Most organisations that haven’t implemented a true Managed Print Services (MPS) solution do not really understand their printing costs today. “Our job is to design, develop and implement a print strategy based on clearly defined projects & measurables.”
“The end goal is to get our clients to print less.”
Print Solution does not allow for any innovation:
- There should be more efficient ways of doing things, but where do I start?
- No visibility on wastage in the company.
- Can’t pin point where teams are losing time or being generally unproductive due to admin issues.
- I know I have too many devices, but I don’t know how to reduce the fleet.
- How do you improve operational efficiencies?
Downtime and the cost thereof – the service should be much better!
- No proactive monitoring of the print fleet to reduce downtime.
- IT resources are spending too much time on print related items.
- No buffer stock or management of stock on site for print fleet.
Vendors, Contracts and Costs that are unmanaged.
- Too many vendors with no visibility on contracts / costs.
- Different pricing on devices which makes reconciliation very difficult.
- Signed bad contract and don’t know how to contain costs until the period has lapsed.
- Users are abusing print – don’t know how to manage it.
What is MPS?
Managed Print Services (MPS) encompass a number of different aspects all working together to monitor, manage and streamline a business’ document environment.
Roadmap to Success
- Thorough print assessment to understand ‘as-is’ compared to ‘to-be’ print environment.
- Include all output devices.
- Calculation of Total Cost of Print Environment.
Centralised and Improved Service Delivery
- One point of contact.
- Green Office manages all calls.
- Detailed analysis and control.
Change Management
- Detailed data to drive change.
- Understanding of user processes and how to improve it.
- Sufficient training and supporting material to ensure optimal use of hardware and software.
Cutting Edge Software
- Proactive Device / Asset Management tools to reduce downtime.
- Monitor and report on all aspects of user behaviour and print outputs.
- Policy deployment for better user management.
Optimised Costs
- Detailed tracking and reporting.
- Cost savings.
- Time savings.
Business Process Optimisation
- Innovative document management.
- Safe document storage.
- Optimising use of existing technology.
- Understanding business processes and where innovation is required.
Benefits of Managed Print Services
Moving to a managed print services model has a generous return on investment, even though some of the benefits are hidden from view until a thorough analysis has been done.
While reducing costs is top of mind for almost every organisation, managed print services offers many additional benefits outside of cost savings. By removing unnecessary processes and streamlining others, we bring savings in resource allocation by reducing and standardising your hardware fleet, consolidating vendors, reducing print volumes, improving document security and adding control.
Does your Managed Print Service (MPS) Measure up?
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- Optimised/Rationalised fleetOptimised/Rationalised fleet
- Fit-for-purpose/Right-sized devicesFit-for-purpose/Right-sized devices
- Centralised call logging and helpdesk across all devices, brands, regions and vendorsCentralised call logging and helpdesk across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
ENVIRONMENT
Unmanaged
- Optimised/Rationalised fleet
- Fit-for-purpose/Right-sized devices
- Centralised call logging and helpdesk across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
ENVIRONMENT
Moderately Managed
- Optimised/Rationalised fleet
- Fit-for-purpose/Right-sized devices
- Centralised call logging and helpdesk across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
ENVIRONMENT
Fully Managed
- Optimised/Rationalised fleet
- Fit-for-purpose/Right-sized devices
- Centralised call logging and helpdesk across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- User management software tracks user print behaviour.User management software tracks user print behaviour.
- Rules: Auto delete jobs not collected (purged jobs) / Default Duplex / Default MonoRules: Auto delete jobs not collected (purged jobs) / Default Duplex / Default Mono
- POPI compliance with document authentication lock-downPOPI compliance with document authentication lock-down
- Strategy to reduce print with supporting user Print PolicyStrategy to reduce print with supporting user Print Policy
- Device monitoring software for pro-active monitoring of fleet health (alerts, status, etc.)Device monitoring software for pro-active monitoring of fleet health (alerts, status, etc.)
ENVIRONMENT
Unmanaged
- User management software tracks user print behaviour.
- Rules: Auto delete jobs not collected (purged jobs) / Default Duplex / Default Mono
- POPI compliance with document authentication lock-down
- Strategy to reduce print with supporting user Print Policy
- Device monitoring software for pro-active monitoring of fleet health (alerts, status, etc.)
ENVIRONMENT
Moderately Managed
- User management software tracks user print behaviour.
- Rules: Auto delete jobs not collected (purged jobs) / Default Duplex / Default Mono
- POPI compliance with document authentication lock-down
- Strategy to reduce print with supporting user Print Policy
- Device monitoring software for pro-active monitoring of fleet health (alerts, status, etc.)
ENVIRONMENT
Fully Managed
- User management software tracks user print behaviour.
- Rules: Auto delete jobs not collected (purged jobs) / Default Duplex / Default Mono
- POPI compliance with document authentication lock-down
- Strategy to reduce print with supporting user Print Policy
- Device monitoring software for pro-active monitoring of fleet health (alerts, status, etc.)
