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BOT International is a leading provider of software solutions for project management processes. We seek to help project management offices and IT organizations reduce costs, save time, and improve project results. BOT International is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with sales offices in Florida, New York, New Hampshire, Texas, California, and Singapore. For more information on BOT International, visit http://www.botinternational.com/.
Definitive Business Solutions (DBS) provides clients with proven and integrated solutions for strategically aligning project investments and for “optimizing project portfolios™”. In addition, DBS also offers enterprise-level, web-based reporting solutions that help drive organizational performance and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. DBS is a privately held company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and primarily supports clients on the East Coast of the United States. For more information, visit DBS on the web at: http://www.definitivellc.com
Design Chain Associates, LLC provides consulting services to Electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers. DCA focuses on the Design Chain, which defines and sets up the Supply Chain. DCA brings strategic value to clients through "Best Practice" process and methodology guidance on supplier and component selection, qualification, and lifecycle management. DCA also provides other core services relating to corporate acquisition integration; "womb-to-tomb" Component Engineering support; and software tool assessment, configuration guidance, and user education. San Francisco-based DCA has a local presence in other high-tech regions of the country such as the Austin/Houston corridor and the Boston region as well as around the globe through local associates. For more information, visit DCA on the web at www.designchainassociates.com
EPK Group’s founders average more than 25 years experience in the portfolio, project, and resource management fields. They joined the Microsoft Project development team in 2000 for Project Professional and Project Server 2002 and 2003. In 2003 they formed EPK Group to build on the Microsoft Project “platform” and introduced EPK-Suite to add enhanced and additional functionality in the areas of budgeting and cost management, stage-gate based workflow, resource planning and analysis, and scenario modeling, and “tactical” portfolio management. EPK-Suite uniquely covers ALL efforts in the organization including major projects, support/operations, new initiatives, and non-working time. Contact info@epkgroup.com and www.epkgroup.com.
Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI) is the training arm of the Center For The Open Enterprise (COE), a ‘think tank’ based in Hartland Four Corners, Vermont dedicated to transparency, openness, and high-performance knowledge processing in business. KMCI was formed in 1997 and since then has served as a source of thought leadership and training for sophisticated Knowledge Management (KM) professionals in all industries. KMCI is dedicated to furthering the vision of The New Knowledge Management, a broad-based restructuring of both KM Theory and Practice. More recently, its development of K-STREAM (tm), arguably the most advanced KM methodology in the world, includes the selection of Expert Choice as a tool for making KM strategy and intervention choices in business, as well as for measuring and computing related returns on investment (ROI). For more information, visit KMCI on the web at www.kmci.org
LateralWorks is a consulting company working with new product development teams in the high-tech arena. Using their extensive best practices knowledge and hands-on experience, they help clients dramatically increase revenues and profits by installing methodologies that deliver the right product (what customers truly require) at the right time (to ensure dominance in the target market). www.lateralworks.com
Pharmorg- Consultores & Serviços SA it’s a Portuguese company located in Carcavelos-Lisbon Portugal. Consulting in strategic marketing, corporate communication and training – developing their own products and methodologies - are the core business of the company focused on the pharmaceutical industry market in Portugal and in Spain. Since September 2007 Pharmorg became a consulting partner of Expert Choice as a way of granting excellence and quality in high levels. During the 1st quarter 2008 it will begin the project to enter in the Brazilian market.http://www.pharmorg.pt/
PMOLink, Inc., headquartered in Mandeville, LA, is a national leader in providing “best of breed” services and technological solutions designed to help clients effectively manage capital project development and business process reengineering initiatives. As a contractor to large and small businesses, as well as state and federal government agencies, PMOLink is a proven partner in rapidly deploying its Project Guardian products to address the specific needs of complex, dynamic organizations. For more information, visit www.pmolink.com
Glenn H. Mazur has been active in QFD since its inception in North America, and has worked extensively with the founders of QFD on their teaching and consulting visits from Japan. He is a leader in the application of QFD to service industries and consumer products, conducts advanced QFD research, and is the Conference Chair for the annual North American Symposium on Quality Function Deployment. Glenn is the Executive Director of the QFD Institute and International Council for QFD, retired Adjunct Lecturer on TQM at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, President of Japan Business Consultants, Ltd., and is a senior member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the Japanese Society for Quality Control (JSQC). He is a certified QFD Red Belt® (highest level), one of two in North America. For more information, visit www.mazur.net
RuleSphere International, Inc. is a new management and technical consultancy that was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Harvard, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in building enterprise agility into mission-critical business operations through Business Rule and Process Management (BR/PM) applications to return dramatic top-line and bottom-line financial and operational returns. Business rules are the foundation for building core business and process knowledge, and they are considered significant corporate assets. RuleSphere assists Fortune 1000 firms in architecting business improvement initiatives based on core principles encompassing business rule and process governance. The RuleSphere approach was designed to add value to Business Rules Management (BRM) and Business Process Management (BPM) automation technologies by helping to position these technology-based solutions in a business improvement context. The RuleSphere philosophy is to work in partnership with clients to select the right business improvement program alternatives that address enterprise agility. Then, implement these in well-structured programs that align human, business, and technical infrastructures. This approach reduces program risk, and helps a company achieve a major breakthrough in business performance, or what is known as a “business transformation”. For more information on RuleSphere, visit www.RuleSphere.com
Synth Solutions helps organizations large and small make better decisions about key areas of their business ―more quickly― so that they can compete and win. Led by Jim Devlin, former VP of Professional Services for Expert Choice for six years, Synth Solutions offers best-practice consulting and training solutions in portfolio alignment and budgeting, vendor selection, Six Sigma, and risk assessment, among other areas. Covering all of Latin America and the Caribbean, Synth Solutions has offices in Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Miami, and is expanding throughout the region. Service offerings include on-site and web-based consultancy and training on Expert Choice software. Contact us at sales@synthsolutions.com or http://www.synthsolutions.com
Tefen is a leading international management consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations achieve performance excellence. Since its founding in 1982, the company has served some of the world’s largest and fastest growing businesses, while acquiring a strong reputation as a cost efficient, nimble consulting partner. From strategy to implementation, Tefen creates value by optimizing the competitiveness, reliability, and agility of its customers. With its hands-on approach philosophy, the firm has achieved tremendous success in delivering quantifiable and value-driven results. Employing over 300 professionals worldwide, the firm operates on a global basis with offices in the United States and throughout Europe. For more information, visit http://www.tefen.com or contact info@tefen.com