Discover and define
When functional needs are unclear or teams need alignment.
DSI Intelligent Digital Platforms and Products Program
Turn business needs into digital platforms that create new capabilities.Off-the-shelf systems cannot meet every technology need. Some organizations need their own platforms for specific processes, service integration, new business models, or digital experiences for customers and staff.
DSIin designs and builds platforms around each organization's objectives, processes, and architecture. We combine software engineering, enterprise architecture, integration, data, and AI-assisted development. Intelligent features are included when there is a clear business case.
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Needs addressed
- 1Commercial systems do not fit specific requirements.
- 2Need for owned enterprise platforms.
- 3Web, mobile, or internal applications.
- 4New digital services or products.
- 5Unifying functionality and information.
- 6Scalability constraints.
- 7Automation or AI-enabled experiences.
- 8Need for technology differentiation.
Build strategies
Validate through an MVP
When an idea should prove value before larger investment.
Build an enterprise platform
When the business needs its own integrated operating capability.
Develop a digital product
When a new service or experience is intended for external users.
Integrate platforms and services
When new functionality must coexist with current systems.
Evolve and scale
When a validated solution needs broader reach, performance, or operational support.
Strategies answer different needs; they are not mandatory phases.
Potential scope
Not every platform needs AI.
Functional definition
Users, processes, requirements, and priorities.
Architecture and design
Solution model, integration, data, and experience.
Engineering and development
Applications, modules, and services.
Intelligent capabilities
AI and integration where justified; neither is mandatory in every platform.
Validation and evolution
Testing, deployment, stabilization, and evolution by scope.
Deliverables / Expected outcomes
Deliverables
- Functional definition.
- Solution architecture.
- Implemented software.
- Testing and validation.
- Documentation and knowledge transfer.
- Preparation for operations and stabilization.
Expected outcomes
- A new owned digital capability.
- Integration with existing systems.
- Business-specific functionality.
- A foundation for progressive evolution.
- Operational autonomy under agreed terms.
The client may operate and evolve the platform with its own teams. Ongoing Services are optional. Documentation and knowledge transfer, intellectual property, source code, licenses, and usage rights follow the applicable contract.
Illustrative business scenario
Hypothetical scenario, not a real client case.
A distributor uses an ERP for administration but needs a specialized platform to connect customers, suppliers, and operational teams.
DSIin could design a platform integrated with the ERP, with tailored functionality for each group and intelligent capabilities where justified. Replacing the ERP would not be necessary to build this new digital capability.
How to begin
Discovery
When functional definition is missing.
MVP
To validate an idea.
Direct delivery
With clear requirements.
Comprehensive Assessment
For broad dependencies.
Evolution
Through a project or optional Ongoing Services.