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Business Information Management
‘A more efficient organisation
Ida Verweij & Martin van den Bedum - Business Information Management
It is the responsibility of GMP+ International’s Business Information Management department to contribute to the realisation of the company’s goals and ensure that all IT means are up to date and properly aligned with all informational flows of GMP+ International.
Adding logic – Improved project management
GMP+ International needed more control over projects. Progress was isolated and fragmented in different Excel sheets throughout the organization which complicated management and control over the overall project portfolio. “In 2020 we renewed some of these processes, embedded them and made them more usable and more intuitive for people to use. Thanks to these changes, we gained more focus, control and insights into whether projects are still within budget and planning or not.”
Keeping in check – Better budgeting
We also took control over our overall IT spendings. “In 2020, we improved our financial IT process in order to have more grip on (upcoming) costs. This allowed us to generate periodical reports, which helped us getting accurate insights in our financial situation. Now we can anticipate better, and earlier to unexpected costs, can explain deviations and make the right decisions. We are able to draw lessons from our financial progress within IT and create better forecasts.”
Knowing our duties – Defining the BIM function
To get a clearer understanding of the responsibilities of Business Information Management (BIM) and see how it can best contribute to GMP+ International’s goals, we conducted an assessment of the BIM function. “We looked at activities, responsibilities, processes, strategy, information management, projects and priorities. With the revised description of the BIM function, responsibilities are more clear and internal collaboration has improved. BIM will continue improving in 2021 and beyond.”
