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October 2007ITP Advantage

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new business division of IT Performs; ITP Advantage

Led by a seasoned professional managing consultant, John Haigh, ITP Advantage engages with clients initially at a strategic level to understand the overall vision, strategy and issues facing the business, and then focuses on specific known operational problem areas, to bring to bear a unique blend of skills and proven methods to deliver a sustainable transformation in business performance.

ITP Advantage

A team of highly experienced business process improvement specialists has been assembled, with backgrounds spanning international management consulting, customer relationship management consulting and systems, and more specialised behavioural change consulting.

Building on over 10 years experience of many successful BI and data warehousing implementations, in which the BI strategy and smart design and use of data and metrics have always been key factors, IT Performs concluded that the need to take a much more holistic approach was becoming pressing.

ITP Advantage will;

  • Align solutions and approaches with company goals
  • Re-engineer business processes to improve performance
  • Create cascading metrics and targets through operational levels
  • Embed permanent appropriate changes in people's behaviours
  • Underpin it all with carefully aligned systems spanning BI, CRM and other technologies where appropriate


September 2007 - IT Performs Race Day 2007

Race Day Team Photo

On Wednesday 5th September we treated some of our top customers to a very special opportunity.

We invited 13 guests to the Silverstone track to experience the thrills of driving three exclusive cars around the full Grand Prix circuit.

Everyone had a fantastic day enjoying the opportunity to drive around the course in a Morgan Aero 8, a Caterham and a Clio Cup Car, in addition to a competition on the F1 Simulator.

John Wilkinson, Business Objects Photo


Race Day Cars Photo

Along the day there were a few special added extras; Les Ferdinand MBE, Luther Blissett, and MC Harvey (tags still on new Nike trainers) shared the garage next door to us. Also Jeremy Clarkson and the STIG (who unfortunately would not remove his helmet!) were on track practising for the 24 hour Brit Car Race.

At the end of the day everyone was presented with a certificate as the instructors evaluated the skills on show from each of our guests. For the record the roll of honour included the following people as testimony to their skills (or lack of them).

Driver of the Day:      Most Improved:      Fastest in the Sim:          Bent Valve:
Dave Thompson          Siu Wong               Jonathan Cox            Simon Mosley

Dave Thompson

Siu Wong

Jonathan Cox

Simon Mosley



 

 

 

 

Dave Thompson (Speedy Hire) was amazing racing the Clio Cup car. All of the instructors were very impressed with his driving skills and he could not wait to get another go. Siu Wong (FootFall) built her confidence throughout the session and by the end of the day she was very excited about the prospects of the Adrenaline Ride where the instructors take you around the circuit at about 70% racing pace. Siu enjoyed it so much she asked for another go whereas most people crawled out the cars quite shaken up! Jonathan Cox (Northgate) finally, after a highly competitive head to head with David Thompson where both drivers kept nudging ahead and reducing their lap time, won the trophy for the fastest lap in the F1 Williams simulator and the Bent Valve trophy went to Simon Mosley (Arval) when he took the Morgan out for a spin!

It was a great day for all attending and we are already planning what to do for 2008 so if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Clare Bryan, Marketing Manager - 0845 124 9495

 

July 2007 - IT Performs Wins Speedy Hire BI Contract

Photo: Speedy Hire Photo

IT Performs Limited has announced today that it has won a million-pound-plus contract from Speedy Hire Plc to replace its existing data warehouse and implement Business Objects technology across the Group. The solution was chosen by Speedy Hire after several months of detailed evaluation by Speedy and independent IT consultants Blue Stone Business Solutions. The new applications will underpin strategic growth plans, and support better decision making, by opening up the data being captured within its new ERP and retail hire solution based on Microsoft Axapta. The contract was signed on Tuesday 26th June and was awarded in spite of some stiff competition from the other market leading Business Intelligence vendors. The breadth of the Business Objects toolset, including data integration, data quality, performance management and of course its easy to use query and reporting capability combined with the data warehousing and BI expertise from IT Performs presented the best value, single source, fully integrated, comprehensive solution that Speedy was looking for.

Our Director:

This is excellent news for all parties and is a great example of the added value an experienced and specialist BI consultancy, such as IT Performs, provides to companies embarking on the complex task of implementing enterprise BI solutions. The latest company acquisition by Speedy and its impressive year on year growth now makes this solution even more important as it will integrate with its Microsoft Axapta solution to empower much better use of its data and leverage more from their continued investment in technology to support its business goals. We won the contract on our ability to quickly understand Speedys requirements and our recommendation of a realistic, powerful and cost effective solutions, utilising the market leading Business Objects software.

The initial phases of this project are scheduled to be completed by Christmas 2007 and will align closely with the regional Axapta roll out. This project will significantly help with the integration of Speedys latest company acquisition; Hewden Tools. IT Performs prime focus will be on the data warehouse and corporate reporting solution to support better usability and provide accurate information in the right format, at the right time, in the right context to the right people at the right place, enabling Speedy Hires head offices and hundreds of depots to effectively rise above the competition by making better business decisions, acting more quickly and having a positive impact when and where it matters most. This new implementation from IT Performs and Business Objects will help ensure Speedy Hire remain number one in the UK hire market, continue to exceed its customer expectations whilst growing both revenue and profits to return healthy shareholder value.


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March 2007 - IT Performs Rises Above The Competition To Win Business Objects' VAR Rising Star Award

We are proud to announce thatRising Star Logo BusinessObjects UK Limited has awarded IT Performs the "Rising Star" Award for 2006. This was presented at a recent partner meeting along with a Crystal Trophy and a case of champagne.

Our Director:

"It is a real honour for us to receive such an award and we are all delighted. IT Performs has had an excellent year and gone from strength to strength, we have won some very high status projects and all our staff have worked hard to ensure we deliver on our promises."
"This award recognises that IT Performs is an exceptional Business Intelligence Consultancy and we will continue to `shine' for years to come".

Photo: Our New Business Manager accepting the rising star award 


Business Objects:

The VAR Rising Star award is given to recognise a Business Objects partner who has significantly grown their Business Objects business during the previous year and is developing a strong reputation for success.
IT Performs were awarded the VAR Rising Star Award 2006 by Business Objects to reflect a highly successful year for the IT Performs and Business Objects' relationship.
During 2006 IT Performs became the first VAR Partner to sell XI R2 to a new customer in the mid market space and became a certified XI R2 Migration Specialist Partner. IT Performs have developed a strong reputation and track record for successful implementations and license sales. The success is due to the close working relationship between IT Performs, their customers and the Business Objects Sales teams.