"We are excited to partner with Iasta, a true leader in the SRM field. Their focus on meeting customer needs fits well with Paladin's approach. Working together, we can deliver quick results to help clients achieve their sourcing and cost-reduction goals."
"On Demand" Services for "On Demand" Software
We know you are looking for practical wisdom for your eSourcing challenges. The
Iasta team will help you navigate today's challenges and uncover tomorrow's sourcing
opportunities. For innovative solutions to complex problems, follow us. Our unique
combination of industry insight, high-powered research and technology expertise
enables us to analyze, optimize and transform your business like no other firm.
Flexibility - Just like your company's goals shift over time, your Sourcing
Team will also evolve as you gain expertise in both process and technology.
Iasta can help you fill gaps in expertise or staffing that may arise as your
team evolves.
Expertise - Iasta has extensive eSourcing know-how that can help your team
optimize its sourcing decisions. Whether the expertise is technology-driven, process-
driven or commodity-specific, your team can contact our Sourcing Professionals with any
questions you have about your sourcing project or eSourcing strategy.
Control - Iasta is dedicated to helping our clients achieve the best possible solutions and quickest success in implementing eSourcing and institutionalizing strategic sourcing best practices. Leveraging our world-class eSourcing platforms, SmartSource SRM and SmartAnalytics, we are ready to help as much or as little as desired. In this way, we help our clients become completely self-sufficient in managing their own projects for greater overall effectiveness.
Establishing a solid foundation is a critical first step for any company's spends analysis initiative. An integral part of that process is launching a custom spend data set that reflects the true data profile of the organization. So, whether a company has a simple or complex data profile with one or over 200 data systems, one currency or several currencies, Iasta's Custom Launch program will meet your company's needs.
Custom Launch (data classification services) - Iasta provides a secure point for each customer to deliver their corporate data (A/P, PO, Pcard data, etc.). With our own SmartAnalytics platform, Iasta cleanses and classifies transaction and supplier information based on either a custom category sourcing structure, a generic industry structure (such as UNSPSC) or a combination where UNSPSC classifications are rolled into a custom category classification structure. During this time Iasta will:
Consolidate and normalize data
Validate data files
Cleanse suppliers
Categorize transactions and suppliers
Supplier data augmentation (optional)
Review and validate data classification structures (data workshops)
Publish to standard spend reports and views
Launch SmartAnalytics
Custom Refresh - Iasta manages updates to the data set to ensure spend data remains fresh and relevant. Iasta works with each customer to determine the optimal refresh frequency (monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.) and outlines the process steps to ensure refreshes occur. SmartAnalytics customers also have the option of managing refresh cycles themselves.
Supplier Data Augmentation - SmartAnalytics helps organizations manage their diversity programs and supplier risk issues more effectively. In order to track and measure results it is necessary to associate suppliers with relevant diversity 'flags' or risk ratings. As part of this optional program, Iasta works with a third party partner to associate your supplier database with diversity information where appropriate and available. Supplier Data Augmentation is a multi-phased approach to matching your supplier list with the diversity information found in a centralized database.
Spend and Opportunity Assessment Services - Identify target savings opportunity areas. Savings indicators include categories where you are buying the same commodity from many suppliers; situations where you are buying from the same supplier across companies, countries or projects, but are not coordinating the contractual pricing; situations where you are bypassing existing preferred suppliers, etc.
User Training - Although Iasta software is designed to be easy-to-use, it comes fully loaded with powerful functionality. That is why Iasta offers a support-based user training program to ensure that companies garner maximum results from Iasta's eSourcing platforms. Our effective training program demonstrates how users can navigate through Iasta's software and apply it to their projects. Iasta's training program also provides beneficial context for users, advising them when and how to use specific features to make their eSourcing projects successful. When users are comfortable with the software, they use it more frequently and deliver more value.
Iasta can work with your organization to design a budget-friendly training program. We'll blend best practice training with how-to-use product training, and combine the use of instructor-led, classroom sessions with buyer webinars. It's never too late or too early to rollout a user training program that enhances the effectiveness of your sourcing team.
Continuing Education Hours - All training qualifies for the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) A.P.P, C.P.M and/or CPSM continuing education requirements (CEHs).
Iasta's goal is to improve the effectiveness of every team member who uses the SmartAnalytics platform by providing world-class support and service. Designed to be flexible and easily assessable for large or small sourcing teams, Iasta offers Application Support and User Training. Our services upgrade users' skills and organizational processes so they can benefit from advanced technology.
Application Support
Application Support offers assistance with technical trouble shooting, error-resolution, password resets, navigation and how-to assistance.
User Training
Webinar-based or classroom training sessions are available to the user community and cover topics such as navigation and how-tos.
