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Skelta SharePoint Accelerator has been implemented for automation of NCI's organizational approval processes across all departments. The approval processes vary from department to department and for each document type within a department.On an average, NCI has taken 2 3 days to build, customize and deploy workflows in the production environment.
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sharepoint Accelerator2007 CustomerSnapshot CustomerName NorthCoast InstituteofTAFE Location NSW, Australia Industry Education,GovernmentDepartment NumberofLocations 18 NumberofEmployees 3000+ Website http://www.nci.tafensw.edu.au Product Skelta SharePointAccelerator(Earlierversion ofSharePointAccelerator2007) AbouttheCompany NorthCoastInstitute(NCI)isoneof10instituteswithinTAFENSW,judgedasthebestlargetrainingproviderinthestateofNew SouthWalesin2004and2005..NCIalsoreceivedtheawardofAustralianLargeTrainingProviderfortheyear2004andwas shortlistedinthetopthreeinAustraliaforthisawardagainin2005. TheNorthCoastInstituteconsists of17campuses located betweenthe GreatLakesregion inthe south tothe TweedHeads regionontheQueenslandborder.TheInstitutehasRegisteredTrainingOrganisation(RTO)statusundertheAustralianQuality TrainingFramework(AQTF).ItalsohasISO9001:2000certification.NCI enrollsapproximately40,000students everyyear. ProblemStatement Asamulti-locationorganizationwithover3000employees,NCIwas virtuallyinundatedwithhundredsofpaperforms that requiredapprovalsfrommanagersindifferentlocations. Theapprovalcycleran fromafewdays toweeks. NCIdecidedtoimplementan automateddocumentmanagementandapprovalworkflow solutiontocutprocesscycle time. NCIidentifiedthe following asessentialcriteriaforthe proposedsolution: i. SeamlessintegrationwithSharePointespeciallySharePointCustomLists ii. Abilitytorunthesolutionontheweb iii. Flexibility: Abilitytorapidlychange,enhance,addanddeployworkflowprocesses. Iv. Scalability:AsoneofAustralia'sfastestgrowingtrainingproviders,scalabilitywasessential.
ProductsEvaluated NCIevaluatedUltimus BPM,Captaris,K2.NETand Skelta SharePointAccelerator. KeyDecisionFactors NCIselectedSkelta SharePointAcceleratorasthe automationplatform.Keydecisionfactors were: ! Skelta requiresnoclientinstall tobuild workflows.SinceNCIuseddifferentworkstationsatdifferent locationsandlaptops,eliminationofclientsoftwarewas abigbonus. ! SeamlessintegrationwithNCI'sexisting SharePointenvironment ! Skelta offers superiorcustomlistworkflow integrationforSharePointascomparedtothe otherproductsevaluated. TheImplementation Skelta SharePointAcceleratorhas beenimplementedforautomationofNCI'sorganizationalapprovalprocessesacrossall departments. Theapprovalprocessesvaryfromdepartmenttodepartmentandforeachdocumenttypewithinadepartment. On an average,NCIhas taken2 3days tobuild, customizeanddeploy workflows inthe productionenvironment. Thisincludesscopingrequirementsandtestingfunctionalitiesofthe workflows. Skelta SharePointAcceleratorhas enabledNCItoturn paperforms intoelectronicversionsviaSharePointcustomlistsandthen todesignindividualworkflows foreachformdependingonapprovalprocessrequirements. TheResults Reductioninapprovalprocesscycleisestimatedtobe70%due tousageofelectroniccopiesandeliminationofphysical movementofpaperwork. ! Reductionincostsare expectedtobemorethan40%withsavingsindataprocessingandapprovaltimes, %savingsin purchasingpaper,toner,print usage,andresourcetime. ! Improvementinaverageapprovalprocesscompletiontime isestimatedtobemorethan50%. Thisprocessacceleration drives moreefficiency andpromotesearlierapprovalsbeingreceived. ! Throughcustomizedworkmanagementplans,NCIexpectstosignificantlyreducethe amountoftime that valuable resourcesspendonprintingandcompletingpaperbasedforms. Acorrespondingincreaseinproductivityand substantiallyreducederrorsare addedbenefits. ! ImplementationofSkelta SharePointAcceleratorforautomateddocumentapprovalshas resultedinhigheremployee satisfaction. Employeeresponsetothe new system has beenoverwhelmingwithnumerousrequeststoautomateand designworkflows forotherpaperbasedforms. ! For more information sales@skelta.com INDIA: +91 80 25522996 US: +1 (703) 652-8359 © 2002 - 2007 Skelta Software. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.