CBP Functionality

A unique tool for enhancing productivity and reducing risks in collaborative processes will appeal to managers and workflow participants alike. Never more will they need to suffer the costs and risks of opaque procedures and intransigent organisations.

CBP is a generic collaboration, workflow and document management system with a user-friendly and intuitive graphical interface. It yields impressive and objectively measurable productivity gains, and significantly reduces the risks involved in collaborative processes.

It has been successfully used in sectors as diverse as Space, Aerospace and Public Administration, and it can be applied to any collaborative process, task or project where it is desirable to increase the productivity, accountability and transparency of the activities and the collaborators.

Benefits

In addition to producing significant productivity gains, CBP also generates the following business benefits:

• Significant cost and cycle time reductions
  
  
• Complete process transparency
  
  
• Complete audit trail of all actions
  
  
• Clear allocation of responsibilities
  
  
• Reduced process risk
  
  
• Early warnings of slippage/future delays
  
  
• Actionable management information of unprecedented clarity
  
  
• No local software installation or maintenance

clear indications as to when and where and why managerial action is required.

CBP’s unique interactive data representation and intuitive interface make it a joy for users - very quick to learn and fast to use. Moreover, its management reports produce information of startling clarity, and clear indications as to when and where and why managerial action is required.

Security

CBP is available over the public internet and does not require local software installation or maintenance. All data transmissions are encrypted using Investment Banking security standards (SSL128). System access is protected by userID and password, and different access permissions can be granted to different users on documents, actions and workflow steps.

In addition to its security features, the system provides the following functionality:

Intuitive Interactive Workflow representation, giving an instant overview of the current state of the work process and access to information about which items are where in the workflow

Document up/download allowing users to add or remove documents and attribute values at the right places in the workflow

Configurable document attributes allowing customised registration of the information needed in the workflow process

Comprehensive search functionality, allowing users to search for documents by attribute values within or across workflows

InBaskets/OutBaskets providing information about who is (or is supposed to be or has been) doing what

Version control, securing that only one user can alter a document at a time

Complete Audit Trail logging all actions by users in the workflow

Notification and Alerts securing that everybody who needs to be, is kept informed about the progression of work

Bulletin Boards allowing users to share documents independently of the workflow and collect relevant information related to their tasks

Management Reports providing the basis for transparent monitoring, proactive management and timely intervention

CBP has been successfully used within the very distinct sectors of Aerospace, securities data management, IT project management and Human Resources. These early adapters have produced a set of very impressive metrics documenting the benefits of using CBP. These objective metrics demonstrate a very rare combination of results: sub-one-year payback period, simultaneous risk mitigation and productivity improvements typically in excess of 20%.

Metrics and client statements can be provided upon request