Alignent Software and Peak Realization Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Enterprise Roadmapping
Partnership to Expand Footprint of Roadmapping Software Among Global Manufacturing and Distribution Companies
Carlsbad, California - November 15, 2005 - Alignent Software, the market leader in enterprise strategic roadmapping software, today announced a strategic alliance with Peak Realization, Inc., a professional services firm that assists corporations and government organizations with strategic planning and operations management challenges. The partnership will enable Alignent and Peak Realization to expand the delivery of Alignent's roadmapping software to manufacturing and distribution companies globally.
According to Dennis Fogh, Managing Director of Peak Realization, "we are excited about Alignent's enterprise roadmapping software because Alignent's technology supports our core competency in helping companies to streamline global operations. Alignent's roadmapping software provides our clients with increased visibility into their planning data, turning complex information into useful, real-time data that supports critical decision-making."
According to Alignent CEO Dennis Clerke, "our strategic roadmapping software will help Peak Realization's clients to incorporate disparate information spread across enterprise silos and turn it into integrated decision models. Until now, managers in different functions across business units have used desktop software such as Microsoft PowerPoint® to create roadmaps that depict this information. Our relationship with Peak Realization will deliver a 10 times improvement to their clients' existing strategic planning processes by providing them with the ability to access and share strategic planning information from a central database."
From a people and change management perspective, Alignent's roadmapping software allows management to make decisions that reflect the views of those responsible for carrying out critical operation missions. Those accountable for carrying out the missions understand where their activities fit within the strategy, so buy-in is much easier and faster to achieve. Stakeholders are also made accountable without requiring excessive management intervention.
Fogh goes on to say that, "managing across business functions used to be the most difficult management challenge. In a global economy, we are managing across dispersed business units and third-party partners and suppliers. Functions, business units and third-parties that share roadmaps gain a competitive advantage in speed-to-market and supply-chain efficiencies by working from the same timely, accurate and high quality information derived from Alignent's software."
Clerke concluded by saying, "Alignent's roadmapping software is an effective planning solution that brings cross-functional information together in a very efficient model. Our partnership with Peak Realization will allow us to deliver our strategic roadmapping solution to even more companies, providing them with a key tool in their arsenal to link business strategy with internal operations."
About Peak Realization
Peak Realization brings a team of experienced management professionals from Fortune 500 companies with the know-how to integrate operations tactics and overall business strategy. Peak addresses all aspects of the product supply chain, new product introduction, lean manufacturing, and integration of supporting technology. Peak also provides consulting in the areas of change management, quality control, and organizational effectiveness.
About Alignent Software
Alignent Software, a leader in strategic roadmapping solutions, enables innovation in complex R&D environments, providing enterprises with the vision to map and synchronize emerging products, technologies and markets to create future opportunities. Leading Fortune 500 companies and governmental organizations are using Alignent's Vision Strategist roadmapping software to structure the innovation process, align research with business strategy, and visualize the future possibilities for innovation before resources and investments are made.
Alignent Software is based out of Carlsbad, California. Alignent Software was recently noted by Fortune Magazine as an "Innovator to Watch." For more information, visit us on the web at:
www.alignent.com.
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