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Technology audit Angel Milev, Coordinator
EEN-Bulgaria Applied Reserach and Comunications
Fund
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Technology/Business Audit

• The audit is viewed as a systematic examination
  of the core technology/business assets of the
  company and its capabilities to innovate and
  cooperate or do business internationally.

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Type of audits

• Technology audit/business review (TA/BR) using
  internal expertise the TA/BR is carried out by
  a member of the Consultants team and one or more
  representatives of the company with good insight
  to the production/business processes and
  problems.
• During the TA/BR the technology/business
  problems, capacity and potential of the company
  are reviewed and discussed, and a report is
  elaborated, providing suggestions on how the
  company could benefit from the services of the
  Consultant.

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Type of audits

• TA/BR using external expertise - if the
  technology/business problem is quite specific,
  external expertise might be needed to propose
  possible solutions.
• The Consultant undertakes to find an external
  expert) and the TA/BR is carried out by three
  parties the external expert, the company and
  the Consultant.
• The TA/BR ends up with the elaboration of
  recommendations for handling the reviewed
  problem.

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Purposes

• To collect information on the companys status
  with regards to technological level
• To understand in deep the companys needs and
  capabilities
• To prepare an action plan/recommendations
• To offer relevant services as a follow-up.

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Stages of the audit

1. Preparatory stage
2. Implementation Stage
3. Follow-up

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Stages of the audit

• Preparatory stage
• Collect information about the audited client
• website
• Internet Search publications, articles, public
  databases
• Try to collect as much as possible preliminary
  information on companys needs
• Collect information in general for the branch
  trends, opportunities, specific regulation,
  standards, etc.
• Gathering of information from partners/other
  clients.
• Ensure that the management is involved
• Elaboration of customised questionnaire (usually
  template)

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Stages of the audit

• 2. Implementation Stage
• Thorough interview of the company representative
  at least middle management representative.
• Get through all the information needed.
• Get to know all the companys
• Processes
• Technological equipment
• IPR
• Products
• Premises
• Litter bins ?
• Remember The audit starts from the door step!

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Stages of the audit

• 3. Follow-up
• - Prepare a report and consult it with the
  client
• - Prepare an agreement for collaboration and
  commitment and sign it
• After consulting the report prepare an offer for
  services/improvement processes/technologies/pract
  ices to be changed OR to be offered
• Depending on the conclusions
• Find an external expert
• Find a technology
• Offer a technology/process, adopted by the
  company.

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Result

• The final stage of the Audit should include a
  type of commitment on the part of the company as
  well as on the part of the Consultant. The
  involvement of the company, after having followed
  a thorough assessment by the expert and having
  defined the services the company will receive
  from the Consultant, is an essential part in
  order to reach a specific agreement with partners
  for potential collaboration. The Consultant
  should explicitly inform the company about the
  long term relationship sought between the
  consulting organisation and the company. This
  also underlines the need for continuous
  communication between the company and the expert.

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Thank you for your attention!Dipl. Eng. Angel
MilevCoordinator Enterprise Europe Network -
BulgariaARC Fund1113 Sofia, Bulgaria5,
Alexander Zhendov Str.tel      359 2
9733000/344fax     [phone]Mobile 359
887 194318angel.milev_at_online.bg
www.enterprise-europe-network.bg