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Neura. Tool - A Business Assessment Tool Neura. Tool is an excellent cost effective means for companies to conduct assessments. It provides an in-depth, broad footprint view, asks a diversity of questions to specific respondent types and offers enormous insight to key corporate functionality with an efficient implementation procedure and reduced costs. Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
The Costs for everything are rising and companies are trying to conserve anyway they can. Assessments typically are not the most profitable portion of your business whether you are a consultant or a company that needs a consultant. And indications are that it will get much more expensive as time goes on. One option for reducing your costs is Neura. Tool. Traditional Assessment • • • Air fare Hotel Rental car Food Time on site Client’s time away from his/her function Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Neura. Tool Assessment • • • No Air fare costs No Hotel costs No Rental car costs No travel related food costs No assessment time on site Client’s people can participate with little to no downtime Confidential
Best Practices Consulting Neura. Tool Readiness Screener Business Development The Consulting Continuum Assess Recommend Deploy Neura. Tool Assessment • Neura. Tool can be used as a “Readiness” screener during the business development process to reduce costs relative to closure rate. • Neura. Tool can be used as an in-depth assessment tool to reduce overall costs while providing greater insight and enhancing recommendations. Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
Assessment Consulting - Factors that Make it Difficult and Expensive Traditional Assessment Neura. Metrics Assessment On-Site – Includes Travel & Living Expenses Web enabled – Minimal to no travel Small Footprint – Usually maximum of a couple sites Large footprint – Many sites possible – no additional expense Pre-selected audience – 20 to 30 People (usually biased) Pre-selected audience as large as necessary with no additional expense Not Independent - broad, deep, anonymous surveys (with extensive demographic detail) Not Diverse - top to bottom with no additional expense Not Decentralized - whole organization with no additional expense Difficult to aggregate opinions - Difficult to relate results to the entire corporation Opinions automatically aggregated – eliminate time necessary to review and analyze query results Difficult to quantify – usually a subjective summary Automatic Quantifiable results Results have little statistical significance Results have statistical significance Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
Neura. Metrics Assessments - How We Do It • Neura. Metrics builds Private Labeled Assessment products to help leverage your IP and lower your costs. • Neura. Metrics works with Industry Standards and Best Practices to produce comprehensive assessment queries which can be administered over the web to offer anonymous surveys that elicit honest, open responses and capture Superior Insight and better outcomes across the board at a low cost. • Neura. Metrics displays the query results in a lucid and insightful manner via a sophisticated Analysis Engine with displays that match the expectations of its executive audience. • Neura. Tool helps you Reduce Analysis Time and the time spent to write reports. Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved y rve Su Neura. Map Confidential
Using Assessment Results 1 2 Use Neura. Tool to Form Strategic Impressions and Identify Gaps Use Neura. Tool to Identify Specific Areas of Need 3 Re-Assess to Confirm Efficacy of Corrections 4 5 Use Neura. Tool to Help Prioritize Corrective Activity Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Explore Corrective Strategies based on Expert Input Confidential
Analysis - A Site Map to Neura. Tool features vivid displays that allow insightful overview as well as great detail and extensive demographic cuts. It allows for a dynamic presentation of the results while greatly reducing time in the preparation process. Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
Neura. Metrics - Examples of Experience Assessments we have developed – Client or Collaborators: • • • • NERC Power Plant Security – Emerson, Cyber. SEC, Logica. CMG Manufacturing Plant Security – ISA (SP 99) Six Sigma Readiness – SSAI Factory Automation (process control) – Dr. Maurice Wilkins Supply Chain Risk Management (for use at BSC, Shell, Chrysler) – DRK Personal Effectiveness (360 assessment) – BSC, Intuit, Price Waterhouse Call Center Operations – Fujitsu Software Development Maturity – IEEE Vendor Management & Oversight (financial) – Alpha-Numeric Consulting Business Process Maturity – Babson College Deploying Six Sigma – SSAI Developer Talent Profiler - GG New Product Development - Winovia Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
Thank You for Your Interest Neura. Metrics works with consultants and the companies they serve to develop private labeled products that use our methodology to assess for Business Process Improvement. We would like to talk with you about creating your cost saving Business Process Improvement Assessment. For more information or to schedule a demo call 904 -246 -9733 Copyright 2008 Neura. Metrics, Inc. All Rights Reserved Confidential
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