Using a simple model for data structure to turn pools of big data into valuable business insights. Just like Brad Pitt in Moneyball :)

1. The Build vs Buy
Debate
Best Practices for EHS and Quality management

2. Agenda
• Why Software at All?
• Home Grown vs
Commercial
• What are the “Table
Stakes”
• Going Beyond Simple
Workflows

3. First the Buzzwords

4. What This Really Means
“It's about getting things down
to one number. Using the stats
the way we read them, we'll find
value in players that no one else
can see.”

5. Your Challenge (Mine Too)
1. Paper, paper, paper
2. Excel based analysis
3. Manual tracking
Value of data is hidden

6. Uncover Data to Drive Decisions
Chaotic
•No Standards
•No master
data plan
•No strategy
Reactive
•Standards
established
•Master data plan
identified
•Easing of
communication
Defined
•Master data plan
executed
•Root cause for
issues can be
tracked and
measured
Proactive
•Continuous feedback
loops
•Root cause analysis
feeding into feedback
process
•Information silos
removed
Predictive
•People, process
and technology
working together
… and be like Brad Pitt

7. You’ve Pretty Much Got 2 Options

8. Option #1
Home
Grown Apps
• Build From Scratch
• Internal Dev Resources
• Existing Tools (CMS,
Database, ERP etc…)

9.  The possibility of “Perfect Fit.”
Custom software tailored to the
organization
 Potentially lower initial cost (reuse
existing tools)
 Pride of Ownership – potential for
internal knowledge asset
Pros of Building Your Own
9

10. • Shortage of EHS and Quality
experience
• Learning curve (User experience not
a priority)
• Cost of ongoing innovation
• Cost of ongoing support
• Staffing to meet project scope
Cons of Building Your Own
10

11. In Fact
U.S. businesses spend over $300 billion annually
trying to develop in-house solutions.
Only 29% of projects succeed, while nearly 52% are
highly challenged and 19% fail outright.
* The Standish Group International

12. More Importantly
Only addressing the “Table
Stakes” of data management
… NOT like Brad Pitt

13. Option #2
EHS and
Quality
Platforms
• Purpose built platforms
to manage EHS and
Quality data
• Build in subject matter
expertise
• Value added capabilities

14. • Perceived loss of control
• Tradeoffs between the perfect
solution and the vendor offering
• Failure to engage in-house IT
resources
• Knowing what questions to ask new
vendor to minimize risk
Cons of Buying
14

15.  Experienced EHS and Quality vendor
can deliver quickly
 Top vendors bring real-world
experience (this is what others like
you have done)
 Validated industry successes
 Lower total cost of ownership
Pros of Buying
15

16. Go Beyond The “Table Stakes”
Chaotic
•No Standards
•No master
data plan
•No strategy
Reactive
•Standards
established
•Master data plan
identified
•Easing of
communication
Defined
•Master data plan
executed
•Root cause for
issues can be
tracked and
measured
Proactive
•Continuous feedback
loops
•Root cause analysis
feeding into feedback
process
•Information silos
removed
Predictive
•People, process
and technology
working together
Home Grown Apps Commercial Platforms

17. • BA Blacktop’s incident rates
dropped from 7.18 to 1.38
per year & spills reduced
58%
• Agnico Eagle’s accident
frequency rate dropped 50%
• Smurfit Kappa saw a 58%
reduction in lost time
accidents
• Boral Bricks experienced
63% reduction in recordable
incidents
Client Success - EHS

18. • Versabar saw a decrease of
39% in their cost of quality
• Rapid-Span estimated an 80%
reduction in time to compile
nonconformance summary
reports
• Nexteer streamlined the
management of 1,400 suppliers
worldwide
• Town of Ajax was the first
municipality in North America to
achieve ISO 9001 certification,
managing more than 10,000
documents
Client Success - Quality

19. Thank You!Jason Dea
Jason.dea@Intelex.com

20. Any Questions?
Because that was a lot of information.