Improving Development Quality and Productivity and Rebuilding Project Risk Management

「On the profit side, the company worked to improve selling prices and otherwise enhance profitability. However, operating profit was ¥682 million, down 15.2% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥697 million, down 14.0%, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥472 million, down 14.7%, due partly to stronger investment in human resources, including higher salary levels, active hiring and a review of outsourcing rates.」

「The company made upfront investments in human resources, including actively hiring employees and raising salary levels, and worked to improve productivity and selling prices in response to higher costs from systems investments associated with regulatory changes, but」

「On the profit side, the company worked to improve productivity and selling prices in response to higher costs, including personnel expenses. However, operating profit was ¥703 million, down 19.3% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥705 million, down 19.3%, and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent was ¥482 million, down 19.3%.」

「The company will continue working to improve productivity and selling prices, with a focus on securing profits.」

「Operating profit was ¥1,833 million, up ¥117 million, or 6.8% year on year, from ¥1,716 million in the previous consolidated fiscal year. The main factors behind the increase in profit were a ¥130 million increase in gross profit resulting from higher revenue and an ¥88 million increase resulting from improved productivity due to better project management.」

「In addition to developing project leaders (PLs), the company continued to invest in human capital by providing skills enhancement training for all employees. Although it faced factors that pressured profits, such as higher outsourcing rates, it worked to improve productivity and quality and secure profits.」

「In addition to developing project leaders (PLs), the company continued to invest in human capital by providing skills enhancement training for all employees. Although it faced factors that pressured profits, such as higher outsourcing rates, it worked to improve productivity and quality and secure profits.」

「In addition to continuing to invest in human capital, including the development of project leaders (PLs), the company faced factors that pressured profits, such as higher outsourcing rates. However, it worked to improve productivity and quality and secure profits.」

「Operating profit was ¥1,716 million, up 25.5% year on year, reflecting improved profitability from better project management, among other factors.」

「We continued to invest in strengthening our organizational capabilities, centered on training project leaders (PLs) and improving quality control and development capabilities.」

「We continued to invest in strengthening our organizational capabilities, centered on training project leaders (PLs) and improving quality control and development capabilities.」

「We continued to invest in strengthening our organizational capabilities, centered on training project leaders (PLs) and improving quality control and development capabilities.」

「Factors contributing to the increase in profit included ¥168 million from resolving unprofitable projects through stronger project management, ¥108 million from higher orders for highly profitable projects and improved productivity, and ¥63 million from lower selling, general and administrative expenses, among others.」

「In system development, the Group is strengthening and rigorously enforcing advance risk management by first determining whether to accept an order at an order acceptance meeting, based on various risks related to business operations, technology and organizational structure, before obtaining approval from the estimate review committee. For high-value orders and other cases, approval is obtained through a resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with the approval rules. After orders are received, particularly challenging projects are designated as priority projects. Their progress is reported monthly at operating meetings and other forums, where countermeasures are instructed and progress is monitored, in an effort to avoid or minimize the risk of losses.」

「We made efforts to strengthen our organizational capabilities, centered on employee training based on individual skills analysis and the improvement of project management capabilities.」

「We made efforts to strengthen our organizational capabilities, centered on employee training based on individual skills analysis and the improvement of project management capabilities.」

「We made efforts to strengthen our organizational capabilities, centered on employee training based on individual skills analysis and the improvement of project management capabilities.」

「In the fiscal year ended March 2019, although consolidated revenue targets were achieved, some unprofitable projects arose and quality issues came to light. This was attributable to the fact that employee training and project management capabilities had not kept pace with the speed of business expansion, and we recognize this as a significant management issue.」

「To address the diversification of orders and growing demand for contract-based business, we will strengthen risk management while working to further improve development quality and productivity. To this end, we will rebuild our organizational risk management and quality control systems. We will also continue to standardize development processes and work procedures and introduce development tools effectively.」

「To address the expansion in order size and growing demand for contract-based business, we will rigorously apply risk management in line with the risks assumed while working to further improve development quality and productivity. To this end, we will rebuild our organizational risk management and quality control systems. We will also continue to standardize development processes and work procedures and introduce development tools effectively.」

「To address the expansion in order size and growing demand for contract-based business, we will rigorously apply risk management in line with the risks assumed while working to further improve development quality and productivity. To this end, we will rebuild our organizational risk management and quality control systems. We will also standardize development processes and work procedures and work to introduce development tools effectively.」