WHAT IS GRIP AND WHY GRIP?

GRIP is a complete management instrumentation and control system. Comprehensive, the way it all should have been in the first place – GRIP not a rushed convergence of software vendors, but truly a converged software.

GRIP embeds configurable workflow throughout the demand-supply chain, and it also collects management data in real-time, and presents the data in Dashboards, Metrics Control Panel and portfolio analyzer views for you. GRIP then lets you take control decisions in real-time and make them effective throughout the organization, instantly.

What does it mean to you as a Senior Executive? Look at the decision support layer in the diagram. You no longer have to waste time creating tons of Business Intelligence Reports. There is no need to create redundant, isolated Metrics and Balanced Scorecard Initiatives. You do not need to have many dashboards. GRIP is not yet another monolith of reporting systems – it is a management control system, beyond just an anthology of reports and dashboards.

At the mid layer, GRIP is an automated collection, validation and cross-referencing of data from all domains, and the formulation of execution metrics, in a disciplined fashion. Mid layer is also the accountability layer for metrics-driven execution. What does it mean to you? Direct visibility from the top layer to the tactical layer, with the ability to take direct control decisions. GRIP is not just another XML/database gateway, but it is a metrics-driven management framework.

At the tactical execution layer, GRIP is a powerful, yet comprehensive workflow engine with integrated set of processes. What does it mean to you, as a process owner? There is true process convergence. For example, if you are an IT executive, you no longer have to see projects, applications, infrastructure and architecture as distinct domains, and collect data from across these domains. If you are an R&D executive, it is your opportunity pipeline, your project lifecycle management system, your Senior Management Reporting and R&D Development metrics combined and automated.

WHY GRIP?

Look at picture above. There is tremendous savings at the tactical layer, because you are consolidating processes, eliminating clutter, and deriving reliable raw data for metrics.

There is tremendous savings at the mid layer, since you are eliminating the manual aggregation of raw data, creating a well-defined set of execution metrics and establishing the discipline of delivery.

There is tremendous savings at the top layer, because you are eliminating a myriad of reports and getting a decision-support guidance system instead.

With GRIP, you can actually steer your enterprise, rather than just “see” what is happening.