Discon
International Business in Pretoria

DISCON Specialists is an organization that was formed in 1994 by the two founding members Bert Engelbrecht and Johan Viljoen.
This tool is currently still being used extremely successfully on all DISCON Specialists' project assignments, as well as by national and international customers that have standardized on the DISCON Specialists method set.
To enable their customers to achieve this DISCON Specialists have developed a propriety Business Engineering methodology which they have patented internationally.
The DISCON Specialists methodology is an adaptable method framework that can incorporate any methodology technique from other methods, should it be required, and should it integrate and make business sense.

To enable our clients with a world class change capability through the delivery of toolsets, training and the very best advice on engineered business solutions, exceeding expectations by making substantial and lasting improvements to their business systems while creating sustainable organisational performance improvement. In order to define Business Engineering three things need to be described: What is it? This is achieved by implementing and utilising an organisation specific set of methods that will meet the changes of time. It delivers a total market repositioning based on industry networking, achieved by involving customers, suppliers and all other stakeholders. Business processes are changed, organisation structures are affected, the governance of the organisation is challenged and measurement mechanisms are implemented to continuously measure return on investment. In an exercise like this project management is deployed to contain risk, manage the delivery and ensure cost efficiency. An architecture needs to be established as an integration and control platform for any business change. Change management techniques are utilised to counter the trauma of the radical changes, to deliver business buy-in from the stakeholders and to install a learning culture. The Differentiating factors of this particular approach are: A holistic Business Engineering approach, including Strategic Positioning through to Application System Implementation. A continuous dedicated business engineering function set. The Continuous Business Engineering Function Set ensures two basic issues: The correct things must be done in the correct way. To construct a business Consisting of business objects Across three architectural levels.