- Visibility of all ad-hoc cartridge purchasesVisibility of all ad-hoc cartridge purchases
- Management of desktop/stand-alone devicesManagement of desktop/stand-alone devices
ENVIRONMENT
Unmanaged
- Visibility of all ad-hoc cartridge purchases
- Management of desktop/stand-alone devices
ENVIRONMENT
Moderately Managed
- Visibility of all ad-hoc cartridge purchases
- Management of desktop/stand-alone devices
ENVIRONMENT
Fully Managed
- Visibility of all ad-hoc cartridge purchases
- Management of desktop/stand-alone devices
- Management reporting: consolidated costs, print usage and device status across all devices, brands, regions and vendorsManagement reporting: consolidated costs, print usage and device status across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Data analytics to identify and address abuse as well as implement reduction strategiesData analytics to identify and address abuse as well as implement reduction strategies
- Monthly billing reconciliation across all devices, brands, regions and vendorsMonthly billing reconciliation across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Vendor management to ensure performance is aligned to contracted SLA’sVendor management to ensure performance is aligned to contracted SLA’s
- Identification of high volume areas for cost reduction strategiesIdentification of high volume areas for cost reduction strategies
ENVIRONMENT
Unmanaged
- Management reporting: consolidated costs, print usage and device status across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Data analytics to identify and address abuse as well as implement reduction strategies
- Monthly billing reconciliation across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Vendor management to ensure performance is aligned to contracted SLA’s
- Identification of high volume areas for cost reduction strategies
ENVIRONMENT
Moderately Managed
- Management reporting: consolidated costs, print usage and device status across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Data analytics to identify and address abuse as well as implement reduction strategies
- Monthly billing reconciliation across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Vendor management to ensure performance is aligned to contracted SLA’s
- Identification of high volume areas for cost reduction strategies
ENVIRONMENT
Fully Managed
- Management reporting: consolidated costs, print usage and device status across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Data analytics to identify and address abuse as well as implement reduction strategies
- Monthly billing reconciliation across all devices, brands, regions and vendors
- Vendor management to ensure performance is aligned to contracted SLA’s
- Identification of high volume areas for cost reduction strategies
- Clearly defined processes within each functional Business Unit.Clearly defined processes within each functional Business Unit.
- Implementation of a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) to facilitate automated workflows.Implementation of a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) to facilitate automated workflows.
- Users are optimally using a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) by actively using these systems within day-to-day tasks.Users are optimally using a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) by actively using these systems within day-to-day tasks.
ENVIRONMENT
Unmanaged
- Clearly defined processes within each functional Business Unit.
- Implementation of a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) to facilitate automated workflows.
- Users are optimally using a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) by actively using these systems within day-to-day tasks.
ENVIRONMENT
Moderately Managed
- Clearly defined processes within each functional Business Unit.
- Implementation of a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) to facilitate automated workflows.
- Users are optimally using a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) by actively using these systems within day-to-day tasks.
ENVIRONMENT
Fully Managed
- Clearly defined processes within each functional Business Unit.
- Implementation of a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) to facilitate automated workflows.
- Users are optimally using a Document Management (DMS) / Electronic Content Management System (ECM) by actively using these systems within day-to-day tasks.
Work with Green Office
The Green Office Managed Print Services assessment and implementation process involves assessing the different factors that influence an office’s document environment and then implementing holistic solutions based on the resulting insights.
Call us today to book an assessment so that you can find out what your print environment really looks like and is actually costing you.
Once we are aligned with our clients’ needs, our implementation process enables us to introduce long-term strategic interventions such as:
- Management of existing vendors
- Optimising existing equipment
- Prevention of unnecessary new equipment
- Bespoke software & technology
- Enhancing business processes
- Staff training
Our unique assessment process enables us to determine:
- The total number of devices on-site
- Device fleet capacity & utilisation
- Remaining life span of device fleet
- Device paper usage
- Areas of inefficiency driving costs up
- A detailed analysis of all existing contract information
- Full solution cost recommendations
Our MPS Partners
Dimension Data and Green Office formed a partnership in 2012 whereby Green Office provides a Managed Print Service in collaboration with Dimension Data. This “white-labelled” service is called ‘DDMPS’ (Dimension Data Managed Print Services), focussing on the management of print and document environments for select corporate clients.
As recognised leaders in MPS, Green Office provides the intellectual property, consulting expertise and human capital to support the ongoing operational management of MPS solutions, complimenting Dimension Data’s skills and expertise to ensure that the client receives an end-to-end managed service. The Green Office team is fully integrated with Dimension Data’s ways of working, to ensure that the services rendered are aligned with Dimension Data’s high standards.
- SBSA
- Murray & Roberts
- Concor
- Lenmed Health
- Spur Group
What is BPO?
Green Office will work with our clients to assess, design and implement more efficient and sustainable business processes, part of which will be to determine the best fit-for-purpose DMS software for the digitisation of paper-based processes.
Our philosophy and approach to BPO (Business Process Optimisation) and change management, centres around maximising user-adoption and return on investment while limiting disruption to your business and customers.
Our Role in Helping You Digitise Your Documents
Our Approach & Methodology
We work with our clients to Assess, Design and Implement more efficient and sustainable business processes.
When implementing a new process / technology it is important to take process owners, users and stakeholders on a systematic journey, including:
- Documenting and defining the existing process
- Establishing a case or cases for change
- Defining and documenting the new desired process
- Identifying the real-world changes and their impact on employees and customers alike
This ensures that stakeholders are involved and committed to the change and any risks and opportunities for supporting the change are accurately defined and incorporated into change management efforts.
What our clients have to say about our Managed Print Services
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