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GAPS Assessment

Using GAPS Framework to Identify gaps, opportunities and challenges to drive growth and innovation for your business.

Strategic Planning

Develop a comprehensive AI strategy aligned with your business goals, ensuring sustainable competitive advantage.

Enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes through AI-driven improvements, maximizing productivity and reducing costs.

Process Improvement

Strategic Planning Services

Strategic Intent to Resource Alignment

Governance Framework

Establishing robust technology governance for sustainable business practices.

Solutions Selection

Our experts identify and implement advanced technology solutions to solve complex problems.

Best practices ensuring that your organization effectively uses IT to achieve business goals.

Center of Excellence

Four Stages of GAPS Framework

Align Forte's GAPS Framework offers powerful capabilities for optimizing solutions assessment and sourcing processes across all areas of an organization. For leaders and business owners, leveraging AI in process optimization can lead to significant improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, and overall excellence.

Gaps Discovery with Mappings

We will find gaps together with as-is process data to automatically discover and map existing business processes, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

Analyzing Impact with Data

We will analyze impact by following the data flow for operational tasks and workflows, optimizing resources for more strategic activities.

Problem Definition with COI

We will define problems focussing on need to have solutions and identifying the Cost of Inaction (COI) across customers, resources and efficiencies,

Solutions Selection with ROI

We will identify solutions with Return on Investment (ROI) to meet requirements, optimize processes and improve operational efficiencies.

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Implementing GAPS Framework

Align Forte's GAPS Framework is more than just a solutions discovery, process improvement tool or a tech alignment playbook—it’s a game-changer. This four-phase methodology bridges the gap between operational efficiency and cutting-edge solutions ensuring they evolve together to drive innovation, scalability, and measurable results.

Here’s how it works.

1. Gaps Assessment: Discovery Session, Finding What You Are Missing, Knowing Where You Stand
Every transformation starts with clarity. We dive deep into your current processes—mapping workflows, pinpointing bottlenecks, and analyzing performance data. Then, we assess your technology stack to uncover gaps and opportunities. The result? A detailed "State of Synergy Report" that lays the foundation for meaningful change.

2. Analysis In-depth: ROI/COI Strategic misalignments, Risks, Setting the Course
Great improvements don’t happen in a vacuum. In this phase, we align your process goals with your technology capabilities and overarching business vision. We prioritize high-impact opportunities and craft a technology roadmap that supports your ambitions. Our proprietary "Synergy Score"—a unique metric blending efficiency and tech utilization—helps you track progress from day one.

3. Problem Definition: Design and Innovation: Build the Future
Transformation isn’t theoretical—it’s tangible. We define problems to prove the concept. Real-time data and our Synergy Score guide optimization, while training and change management ensure your team embraces the shift. The outcome? A fully operational "Synergy System" delivering results.

4. Solutions Consulting: Prioritizing, Implementing and Optimizing: Making It Real
Here’s where the magic happens. We redesign your solutions and processes using lean and agile principles, then pair them with tailored technology solutions—think automation for repetitive tasks, AI for smarter decisions, or IoT for real-time insights.

GAPS Framework | Transformation Use Cases

Align Forte, LLC,
1401 21st St. Ste R
Sacramento, CA 95811

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Ph: ‪ (916) 242-5271

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