South Atlantic Solutions views Solutions Analysis as the "head corner stone" in solutions creation. The quality of a solutions analysis result is directly related to the knowledge and experience of the analyst, especially in ensuring that all the right questions are asked. Knowledge of the details of a business requirement, experience in the specification of practical business models and ensuring input from all business stakeholders is crucial in formulating a solution which will meet the business requirements..

Other stages of solutions creation (such as Gap analysis) can produce skewed results should the solutions analysis phase be incomplete or inadequate. It is a fact that asking an experienced solutions analyst from a manufacturing environment to scope a banking requirement would result in a costly learning experience for all.

Our solutions analysis expertise focuses on software solutions for the financial industry. We only use solutions analysts with banking expertise to develop financial solutions. In addition our consultants have both business and technical experience.

Because of these credentials we can confidently offer solutions analysis consultancy to all financial institutions.

Our methodology includes the following :

• Observation of current procedures and practices.
• Re-performance of certain tasks as currently is.
• Deduction of weaknesses of current solution.
• Separately classifying issues of process re-engineering from solutions replacements/creation.
• Interviewing appropriate staff for inputs on qualities of new solution.
• Determination of full functionality expectations of new solution.
• Documentation of samples of expected results and outputs of new solution.
• Generation of detailed database requirements of new solution.
• Review of full report.
• Further advice where ever deemed necessary.