five steps to success with iport software
  
When embarking on highly complex IT projects you need to be sure that you are working with the right partner – a partner that will listen to you, will be sensitive to your goals and objectives, will be confident enough to speak up if things are overly complex or difficult, who will keep you costs to a minimum at each step of the journey.

We have a five step process with guarantees that we follow in all cases. This process puts you in charge at all stages and ensures that you make all the key decisions.


 Daring to be different needn't mean you risk everything.
Step One
 

There is an initial meeting where we establish where you currently are, where you want to be and the nature of the gap that exists. At this time we will work with you to establish what this gap is costing you in terms of time, cash or opportunity. That will set the grounds for a business case and establish where the ROI will be gained. You will also be able to evaluate us properly as potential business partners and test our knowledge, experience and integrity. The outcome of this step will be a brief specification that will allow a demonstration model to be developed. We give you a NO POWERPOINT GUARANTEE at this stage!

Step Two


In order for you to evaluate the impact of any potential solution on your business it is essential that you see some form of demonstration which is specific to you. All of our clients agree that this was the most important part of the process for them: it demonstrates our capabilities and the possibilities for the solution within their business. From this demonstration you will be able to determine how we can work with you to develop the solution you want and also see some of the other possibilities that can be delivered using our product - iport. We give you a NO COST GUARANTEE at this stage…it’s absolutely free.
 
Step Three


Buying any IT solution is a risk – you already know that – and buying innovation can be even more of a risk. It is our job to take as much of the risk away as we can. To do this, we work with you to develop a Pilot System, focusing on the key areas you have helped us identify in your business: those with a definite, measurable positive outcome so that you can evaluate the success of the Pilot. In this way, you remain in complete control of the process end to end: it’s your solution – we are just the facilitators. This Pilot System does not need to run on your server/IT system either. Your IT people will have no additional workload – we will take care of that for you and manage the Pilot remotely so that you don’t have to buy any additional hardware or software. What would that cost? Well we don’t believe in the “how long is a piece of string” theory so all we ask is that you set a realistic budget of between $3000 and $5000 for this stage. That is enough to adequately test every aspect of the requirement without cutting corners yet not enough for most businessmen to feel that they are over-exposed financially. It’s simple – your financial commitment is kept to a minimum, your IT workload remains the same and your concept is proven. We give you a NO RISK GUARANTEE at this stage.
Step Four


You will now have had time to evaluate the solution through the Pilot –usually about 3-6 months – so now you are able to plan the roll-out. We will work with you during this period to create a firm budget, project plans and deliver training and implementation resource in order to roll-out your solution to the entire organisation: be it for 5 or 5000 users. Your expenditure will be matched to your ROI at all times and therefore you can be assured that your budgets will be met and gains measured. We give you a NO BUDGET INCREASE GUARANTEE at this stage.

Step Five


Should a commercial application result from the work that we have done with you we will enter into an agreement with you whereby we can both jointly exploit it. You can retain the intellectual property rights to the application whilst we remain your technology partner at all times. This allows you the opportunity to not only recover your costs of development but also to make additional revenues in the future. Even if no commercial application results then we are happy to enter into specific agreements with you whereby we will not sell or make available the software you have paid for and developed to your named competitors thereby protecting your investment and ensuring you keep your competitive edge. We offer you a NO NONSENSE PARTNERSHIP GUARANTEE at this stage.