PRESS RELEASE
Leaders in Services Process Optimization market to present products at Gartner's SPO Summit
On August 1st 2001, LATEST Technology Provider LIST will feature their latest solution to an exclusive gathering of over 80 Systems Integrators at Gartner's SPO Summit
Given the strategic importance of SPO applications (formerly known as PSA), Gartner has invited leading SPO Technology and Service Providers to speak on the specific internal business process efficiencies their applications can provide your organization. These presentations will also be supported by Gartner Dataquest commentary and analysis on the latest trends and drivers surfacing in the SPO market.
"It is our sincere honor to host the second annual Gartner Dataquest Services Process Optimization (SPO) Summit. Over the past two years, SPO applications have gained a tremendous amount of traction around the world as software specifically tailored to address the internal business process inefficiencies resident within both IT professional services firms and the internal IT departments of enterprises."
"While SPO applications will likely provide IT professional services firms and enterprises with a competitive advantage today, they will likely prove to be a competitive necessity over the next 12 to 18 months." Ted Kempf, Conference Chair, SPO Summit
Services Process Optimization (SPO) software is designed to track and allocate the major resources of services companies or departments, namely people, intellectual capital, and time, to their output (proposals, contracts, projects, reports etc.). SPO applications provide integrated management and visibility of an entire services organization, whether it is a professional services company, a service organization or an end-user IT services division. Virtually every SPO application consists of seven core pieces of functionality: project initiation (opportunity management), engagement structuring, engagement execution (project management), resource management, knowledge management, analytical processing, and a B2B exchange for procuring resources and collaborating with colleagues.
It is Gartner's belief that this SPO Summit will provide participants with the information and analysis required to begin evaluating this new and growing family of applications.
For more details on the program please email Charles Badoian at charles.badoian@gartner.com.
About Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than 10,000 clients understand technology and drive business growth. Gartner's divisions consist of Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting, Gartner Measurement and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner, Inc. is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and consists of 4,600 associates, including 1,400 research analysts and consultants, in more than 80 locations worldwide. The company achieved fiscal 2000 revenues of $859 million. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.
