We track the effectiveness of specific technologies such as search and content management tools, to help clients avoid the pitfalls of implementation.
IDC Research has found that US Fortune 500 companies pay scant attention to human factors when building systems to share information - and waste over $30bn annually in the process!
Earlier research by Pfeffer & Sutton into business performance, published by Harvard Business School under the title "The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies turn Knowledge into Action" clearly showed major opportunities for improvement in the practical exploitation of IT.
Our selected partners have the technologies which are proven to build towards a robust yet flexible knowledge managemnet infrastructure, including: Intranet Portals, Collaboration, Content Management and Search tools.
Going beyond the raw technology, we have identified the practical lessons to be learnt from those who have successfully implemented this type of innovation.
Alliance PartnersWe work with a range of industry and technology partners in order to create solutions to client needs, and to extend our research portfolio. Our collaboration style is open and inclusive.
Our insight into key sectors benefits from shared market intelligence through trade associations, coupled with active contribution to discussion forums.
We also participate in consortium-based research and through these projects maintain links with an international portfolio of universities and institutions.
As an independent solution provider, we work with a range of best-of-breed technology suppliers. Our teams have benchmarked the specialist technologies which may be deployed in particular circumstances to enable effective knowledge transfer.
We understand how to draw on the strengths of these alliances, in order to ensure that clients benefit from an integrated approach which fits the need. Equally, alliance partners welcome the opportunity to complement their own portfolios with our own specialist expertise.