Process: Document Control Consulting Services

Without applying best practice procedures, intelligent taxonomy and numbering conventions, in simple terms - it gets much harder to find and process the documents you need quickly. Poor revision and version control will ultimately slow your organization down and increase risk in supply chain management. Not recognizing the importance of these and other basic facts often leads to underperformance on projects and avoidable added costs.

Without effective procedures, no software package will ever solve the day to day issues encountered during project delivery. Although an IT department can be a significant resource for solving these problems, document control expertise is needed to ensure the proper processes required to deliver the project are supported. Only the right mix of experienced people, efficient process and fit-for-purpose technology can effectively increase overall likelihood of project and program success.

With years of industry knowledge, our consultants provide practical, experience-driven advice. Talascend consultancy is focused on delivering key objectives:

• Reduce cost through improved efficiency
• Increase quality standards
• Improve compliance
• Reduce/mitigate risk

Document Control Process Assessment

Talascend offers a general assessment on customer's current document control framework. This gap analysis identifies any areas for improvement to optimise document control efficiency. Click here to inquire about an assessment or schedule a complementary 15 minute discussion with one of our document control experts.

Document and Correspondence control - Typical problem areas

• Comment history gaps
• Defining effective numbering procedures
• Missing critical information in email and letter chains
• Inefficient methods of grouping information from different sources related to hot topics
• Defining intelligent document taxonomy
• Defining efficient automated work processes
• Transition to electronic commenting & redlining
• Transition from spreadsheets & Access databases
• Report building
• Streamlining document exchange with clients & supply chains
• Streamlining internal & external review cycles
  

Training

Talascend offers a wide range of group and individual training programs to clients of all abilities such as:

• Application manager – (System Administrators)
• Correspondence Controller (All levels)
• Document Controller – Introductory
• Document Controller – Intermediate
• Document Controller – Advanced
• Desk to desk floor walking for reviewers
• 1 to 1 training for management
• Technical support training