The implementation of any enterprise level solution needs careful examination of the current environment, a goal for the future, and a detailed plan to get to that point. An enterprise mail tracking system is no exception. Several key items in the procedure will be examined in this post; process flow, tracking bar code application, enterprise data integration, and business case validation. All of these areas require close interaction between customer and vendor(s) to ensure a smooth and reliable implementation of the mail tracking service.

This series of posts will provide insight into the technical and business requirements companies, along with vendor(s) face in successful completion of a mail tracking project. These items require additional research, testing, and exploration to determine the full extent and impact on the project. The process can be easily understood in three phases, tracking bar code application, data aggregation & management, and enterprise integration assessment and deployment. Details on each of these phases will be provided in a series of post over the next 4 weeks.