Completing onshore Enterprise Application Integration projects to help improve the flow of corporate information and protect legacy investments in IT infrastructure and software

The situation

Skanska Group has offices across Europe, the USA and Latin America and is a leading construction group with expertise in commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships. All operating units are accredited to ISO 14001, ISO 9001 or OHSAS 18001 management systems and the company operates an integrated enterprise wide IT solution.

As part of an ongoing process of continual improvement, Skanska UK takes advantage of new technology to ensure efficiency and maintain the quality of its service. By automating processes and connecting with roles and data held in central ERP applications within the organisation, Skanska ensures:

·          Correct and timely responses to essential business processes

·          Maximum automation with essential information only forwarded to managers

·          The best possible integration with clients, partners and supply chain 

By using EAI technology Skanska will extend the returns on IT investments made over several years and minimise the ongoing costs associated with re-skilling.

The objectives

Skanska UK wished to further implement the use of EAI technology to streamline and automate departmental business processes through the use of flows and automated email messages triggered by agreed business conditions. 

Skanska UK sought to partner with an IT company that could cost effectively provide the appropriate resource on shore in the UK to complete the project within tight deadlines.

The Technosoft solution

Technosoft Information Technologies (India) Ltd supplied two experienced contractors who worked on site as part of the Skanska IT team in the UK to complete the task within schedule and budget. 

The technology skills supplied included: 

·          Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2000/2003

·          Microsoft Outlook

·          Microsoft SQL Server 2005

·          Magic iBolt

·          Progress database 

Technosoft is a Magic Software Enterprises iBolt Integration Partner and can provide iBolt trained consultants to locations worldwide or complete the work from our offshore locations in India.

The benefits

Skanska has successfully extended its IT team to include EAI consultants that can be called on at short notice to help with integration tasks.

As a consequence it is well positioned to:

·          Continue the roll out of a major EAI project

·          Ensure that the right internal tasks are completed by the right people at the right time

·          Maintain timely and effective relations with clients, partners and their supply chain

·          Progress to higher levels of efficiency and professionalism

Contact Vinod Shirsath at our Mumbai office to learn more about how Technosoft software developers provide flexible and cost effective EAI Services to customers across the world.