Ergo is an IT consulting firm that provides SharePoint consulting, software solutions, and infrastructure services. They have developed innovative applications built on the SharePoint 2010 platform to help organizations address business needs and drive value. These include solutions for business process management, business intelligence, document services, business forms, and project management. Ergo can help automate processes like leave requests and streamline operations using SharePoint. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, they have expertise implementing and customizing SharePoint solutions.

1. www.ergogroup.ie
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2. Ergo’s Innovative
SharePoint Applications
At Ergo, we believe the key to available through web parts pre-built in Project Management Office
implementing SharePoint effectively SharePoint. Also, the Business SharePoint 2010 allows project
within your organisation is about Intelligence component of SharePoint managers and their teams to create sites
addressing a specific business need, and contains new functionality called the that act as a robust Project Management
then building on the platform with new Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Office (PMO) for a portfolio of projects. A
applications in a phased approach. replacing the SharePoint 2007 Business PMO in SharePoint facilitates the
Data Catalogue. A BCS enables centralised storage, where documents
Unlike commodity and vertical presentation of business data from back and information can be centrally
applications that serve a very specific end server applications such as SAP and managed. A PMO facilitates the
purpose, SharePoint 2010 is a platform Siebel. management of deliverables such as
and an application that drives strategic project plans, phases, roles, specifications
and immediate business value. Document Services and requirements. It increases team
On top of the traditional functionality collaboration, provides a standardised
Ergo Business Solutions Built you can then move into more advanced process and ensures that the Project
on SharePoint 2010: features such as scanning and indexing Manager is always in control.
Business Process Management physical documents into SharePoint,
Enabling solutions that drive real automating the generation of documents Ergo’s Leave Request Application
business process improvement is from predefined templates; for e.g. Ergo can assist in automating processes
an ever increasing goal in today’s statements, policy agreements and such as annual leave request. Our Leave
competitive marketplace. Ergo is indexing directly into SharePoint, Request application empowers staff to
delivering such systems through overlaying secure documents with seamlessly complete a prepopulated
Ergo’s SharePoint framework. predefined image files for different office annual leave form, which is then
locations, reducing pre-printed stationery automatically e-mailed to their
By leveraging this technology, we requirements etc. Ergo provide all these manager for approval, then directly
can bring several components document services within the SharePoint e-mailed to HR and stored in a central
together to deliver one composite framework. directory for referencing, searching and
application. Our purchase order auditing.
workflow solution is one such Business Forms
example where we are driving real Implementing business forms and Why Ergo
business value. associated workflows can greatly improve Ergo ‘Microsoft’s Country Partner of the
processing times across many functions. year 2010’ has provided IT solutions to the
Business Intelligence These can range from HR specific private and public sector for over 18 years.
Access to accurate timely information functions e.g. annual leave request We are one of only two partners in Ireland
which allows management teams to make processing, through to more detailed to have achieved Services Ready status in
faster and better informed decisions is application processing, such as SharePoint 2010. Ergo provide SharePoint
vital. Information being captured within investment applications. Real productivity solutions to clients of varying size across
the SharePoint environment i.e. gains can be achieved when line-of- all sectors, clients include Ulster Bank,
metadata with content, business business integration is incorporated Beaumont Hospital and Topaz Energy
forms, workflow tasks etc., can be within these solutions. Group.
reported on in real time, readily

3. SharePoint 2010
Overview
In partnership with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 as document types, retention
capabilities makes business policies, and automatic content
Microsoft, Ergo have collaboration seamless and improves sorting.
developed a series of business decision making, while
powerful solutions built helping you reduce costs. • Search - SharePoint 2010
Search is extremely
on the SharePoint platform, SharePoint 2010 Capabilities personalised, efficient and
to assist organisations in • Sites - SharePoint 2010 Sites effective allowing staff to find
driving strategic and provide you with the tools to set the required information as
up sites within a single quickly as possible, be it
immediate productivity, infrastructure facilitating documents or colleagues.
while benefiting from the seamless management. Sites
enable easy sharing and • Insights - SharePoint 2010
expertise of a Services management of documents with Insights gives users access to
Ready for SharePoint, colleagues, the ability to the business information
Microsoft Gold Partner. manage key projects with needed to make informed
partners, and the publishing business decisions. With
of information to customers. powerful features such as
interactive dashboards and
• Communities - SharePoint scorecards, businesses can use
2010 Communities empower the information in databases,
people to work together more reports, and business
efficiently. Its strong applications to address specific
collaboration tools such as wikis, needs.
workflows and social tagging
allow staff to share ideas, find • Composites - SharePoint 2010
colleagues and source Composites provides building
information seamlessly. blocks that you can use to
assemble, connect, and
• Content - SharePoint 2010 configure collaborative
Content has simplified business solutions. From
Enterprise Content simple sites to complex
Management (ECM). It applications, you can rapidly
combines traditional content respond to specific business
management with powerful needs with custom solutions.
search, resulting in well
managed data which is easy to
locate, circulate, and use. Drive
compliance and reduce risk
with compliance measures such

4. Ergo Software Solutions
Enabling Business Through
Technology
Discover how Ergo’s solutions can enable
your business to achieve increased
productivity and reduced costs by
maximising and utilising the power of
technology.
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Richard Birchall, Senior Account Manager
T 01 8565 944
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Tom Doherty, Practice Director
T 01 8843 231
E tom.doherty@ergogroup.ie
Tony Waldron, Practice Director
T 01 8843 260
E tony.waldron@ergogroup.ie
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