iValue offers a number of services to steer you on the right course: Consulting Education and Lab!
Consulting
iValue develops technology strategies that enhance shareholder
value. Clients come from a wide range of industries such as financial
services, media, telecommunications, high technology, manufacturing,
and consumer goods.
The work performed by iValue usually has three phases: Customer Opportunity; Technology System; and Economic Value. The Customer Opportunity phase identifies promising applications and develops a clear understanding of them. The Technology System phase lays out system design alternatives. The Economic Value phase estimates the amount of shareholder value that will be created. The approach taken is disciplined, fact-based, and quantitative.
Our references and qualifications are impressive. As stated in the June 2000 14D filing for Baan: "the … Technology Strategy Group (founded by members of iValue) … (was) retained to assist the Company in developing a revised business plan. In its original formulation (which was presented to the Management Board at a March 24, 2000 meeting.) The plan focused on possible sales or spin-offs of businesses or research and development units…and a significant restructuring of the business…(with) contemplated reductions in the annual cost structure of the business from approximately $720 million per annum to between $300 and $400 million per annum." A company press release from June 2001 summarizes the outcome: "…(the company) reported continued growth and profitability for the six months to the end of March 2001... customers and alliances have really responded to (the Company's) return to strength…"
Some additional areas where iValue has been involved are corporate-wide technology strategy, new business launches, R&D startups, knowledge management, biomedical informatics, B2B, CRM, e-commerce alliances, M&A, call centers, datacenter consolidation, technology transfer, asset management, asset recovery, tax write-offs, staff modeling, CEO/n-1 coaching, SLAs, portals, technology pricing, and IT operations.
Education
The iValue Series of executive seminars is intended to respond to the demand for skilled individuals who know how to measure
the shareholder value created by information technology. With our methods
you can answer the critical questions: What contribution will an information
technology system make to a company’s share price? How can an information
technology system be constructed to increase the share price? These
seminars are designed so executives may develop the skill to answer
these questions themselves.
The iValue approach to learning is to have fun while exploring the cutting edge. Attendees can expect to:
- Enjoy a relaxing experience in an exclusive environment
- Receive personalized attention
- Get hands on experience
- Network with senior executives
Lab!
iValue recognizes that many times executives need a place to develop and try
out ideas. They may have partially solved the problem of making the
business case for an information technology initiative. A complete solution
may only require some experimenting, testing, and analysis in a laboratory
setting led by subject matter experts.
Similarly, sometimes what is needed is overall guidance on how to go about solving the problem. The activities to accomplish this can then be effectively managed by the executive. An experienced advisor can also help in this case.
The iValue Lab, usually lasting one to three days, is intended for these situations. You and/or members of your team will make rapid progress by developing thoughts in an interactive, risk-free, and supervised environment.
If your problem involves creating shareholder value from information technology, the answer is YES! iValue can help.
