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Summary of Reports


 Alcatel

 AT&T

 BT

 Casewise

 CODA

 Cognos

 Crown Computing

 FormScape

 Hewlett-Packard

 InterSystems

 Lawson

 Oracle

 PlanView

 SAP



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3

 Annual Consultants’ Forum: Previewing the subjects and speakers at this year’s big get-together for consultants | Part 2

 Company Ethics: Fiona Czerniawska speaks to senior consultants about their approach | Part 2

 Competitive Alliances: Dr Adrian Boucher of Informatics Business Consultants | Part 2

 Small Firm View: Sharhabeel Lone of SAKS Consulting | Part 2

 Return on Investment: Trish Cosgrove of B2B Sales Consulting | Part 2

 Vendor View: Karen Herbert from Cognos | Part 2

 Expert Opinion: Neil Ferguson of PMP Research

Issue Summary

Karen Herbert of Cognos gives the view from the vendor side of the fence on what makes a successful alliance.

Keeping your partner on side - Part 1 | Part 2

Karen Herbert: the most successful partnerships are based on a mutual exchange of financial data

An open and honest approach is the cornerstone of any successful alliance between a software vendor and consultancy. This basic rule of thumb applies to any strategic partnership, regardless of the size of each party involved.

In the same way that a marriage will quickly break down if both sides fail to maintain an open and trusting dialogue, so a business partnership is doomed if mutual distrust is allowed to fester – no matter how trivial the issue at hand may at first seem.

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