Projects Sampler
The following is just a sample of some of our work. This is intended to provide a sense of the scope that we can cover.
Petition Initiative System
An organization found itself frequently in political battles with opponents who use petitions to put measures on the
ballot. Attempts to validate (or invalidate) signatures was a nightmare of effort and cost. We designed and built a system to make this pre-ballot filter cost-effective.
Large Enterprise Tech Transfer and Culture Change
A large international enterprise wanted to make their corporate R&D culture more market-aware. Their strategy was to
transition at least one R&D-level technology into a VC-funded startup, with corporate researchers on loan to experience it. We evaluated a number of technologies in the labs, chose the best (in terms of
potential), created complete business plans for those (including educating the enterprise managers about startups and funding). The company selected the final candidate, and we then refined the plans and
presentations, formed the initial management team, presented the concept to venture capitalists, and, based on feedback, implemented a test site at an important customer location. The technology area: a Web-based
natural language search engine aimed at e-commerce environments.
Strategic Opportunity Analysis
A medium-sized systems integrator was considering whether there are any strategic opportunities for service and support
of Linux applications. We analyzed the Linux market and trends, the developing competitive services situation, and opportunities supporting both infrastructure-level software and applications in their expertise
areas.
Enterprise Facilitation
A large insurance company was in the midst of a worldwide system rollout including standardized PCs, conversion of
operating systems, conversion of basic infrastructure, and so on. We managed a cross-functional committee of midlevel IT managers that created the rules and policies for the design and implementation teams to
follow. These managers needed to communicate with each other and the rest of the enterprise in a high-bandwidth, responsive manner, and we succeeded.
Other Sample Projects
Marketing
- Market size forecasts of system shipments (by operating system and price class) for a leading market research firm
- Analysis of Visual Basic vendors and products (in regard to international distribution and partnership possibilities)
- Opportunities for data mining applications
Technical
- Basic architectural design for a development-tool product (for a VC-funded startup)
- Reengineering of real-time production floor quality control system for major manufacturing company
- Code maintenance tool architecture and development
- Personal financial expert system architecture and development
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