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Value Targeting
Value Targeting Maximizes returns from your end-user management processes
Value Targeting (VT) is a systematic approach to analyzing the functions of an end-user management program to identify opportunities for improving the performance and results achieved by end-users. Value Targeting will identify impediments to optimal end-user performance that are caused by poor end-user experience (such a poor application performance or quality). Value Targeting will also help you improve user performance by identifying opportunities to drive adoption, build efficient effective usage and ensure compliant execution.

Knoa provides the resources and expertise to conduct a detailed analysis by first gathering facts about the existing processes (e.g., Training, Help Desk, IT and Compliance and Business Process) and then evaluating the end-user performance data collected by Knoa, allowing your team to stay focused on running your business.

When to Start?
Knoa VT can begin after Knoa EPM is successfully implemented and sufficient data has been collected for in-depth analysis. Typically this is within 5-7 weeks of production launch. Knoa recommends conducting Value Targeting each quarter after launch for one (1) year for a total of four (4) VT sessions to maximize your investment.

What are the deliverables?
Results from the Value Targeting process will be provided to the client in the form of documented business cases. Analysis results and findings will be clearly defined and identified within the context of each business case. Each business case will include a remediation recommendation to deliver business value from the findings.
Example of Business Case Summary
Key Finding:
Use Case: Finance Tax and Data Entry Errors (2,693 Errors, April-July)
  • Two large categories: Tax errors and data entry errors
  • These errors have significant impact in five financial transactions:

    -Custom transaction for financial reporting

    -Park Documents

    -Park G/L Account Document

    -Post Foreign Currency Valuation

    -Enter Customer Invoice

  • 1,204 errors are tax errors which can result in incorrect taxes collected, paid or accrued
  • 416 cases resulted in $0 taxes which in fact should have been several hundred dollars
  • Random sample of a single user error showed the end user spent 47 minutes trying to resolve a tax issue
  • 342 errors were data entry errors; 144 of these errors are in one transaction
  • Examples: field not in screen-probably a system issue, and code not allowed- which is probably a training issue
Recommended Remediations
  • IT can review the data and quickly identify solutions such as table updates and screen enhancements
  • User Support can identify very specific areas of training required and create quick reference, simulation or short eLearning deliverables Potential Benefits
  • Eliminate system issues that impact financial processes
  • Reduce downstream impact of incorrect taxes collected, paid and accrued
  • Reduce re-work/correction of transactions
Let Value Targeting Help You Use Knoa to:
  • Get more value from your investment in end-user management solutions
  • Achieve a faster root cause analysis of user, system and business performance shortfalls
  • Proactively identify and resolve issues
  • Target training requirements based on specific user errors and improve overall training effectiveness
  • Enhance key processes such as financial close and user acceptance testing during upgrade with information available from end-user workflow
  • Improve overall end-user performance within your critical enterprise application