Case 1 (Providian Trust) / Analysis write-up/discussion questions. (1) What key issues and challenges led to the initiation of the Access Plus project? Please think about the external vs. internal and business vs. technological aspects of the issues and challenges. From an internal point of view, Providian Trust board members felt that the trust’s information system was outdated and therefore the day-to-day activities, which could be done more efficiently with a new software and process, were
Providian Trust Case Study Executive Summary: Providian Trust is a company which is rich in tradition, experience, and a high level of customer service, but was void of technology, information management, and therefore also void of an IT competitive advantage. Providian Trust was in major need of reengineering and simply implementing a new software system (Access Plus) was not going to give the company a competitive advantage. The company was going to need a dramatic redesign of business processes
IT Management – Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A) Rishi Kothari Team 5 - SouthEnd Business Context/Key Business Drivers * Providian Trust was headquartered in New York. In 1994 it was the 10th largest provider of financial and fiduciary services through its network of 216 branches. * The company has 3 divisions, Pension and Institutional Trust Services, Personal Trust and Trust Operations * The company’s lending products—including residential and commercial mortgages
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A) Principles of Information Systems GIST 500 Dr Goel CASE SUMMARY Providian Trust was a major trust company that provided financial and fiduciary services. Its principal source of revenue came from which include residential and commercial mortgages, and consumer and corporate loans. Michael LeBlanc, the Senior Vice President of Trust, Investment and Treasury, led the project aimed at reengineering Providian Trust's business processes by implementing
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