If the framework fits...

To those in the know, there are general frameworks and concepts that hold true (with perhaps minor modification) regardless of the industry.

Enterprise Content Management and creating data portals/business intelligence reports are among the concepts that can be easily ported from one company to the next with minimal modifications based on industry. When trying to create flow of data through the enterprise to teams upstream and downstream, the need is the same though the content may be different.

Based off my consulting experiences in various industry, including manufacturing, marketing, health insurance, insurance, travel, financials, among others, the enterprise overview graphic I've created below depicts a standard flow of how I've seen data flowing across heterogeneous enterprises. This is how organizations can leverage the benefits of best practices in reusing tested frameworks across industries and companies, lowering risk and short- and long-term costs, while leveraging a wider pool of knowledge and lessons learned.