Development and optimisation
You turn IFS releases into improvements by choosing which new features are worth using. In IFS development and optimisation, Eqeep assesses which features matter for your business and helps you decide what to switch on and what can wait. Each change starts with a design, so you see what it involves before anything is built.
Why should your IFS environment keep improving?
Software that does not move with your business becomes a brake. Processes change, new opportunities come up and your IFS environment can start to feel like it is holding you back.
A release is a natural moment to do something about that. It brings new functionality, and with the right choices that functionality becomes an improvement instead of a maintenance task. That is the work of IFS development and optimisation: functional and technical improvements to your IFS environment, in line with the IFS release cycles.
How do you decide which IFS release features to use?
You compare each new feature with how your business works and switch on only what helps. A release brings new functionality, but not every feature is worth using straight away.
Alongside the technical installation, Eqeep gives you a clear analysis of which new features are actually worth turning on for your business. You then decide which changes create value and which can wait.
How does the cycle from release to improvement work?
The cycle runs from release information and assessment through design to building, testing and deployment. Then the cycle starts again.
See what the release brings. Each IFS release brings new functionality. We list what is new for the IFS solution you use.
Assess which features are worth turning on. We assess the new features against your processes and your set-up. You see what is worth turning on and what can wait. People decide: which new features to turn on.
Design every change first. Whether it is a small tweak or a completely new module, we start with a design. We describe the change, estimate the costs and assess the expected effects before anything is built. People decide: whether a change is worth its cost.
Build, test, deploy and document. We build the change. Testing and deployment follow. We write a cut-over document for the transition. After every change we update the CRIM documentation.
How do you add new functionality to your IFS set-up?
You design the process together, check it against the IFS Cloud standard and then build it in, structured and integrated with the rest of your IFS solution. What is possible depends on your set-up, the data available and the IFS solution you use.
An example is a service component that you want to add to your existing IFS set-up.
How do you use AI in IFS for real results?
Start from a concrete use, not from the technology. AI is built into IFS Cloud, but its value does not show up by itself.
Eqeep helps you find applications that fit your processes. Examples are automating scheduling, predicting maintenance needs and reducing manual data entry in order processing.
What is possible depends on the IFS solution you use, on how it is set up and on the data available.
Can you reduce custom code when you move to IFS Cloud?
Yes, as far as the code can be replaced with standard configuration. Whether that applies depends on what the custom code does, your set-up, the data available and the IFS solution you use.
If you come from an older IFS version, you may carry custom code that is expensive to maintain. Moving to IFS Cloud is a good moment to change that.
We analyse your customisations and rebuild what we can with standard configuration. The aim is an environment that is easier to maintain, easier to update and better prepared for what comes next.
What do you get from development and optimisation?
Roadmap
An up-to-date roadmap with the optimisations that are planned.
Solution Design
A Solution Design for every change, made before anything is built.
Cut-over document
A cut-over document to support the transition to the changed set-up.
CRIM documentation
Updated after every change.
How does development fit with maintenance and training?
Development and optimisation works alongside Maintenance and support and Training and education. Together they form a loop: improve the application, keep it stable, train the users. Then go again.
Who helps you with IFS development and optimisation?
An IFS Specialized Partner like Eqeep advises on, implements and supports IFS Cloud for ERP, enterprise asset management (EAM) and field service management (FSM). Eqeep does this for manufacturers, energy and utility companies and service organisations in the Benelux, from the first analysis to support after go-live.
Development and optimisation is where your live IFS environment keeps improving. You will find related information under IFS Success.
Questions about IFS development and optimisation
How do you turn IFS updates into improvements?
Eqeep turns IFS releases into improvements by assessing which new features are relevant for your business and helping you decide what to turn on. Each release brings new functionality, so teams choose which changes create value and which can wait. Every change starts with a design: we describe the change, estimate the costs and assess the expected effects.
What does IFS development and optimisation cover?
It covers functional and technical improvements to your IFS environment: new modules, the rollout of AI features, less customisation and continuous delivery of improvements in line with the IFS release cycles. Every change starts with a design, and the work runs alongside Maintenance and support and Training and education.
Can Eqeep help reduce legacy customisations?
Yes, as far as the customisations can be replaced with standard configuration. If you come from an older IFS version, Eqeep analyses your customisations and rebuilds what it can with standard configuration. That can make your environment easier to maintain and update. What is possible depends on the custom code, your set-up, the data available and the IFS solution you use.
How do you use AI in IFS for real results?
AI is built into IFS Cloud, but its value does not show up by itself. Eqeep helps you find concrete applications that fit your processes, such as automating scheduling, predicting maintenance needs or reducing manual data entry in order processing. What is possible depends on the IFS solution you use, how it is set up and the data available.
Discuss your IFS question about development and optimisation with Eqeep
Tell us which IFS process, extension or release capability should work better. We will help define the improvement with the least unnecessary change.