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Press Release
For Immediate Distribution
UmmelGroup International, Inc. Offers Enterprise agilITyTM Services
(June 1, 2004) UmmelGroup International, Inc. includes, among their newest offerings, a Enterprise agilITyTM workshop geared to top level executives in private sector and government organizations, who are interested in applying innovative, but lightweight, IT and Business Process improvement methodologies.
Once scheduled, planning for the workshop generally begins 3-4 weeks in advance. UmmelGroup works closely with the CEO, CTO, CIO, and/or Enterprise Architect to insure that the workshop is geared towards the organization’s most pressing needs.
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The organization’s top executives (representing both business and IT) are in attendance at the onsite, 4-hour workshop. A top-down approach insures that the workshop is non-techie and business-driven. The workshop kicks off with an executive overview and orientation to critical planning processes, such as Enterprise Architecture (EA), Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM), and Enterprise Requirements Management (ERM). A facilitated approach is used to collaboratively “discover” your key business architecture, based on your organization type, and to assess the alignment of IT to that architecture. An understanding of your organization’s optimal Portfolio Management selection processes is then developed, and strategies to manage ever-changing technology and business requirements discussed.
Following the workshop, generally with 14 days, a full color, printed/bound workshop summary (generally between 20-30 pages) including recommendations for next steps are delivered to you. This document will serve as your “version 1.0” baseline architecture, and provide you a foundation for implementation of the recommendations therein.
Pricing for the Enterprise agilITy Workshop starts at $2,995 (plus expenses). Contact info@ummelgroup.com for more information and a formal proposal.
Most recently, these services were delivered for San Leandro California-based Cafepress.com. Like many other Internet-based, technology-driven companies, they sought to better understand their rapidly evolving business requirements, to deliver IT services in response to these demands, and to better manage the complexity of in-house technology application. Through the workshop services, UmmelGroup helped by 1) creating an awareness/understanding of business and technology planning processes critical to Cafepress.com, 2) identified key factors which may influence future Cafepress.com business strategies, and 3) helped Cafepress.com learn the process of drilling down, iteratively, into a proposed product/service requirements.
Cafepress.com is a fast-growing company, founded in 1999, which provides media-on-demand services for over a million members from across the globe. Cafepress.com members have created over 6 million original designs on an ever expanding range of products. Recently, publishing and music capabilities have been unleashed, creating a new wave of creativity and the addition of new members daily.
UmmelGroup International, Inc. (www.UmmelGroup.com) is a privately held Kansas corporation offering IT management consulting services for federal/state/local government and private sector organizations around the world.
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