcing Advisory also addresses the people, assets and organizational implications of outsourcing to achieve an efficient combination of risk and cost savings.
  
  
• Enterprise Search - Employees spend considerable time searching various enterprise systems for information about customers, suppliers, products or other entities. Our Enterprise Search solutions reduce the time spent on searching required information. BearingPoint and Google have established a partnership to bring enhanced search solutions to the Enterprise. Building on Google technology, BearingPoint develops custom software extensions to enhance Google search, improving access to enterprise application systems and content management systems. Furthermore, we have developed industry and sector specific solutions to extend the standard Google search solutions. For more information, see Google Search Solution Overview.