Consulting

Asparona Consulting provides independent Business and IT Consulting services.

Asparona’s consultants have a diverse range of skills and practical experience gained from implementing, supporting and managing business applications in New Zealand, North America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.

Our people can help you to extract the maximum benefit from your proposed or existing investment in business applications by applying our experience to assist with solving problems in today’s challenging business environment.

We do not focus solely on the technology side of business. We can and do help you to transform and streamline your organisation or processes to implement solutions, whilst maintaining a pragmatic approach to ensure the change is made at an acceptable cost and in a sustainable manner.

Our expertise spans the full business lifecycle, from planning through to delivery, support and training, and continuous process improvement.

We aim to always produce productive, strong and long-term relationships with our customers.

Download our Consulting Capability document to see how Asparona can help you. Details of some of our services are shown below and for more information on those, or any other services in our document, please contact Ian Rogers on +64 21 903 508 or one of our managers listed in the Consulting Capability document.

Software Selection and Implementation

Following an effective selection methodology with the help of experienced, independent advisors can mean the difference between the success and failure of your implementation project.

By working with Asparona Consulting, you take advantage of our proven ability in defining requirements, developing checklists, researching potential vendors, and conducting fit-gap analyses between product and requirement. All our clients who have used our Software Selection services have had successful implementation projects.

If you are thinking about building an IT strategy or conducting a review of your business applications, reporting or infrastructure, we can enhance your team by providing the addition expertise to assist you in this task.

We can deliver consulting that is independent of the product. However, our experience and knowledge of the product lifecycle provides you with the comfort of knowing we have covered all areas of the evaluation process.

Project and Program Management

This is one area where Experience Counts…
Our consultants are Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Information Technology (IT) project managers. They bring extensive experience in the project management of ERP and IT projects. Our teams are product and PMI certified. We utilize the PMI’s Project Management methodology as defined by the PMBOK, but we are always pragmatic and adapt our techniques if necessary to ensure a successful project.

Project managers are not just planners. They require the ability to listen, facilitate meetings to review the project from a strategic level and propel the relevant information upwards. Our consultants combine business and IT understanding to deliver a complete project management offering.

Managers of large scale Programs need to stay focused on the obtainment of benefits, requiring robust Program Management capabilities. The Program Management Office (PMO) serves as the nerve centre of the Program Management process. A PMO ‘War Room’ is created. The 3 major Program Management functions are each given a dedicated wall upon which program information is attached. These functions are Communications, Information control and Risk & Issue Tracking. The communications wall gives users access to Program-wide event and contact information. The information repository provides a central location for the storage and sharing of Program-critical documentation. The risks & issues wall supports the proactive management of risks and issues.

Change Management

If you are tackling an IT project or just undergoing a process step change, our team can assist you in building your Change Strategy and Plan.

Our global experience within this area has provided us with the tools and industry experience to manage any type of change program. Our consultants work with your training teams to feed back additional training and business process requirements. Our consultants are IT and Business professionals with a very clear understanding of the demand that an IT system will have on your organisation.

Business Process Review

Are you requiring business analysis skills to assist you in understanding your business processes? It is always difficult to find the appropriate resources, which provide you with both a business process and IT understanding.

Our consultants have a solid combination of business and IT understanding. They are able to facilitate workshops that help you take control of your process issues. Our experienced consultants can provide a clear Fit Gap Analysis for your organisation – coupling this outcome with a product selection or scoping exercise

Training & Facilitation

Training Assessments
Training Strategy Build
Training Plan Build

Without adequate training for users, a newly implemented system loses its power and worth. Asparona provides comprehensive, customized training services from training consultancy through to delivery.

Our experience has shown that an overall training strategy can be neglected or left until required. We can offer you training assessments, which will assist you to understand the training requirements of your organisation from the bottom to the top. Information gained from the training assessment is then given to the key stakeholders in your business. This information can then be used to develop your overall training strategy, and facilitate the most efficient change process.

It is a testament to competency in the field of training that Asparona was selected by Oracle to provide exclusively all Oracle University training in New Zealand.

For more information please contact Ian Rogers at the office on +64 9 529 1002 or mobile +64 21 903 508 or email

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