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Project Services


See how we’re directing projects with leading technology services.

Channel Media Solutions is here to help, whether you’re in need of niche industry expertise or strategic project management.

Before a script is a script, it starts with recognizing that you have an idea, from there it grows, until it’s a premiere. CMS services are the same way. We start with an evaluation and follow various project life cycle phases all the way to implementation, where we see it all come to life.

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Consulting Services We Provide

CMS clients value the experience and track record our team offers with project and product management. Our consultants allow full-time employees to focus on managing the existing business without adding headcount cost to the organization.

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Project Phases We Manage

CMS talent is dedicated to specific clients with advanced technical skills targeted to your needs. Our team partners with your company to offer strategic services at any phase.

Vendor Landscape Evaluation

  • RFI and RFP process management for vendor evaluations to guide and recommend the best solution.
  • Objectively evaluate, compare and document individual business needs against existing system offerings.
  • Use our unique background and experience to navigate the vendor landscape in the national media network space.
  • Leverage current systems and create a plan for elevating clients processes with more efficient technology.

Gap Fit Analysis

  • Customize and support enterprise software applications to meet business objectives and requirements.
  • Strategize how to improve productivity for clients and maximize ROI by facilitating solutions through advanced technology.
  • Map out the changes to current processes and software, and close gaps in functionality.
  • Follow through by assisting with any step of the software selection and implementation process.

Product Management & Business Requirements

  • Identify business needs through an analysis of the company and its competitors.
  • Manage and document functional requirements, business use cases and workflows for major ad sales and traffic system platform conversions. This may include analysis of the following business processes and teams:
    • Pricing and planning
    • Order management
    • Stewardship and liability
    • Media, rights and programming
  • Design enterprise solutions that integrate with varied facets of a client’s business systems.
  • Communicate with third-party vendors and IT groups to ensure functional requirements are prioritized and developed within client timelines.

Quality Management & User Acceptance Testing

  • Conduct effective acceptance testing of the system architecture to ensure optimal workforce management.
  • Manage multisystem ad tech data and test cases to assess quality control to make sure the delivered solution is meeting its intended use whether it’s a billing, traffic, CRM, sales, or another system matched to client needs.
  • Ensure operational best practices are optimized with no system bugs, while acting as ongoing liaison between third-party vendors and QA teams.

Implementation Management & Support

  • Direct project resources to implement systems that will address immediate business issues and satisfy long-term goals.
  • Execute transformative technology solutions and partner with 3rd party solution providers and client stakeholders to configure and train on future workflows using the new solution.
  • Oversee execution of recommendations by proactively leading the strategic introduction of new technology infrastructure.
  • Provide hypercare support after implementation of new functionality or solutions to manage end user expectations and resolve issues.
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Vendor Landscape Evaluation

  • RFI and RFP process management for vendor evaluations to guide and recommend the best solution.
  • Objectively evaluate, compare and document individual business needs against existing system offerings.
  • Use our unique background and experience to navigate the vendor landscape in the national media network space.
  • Leverage current systems and create a plan for elevating clients processes with more efficient technology.
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Gap Fit Analysis

  • Customize and support enterprise software applications to meet business objectives and requirements.
  • Strategize how to improve productivity for clients and maximize ROI by facilitating solutions through advanced technology.
  • Map out the changes to current processes and software, and close gaps in functionality.
  • Follow through by assisting with any step of the software selection and implementation process.
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Product Management & Business Requirements

  • Identify business needs through an analysis of the company and its competitors.
  • Manage and document functional requirements, business use cases and workflows for major ad sales and traffic system platform conversions. This may include analysis of the following business processes and teams:
    • Pricing and planning
    • Order management
    • Stewardship and liability
    • Media, rights and programming
  • Design enterprise solutions that integrate with varied facets of a client’s business systems.
  • Communicate with third-party vendors and IT groups to ensure functional requirements are prioritized and developed within client timelines.
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Quality Management & User Acceptance Testing

  • Conduct effective acceptance testing of the system architecture to ensure optimal workforce management.
  • Manage multisystem ad tech data and test cases to assess quality control to make sure the delivered solution is meeting its intended use whether it’s a billing, traffic, CRM, sales, or another system matched to client needs.
  • Ensure operational best practices are optimized with no system bugs, while acting as ongoing liaison between third-party vendors and QA teams.
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Implementation Management & Support

  • Direct project resources to implement systems that will address immediate business issues and satisfy long-term goals.
  • Execute transformative technology solutions and partner with 3rd party solution providers and client stakeholders to configure and train on future workflows using the new solution.
  • Oversee execution of recommendations by proactively leading the strategic introduction of new technology infrastructure.
  • Provide hypercare support after implementation of new functionality or solutions to manage end user expectations and resolve issues.

Our Industry Experience with Ad Tech Solutions

Proven success with product, systems and vendor applications.

Ad Sales & Traffic Technology

  • AOS
  • Broadway
  • Client Proprietary Software
  • Crossroads
  • DealMaker
  • EDI
  • MediaOcean
  • MSA / Gabriel
  • OnAir
  • Operative.One
  • OSI
  • PlanIt
  • SalesForce
  • WideOrbit

Media Asset Management, Content Program Rights & Scheduling

  • Grip!t
  • IBMS
  • Imagen
  • Media360
  • MediaGenix
  • Mediator
  • Rightsline
  • SIMS
  • What’sON

Product & Technology Management

  • Asana
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Lucid
  • MS Project
  • MS Visio
  • MS Visual Studio
  • SalesForce

Stewardship: TV Delivery Audience Measurement Data

  • C-Flight
  • Comscore
  • MSA Post
  • Nielsen
  • StarMedia Estimates
  • Vantage

Digital (DFP)

  • Freewheel
  • Google Ad
    Manager

Ad Sales & Traffic Technology

  • AOS
  • Broadway
  • Client Proprietary Software
  • Crossroads
  • DealMaker
  • EDI
  • MediaOcean
  • MSA / Gabriel
  • OnAir
  • Operative.One
  • OSI
  • PlanIt
  • SalesForce
  • WideOrbit

Media Asset Management, Content Program Rights & Scheduling

  • Grip!t
  • IBMS
  • Imagen
  • Media360
  • MediaGenix
  • Mediator
  • Rightsline
  • SIMS
  • What’sON

Product Management & Business Requirements

  • Asana
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Lucid
  • MS Project
  • MS Visio
  • MS Visual Studio
  • SalesForce

Stewardship: TV Delivery Audience Measurement Data

  • C-Flight
  • Comscore
  • MSA Post
  • Nielsen
  • StarMedia Estimates
  • Vantage

Digital (DFP)

  • Freewheel
  • Google Ad Manager
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Let’s Work Together at Channel Media

Channel Media Solutions partners top level talent to national media companies in the broadcast, cable and digital markets. Our diverse pool of industry experts provide strategic technology consulting with unparalleled solutions.

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