MEGA International and KTW Consulting Partner to Provide Business Process Solution for Telecom Firms

MEGA International, a leading provider of business process modeling and IT mapping solutions, and KTW Consulting Limited today announced a joint solution that combines KTWs telecommunications expertise with the MEGA Software Suite. The resulting solution will enable telecommunications firms to improve their business processes and more easily attain ISO 9000-2000 certification

MEGA International, a leading provider of business process modeling and IT mapping solutions, and KTW Consulting Limited today announced a joint solution that combines KTWs telecommunications expertise with the MEGA Software Suite.

The resulting solution will enable telecommunications firms to improve their business processes and more easily attain ISO 9000-2000 certification.

The MEGA Software Suite helps teams of business and IT systems analysts design, improve and support strategic business processes. It enables them to create a clear and easily maintainable view of IT infrastructures, manage systems complexity and evaluate the impact of process or system changes.

KTW offers telecommunications clients a service called the Business ECO-SYSTEM consisting of strategy, process and measurement deliverables. It is based on the foundation that a company must understand all of its parts and the relationship between the parts before it can be successful.

We treat each business as an organic entity with many parts that evolve and change over time," said Richard Winnik, president and founder of KTW Consulting Limited. We see MEGA Software Suite as the glue that connects all of the parts. After an extensive evaluation of MEGA and its competitors, we determined that MEGA offered the best set of functionality and fundamental architecture that allows for future growth for our clients."

KTWs holistic approach to helping customers is commensurate with our philosophy," said Bill Wise, president of North American operations for MEGA. It is important to understand the business fundamentals before implementing strategy. Our software allows KTW analysts to analyze key process improvement initiatives and understand the impact of changes on people, processes, procedures and systems."
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As part of the KTW/MEGA partnership, the two companies will offer a solution that facilitates the new ISO 9000-2000 standards for telecommunications providers. These organizations must follow process-centric processes to attain the standards. The MEGA Software repository facilitates this effort by capturing all of the processes in one central space.

According to Wise, Automated documentation of ISO formatting requirements drives continuous improvements in organizational productivity. The MEGA Software Suite allows automatic publishing of team results via corporate intranets and eliminates the tedium of keeping up ISO 9000 documentation. MEGAs repository combined with KTWs expertise in ISO and telecommunications deliver an unbeatable solution for the customer."

The joint solution is available immediately. Interested Telecom providers should contact Richard Winnik at Tel (905) 849-4447 or email: rpwinnik@knowtheway.com.

About KTW Consulting Limited
Established in 1997, KTW Consulting Limited provides consulting and business mentoring services based on its Business ECO-SYSTEM framework. KTW views businesses as organic entities, with each organization having a number of interrelated areas that provide direction, foundation and structure to the business.
The Business ECO-SYSTEM framework integrates with the Plan/Do/Check/Act (PDCA) cycle from quality methodologies, the Define/Measure/Analyze/Improve/Control (DMAIC) from Six Sigma and meets ISO 9000-2000 requirements.
KTWs goal is to help its clients serve their customers better and improve financial results. It accomplishes this by completing projects that yield maximum payoff in a minimum time frame. In addition, KTW develops process and knowledge models that form the foundation for financial models. These models are based on Activity Based Costing principles and are critical components to a successful ISO 9000-2000 implementation/certification.

About MEGA
MEGA International (www.mega.com) is a global provider of business process modeling and IT mapping solutions. Its offerings improve large organizations competitiveness by understanding, analyzing and designing new and enhanced business processes. MEGA Solutions are targeted at teams of business analysts and IT developers that need to improve organizational efficiency by connecting fast changing business processes with IT development efforts. Unlike traditional development and business process diagramming tools that only focus on the development part of the problem, MEGA Business Process Performance Solutions enable business and IT stakeholders to drive bottom line profits, unlock new customer value, and otherwise minimize the risk involved with changing critical business processes.

Founded in 1991 with North American headquarters outside of Boston, the company operates in North America and Europe and has a global network of business partners. The companys North American clients include Pioneer Electronics, Pacific Bell and Microcell, among others.
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