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The IQ Business Group (IQ) is a global provider of practical business solutions, utilising seasoned expertise and innovative tools to maximise operational and technology efficiencies. Latest News
High cost of open source freedom – March 2008 The worsening IT skills shortage in South Africa should be given serious consideration by organisations planning to take advantage of the perceived cost benefits of open source software. More IQ revamps Absa Capital portal with Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server – April 2008 The IQ Business Group’s Software Engineering operation has leveraged Absa Capital’s decision to standardise on Microsoft SharePoint Server (MOSS) to revamp the company’s web portal. More Software factories one step too far? – April 2008 While software component factories are increasingly being hailed as the answer to the capacity crisis in software development, they could be one step too far. More IQ automates FNB’s Home Loans commision management system – April 2008 IQ Software Engineering, a division of The IQ Business Group, has developed a bespoke software solution for FNB that enables the bank to boost the management of its home loan commissions. More CEM key to effective CRM – May 2008 For many years financial institutions and other organisations have focused their customer relationship management (CRM) efforts on obtaining a “single view of the customer” and improving customer communications channels. More News Archive
Avoiding the Traps – March 2008 Using due diligence framework to identify and select a recordkeeping system can help avoid some dangerous and expensive pitfalls, explains Panos Alexandratos. More Reform Guide In Black And White – August 2007 The IQ Business Group operating in Australia is finding local financial and technical expertise invaluable in its role helping South African government agencies improve their administrative and business processes. More IQ Acquires Top Learning Companies – May 2007 The IQ Business Group and The HPL Group have set a final seal on an exciting business partnership. More IQ Partners With AA Autobay – May 2007 The IQ Business Group recently partnered with AA Autobay to design and implement the company’s online marketplace. More Banks and SMMEs Need To Speak The Same Language – March 2007 The general belief among South Africa's major financial institutions is that to really understand its small business customers, the investment in time and money - not to mention the lengthy lead times - is enormous, and that it is therefore simply not feasible. More BPM: Start Small, Think Big, Scale Fast! – February 2007 How would a viable implementation roadmap be developed to ensure that the BPM promise can be achieved pragmatically and at the same time ensure real benefits can be achieved? More IQ Delivers Efficiencies With Barclaycard – July 2006 IQ is to provide Business Process Engineering expertise aimed at streamlining the customer experience at Barclaycard. More IQ Explodes Back Onto SA Business Scene With New BEE Shareholding - January 2006 The IQ Business Group sets final seal on successful management buy-out. More Tackling BPM: Implementation vs Product Selection -November 2005 In the past, business has continuously searched for a technological solution that will revolutionise the way they currently work to enable faster time-to-market, enhanced customer service and delivery, corporate flexibility and adaptability, end-to-end visibility and control, and rapid decision making, whilst enabling legislative compliance at the same time. Many organisations have come to the realisation that Business Process Management (BPM) is the solution that they have been searching for to catapult them into the next level of achieving the ultimate technological nirvana. More IQ Launches Credit Bill Solution - October 2005 Compliance nightmare or strategic advantage? The IQ Business Group is able to unlock value and assist credit providers to identify solutions to build strategic value. Read more IQ Launches Worldwide Processing Model - August 2005 The IQ Business Group is able to unlock value by harnessing the worldwide clock, and leveraging strategic locations to offer clients low-cost, 24 hour offshore processing capacity. More Better Ways to Beat the Competition Ralph Gunn, IQ Strategic Research Analyst, talks about operational efficiency being the key to success in maximizing profits in our current economic climate. More Corporate Responsibility A Corporate Challenge of a different kind… The IQ Business Group’s (IQ) employees conquered a challenge of a different nature on Saturday 5th February. More Another Feather in IQ’s Off-shore Cap IQ was commissioned to create a solution to role out technology to doctors and medical specialists. In addition, a directory service, not unlike the yellow-pages, was created. More Assisting You With Compliance With stringent deadlines closing in, compliance is not something financial institutions have a choice about. But instead of implementing compliancy only for regulatory reasons, if implemented as part of a business solution, complying with multiple legislations can offer immense business benefits. More Working Engineering Magic In The Consulting Arena Ralph Gunn, a specialist consultant at The IQ Business Group, has been appointed president of the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), the same body that spearheads the industrial engineering industry. More IQ Wins Sungard Contract SunGard is a global leader in integrated IT solutions for the financial services industry and has a significant installed base among South African institutions. More IQ Finds BPO Sweet Spot BPO promises to bring significant and enhanced efficiencies to high volume processing environments in the healthcare administration space. More Process Orchestration To achieve sustainable business improvement, organisations need to orchestrate their People, Process and Technology resources to ensure that they weave them into a continuous improvement drive to move from ineffective to streamlined processes. More IQ Implements FileNet at Liberty This development, believed to be the first in Africa, is expected to revolutionise document process at the insurance giant, and contribute to a more efficient and streamlined business. More IQ Wins International Recognition The solution IQ implemented won a Silver Award for Global Excellence in Workflow at the AIIM 2002 Conference and Exposition in the United States. More Handing Over Non-Core Processes Economic pressure causes introspection. Costs are evaluated, non value-add areas cut, focus prioritised to business demand, streamlined organisations emerge - fit and ready. Innovative thinking is spawned: Energy rekindled once the fiscal fitness rhythm returns to the organisation. 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