Nine disciplines · one accountable team
Solutions
Nine disciplines.
One accountable team.
GEMIS combines the technical and design disciplines a business system needs — to build it, connect it, improve it and support it. Most engagements draw on several at once, and you deal with one team throughout.
The nine disciplines
What each one is for
Each discipline has its own page: the problem it addresses, what GEMIS delivers, how the work runs and the projects that show it.
- Custom software development Business systems designed and built around how your organisation actually works. Choose it when The work no longer fits off-the-shelf software, or is spread across several tools and spreadsheets.
- Microsoft Cloud solutions Azure environments designed, deployed and managed for the systems you depend on. Choose it when A system runs on one office server, or you are planning a move to the cloud.
- Enterprise SaaS platforms Platforms that serve many customer organisations from one product. Choose it when You are building software to offer to many customers, not only to your own team.
- Mobile application development Mobile apps that bring work done in the field into your business system. Choose it when The work happens on site, on the road or where the signal is unreliable.
- Business intelligence & reporting Reporting and Power BI dashboards drawn from the systems your figures come from. Choose it when Reports are assembled by hand, or different reports disagree.
- System integration Connections that let separate systems share information without retyping. Choose it when Information is exported, emailed or retyped between systems.
- UX & system design Research, workflow mapping, prototypes and interfaces for business software. Choose it when People work around a system because it is slow or hard to use.
- Software modernisation Staged improvement of existing software and infrastructure. Choose it when A system you depend on is ageing, but it cannot simply be switched off.
- Ongoing support & maintenance Monitoring, maintenance and improvement after go-live. Choose it when A system needs looking after — including one someone else built.
How the disciplines work together
One engagement, several disciplines
A business system is rarely one discipline’s work. This is how they can combine — an illustration, not a fixed sequence: many engagements use only some of them, in a different order.
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Understand
How the work is done today, where it breaks and what a change is worth.
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Design
Workflows and interfaces shaped with the people who will use them.
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Build
The system itself — for one organisation, for many, or for the field.
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Connect
Links to the systems already in place, and reporting drawn from them.
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Run
Hosting, identity, backup and recovery on Microsoft Azure.
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Sustain
Maintenance, support and staged improvement as the business changes.
Evidence from real projects
Three projects, several disciplines each
Chosen because between them they show most of the disciplines in use. Each names what GEMIS actually did. All case studies
Construction services — waterproofing and roofing
SBS Waterproofing
A business system built around how SBS handles enquiries, quotes, deposits and stock — connected to accounting, looked after since 2015, and the origin of ManaGEM.
Mining — diamonds
Trans Hex Group
An existing information system stabilised first, then given an automated SAP feed and a management report that replaced weeks of manual compilation.
Non-profit — gender-based violence and HIV prevention
Sonke Gender Justice
Sessions captured offline on a mobile app, checked and approved by role, and assembled into progress and donor reporting.
Choosing where to start
Start from the problem
Pick the line closest to your situation. The paths overlap — that is normal, and a discovery conversation sorts out the rest.
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We need a system built around our processes.
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Our systems do not talk to each other.
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Our reporting takes too much manual effort.
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Our team works away from the office.
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Our current software needs to be improved.
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We want to offer software to many organisations.
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We need ongoing technical support.
In their words
GEMIS has consistently delivered high-quality work and demonstrated strong expertise. The attention to detail, clear communication, and commitment to delivering exceptional results have been instrumental in the success of our projects.
Philippine Francke Managing Director · HashTopic
Your project
Let’s work out what your business needs.
Tell us about your current system, the operational challenge or the project you are planning. We come back within two working days with a short written view and a time to talk.