The eBusiness Model

eBusiness building blocks
ScanYours approaches eBusiness consultancy in a structured way, using a business model. A business model tries to translate the more or less informal relations within organisations into building blocks and the relations between building blocks. At ScanYours we use the business model developed by Alexander Osterwalder. The building blocks allow us to solve the problems of organisations in a way that is both effective and result-oriented:
 

Template for the design of a business model: nine building blocks and their mutual relations (Osterwalder 2004)

Infrastructure
Core qualities: the qualities and skills needed to carry out a business model.
Partner network: the collaborations that add value to the other building blocks of the model.
Value components: the components creating value for both the customer and the organisation.

Offer
Value proposition: the products and services offered by an organisation to a specific customer segment, the way in which the organisation distinguishes itself from the competition and the reason why customers buy products and services from a specific organisation instead of from a competitor.

Customers
Target customer: the target group for a product or service of an organisation.
Distribution channel: the channel used by an organisation to get its products and services to the customer. This includes both the marketing and the distribution strategies.
Customer relationship: the relation between the organisation and the various customer segments.

Financing
Cost structure: the financial consequences of the means used.
Revenues: the way in which an organisation generates money from various income sources.