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Armada Expands Strategic Cost Management-Brad Anderson Joins Established Firm, Armada Consulting, to Lead Financial Services Strategic Cost Management Practice.

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Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Scott Wise, Founder of ArmadaConsulting.com announced today that, Strategic Cost Management within Financial Services has always been at the forefront of our capabilities, we are excited to announce the addition of Brad Anderson to lead our Financial Services industry practice. Brads knowledge and extensive experience in Financial Services positions us to better serve our existing and new clients in the financial services industry.” http://ArmadaConsulting.com

Brad is already engaged in promoting Armadas thought leadership in cost management, authoring the article – A View of the Current State of Banking and Strategic Cost Management available on Armadas website.

I am excited to work with the Armada team to help expand their efforts to assist organizations make better business decisions. We feel Strategic Cost Management will be increasingly important for financial services companies and many other industries for the foreseeable future.

Prior to joining Armada, Brad was a Senior Advisor at a Global Consulting firm and executive manager at several rapidly growing financial services companies. Brad has twenty five years of industry and consulting experience in the Financial Services arena with an emphasis in retail and commercial banking.

His professional and consulting background also includes extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, risk management, risk adjusted profitability analysis, balance sheet management, mergers/acquisitions and process optimization. Brad has written and spoken to numerous organizations and publications on a variety of cost management and business performance improvement topics. Brad will office in Charlotte, NC.

About Armada Consulting

Armada has assembled some of the best and brightest talent focused solely on implementing strategic cost management solutions leveraging our Acumen cost analytics software. From insight to impact, the Armada team works closely with clients to provide deeper insight and transparency into the costs of their organization, driving better decisions around cost takeout and cost control. What sets Armada apart from other management consulting firms is our constant commitment to our clients success, both personally and corporately. Across a wide array of industries and practice areas, Armada has a proven track record of delivering results to many of the premier corporations in the world.

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SignsNowMillCreek.com Goes Into Strategic Partnership; Will Service Large Commercial Vehicles

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 12, 2012

Seattle sign company SignsNowMillCreek.com proudly announces its strategic partnership with a major vehicle collision company, ushering changes with facilities, services, and the overall business. Seattles top provider of customized signs and banners will move into a bigger location and will start servicing larger commercial vehicles. The company believes the expansion will put it in a much better position to anticipate the upcoming challenges that lie ahead.

Bigger Graphic Garage

SignsNowMillCreek.com will be moving to a new spot just behind its existing location. Its owner Rani Bal shares that their new graphic garage measures over 20,000 square feet, which is considerably bigger compared to the original. The company looks forward to accommodating more vehicles with their new lot. Their previous garage was always full that they had to reschedule some of their client appointments for more than a week. The company receives a high demand for their vehicle graphics and magnetic car signs. The custom signs creators also look forward to more clients for their trade show displays and mural printing.

Better Servicing Capability

The company takes pride in their recently acquired lot, which enables them to offer better servicing capacity. They may now service larger size commercial vehicles such as buses and tractor trailer trucks. The owner also expressed her joy over her business partnership with the unnamed vehicle collision company. The merger not only helps SignsNowMillCreek.com extend its garage but also expand its range of services. The company is now confident to take on bigger projects from the more established businesses. Aside from its clients in advertising, the sign maker plans to directly target vehicle manufacturers across the country.

Brighter Future

The company is currently in its crucial stages of expansion and transition. They have already bought bigger units of printing tools and equipment. Bal also shares that the company almost doubled the size of its professional staff to anticipate the incoming orders once their new garage finally opens. Although the past few months have been chaotic, everyone in the company is excited for the changes and the opportunities the expansion will bring. The partnership was warmly welcomed by everyone in the company because, as Bal shares, It positions us for the future.

SignsNowMillCreek.com is based in Mill Creek and serves the metropolitan areas in Washington including Kirkland, Lynnwood, Bellevue, Bothell, Everett, Seattle, and Woodinville. The company offers professional sign designing and printing services. It also creates murals, marketing collaterals, and installations for advertising and marketing purposes. The company takes pride in using the latest digital technology and employing highly talented individuals. It even guarantees sign reprints and reinstallation if their product is not letter perfect.

For more information about their sign solutions, visit http://www.signsnowmillcreek.com.







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Bowling Joins AchieveIt to Develop Content Library for Execution Management and Strategic Planning Software Company

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ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) August 27, 2012

AchieveIt, a leading provider of execution management and strategic planning software, announced today the addition of Lauren Bowling as Content Specialist to its marketing team. As the company aggressively expands across vertical markets, AchieveIt plans to develop industry specific content that will allow organizations to accelerate results through better planning and more precise execution. Bowling will be primarily responsible for developing case studies, white papers, and instructional material to aid in this effort.

Bowling holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After graduating in 2009, she held positions at The Clutter Prescription in Birmingham, Ala., and Scopia Fund Management in New York City. She is also the author of a financial blog aimed at young women.

“Lauren will be a big lift for our team,” said Scott Regan, founder and chief execution officer of AchieveIt. “Our mission is to help organizations execute smarter, faster, and better, and developing an ongoing library of outstanding content is an important ingredient of our customer value proposition. To have someone of Laurens creative and writing talent will enhance our ability to accelerate the results curve for our clients.

In June, AchieveIt released Version 4.0 of its cloud-based software and reorganized the company to move into vertical markets outside of healthcare, where the company got its start. With Version 4.0, AchieveIt unveiled three new applications: ExecuteIt, AnalyzeIt, and ImproveIt. These applications help accelerate performance in strategic planning, strategy development, execution management, and performance improvement.

About AchieveIt

Serving more than 130 clients in 40 states and South America, AchieveIt helps organizations transform vision and goals into tangible business results by executing smarter, faster, and better. Through its suite of cloud-based strategy development and execution management applications, AchieveIt accelerates transformation through enhanced accountability, transparency, and execution. The company provides an innovative set of online tools to develop, monitor, and implement strategic and operational plans, performance and quality improvement projects, and leadership and management programs. A national thought-leader on strategy development and execution management, AchieveIt offers free execution management and strategic planning webinars and white papers on its website at AchieveIt.com.







Working Solutions, Pioneer of the Virtual Call Center Model, Announces Strategic Expansion of their Sales Team

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Plano, TX (PRWEB) August 23, 2012

Working Solutions, a pioneer in the hosted contact center model, is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Moberly, Sales Director and Ken Wheeley, Regional Sales Manager to its expanding sales team. Both bring over 20 years of sales and leadership experience in the telecommunications industry.

Moberly will be planning and directing the sales activities of the company. Wheeley will be responsible for identifying and closing new business opportunities as well as delivering on revenue targets to help in the overall growth and success of Working Solutions.

Scott and Ken are two talented, tech-savvy sales professionals who understand market trends and client needs. I am positive they will help take our company to the next level as well as contribute innovative ideas, said Tim Houlne, CEO of Working Solutions.

Founded in 1996 by company President and COO Kim Houlne, Working Solutions has grown from a single agent to a virtual call center community of more than 100,000 work-at-home professionals in North America over the past 17 years.

Working Solutions is an innovative company that continues to break boundaries. I believe our sales and marketing team is strategically ready to take the company to the next level, said Moberly, an alumnus from Indiana University, as well as a graduate of the Army Command & General Staff Officer Course.

I want to help companies understand that having agents work from home is a natural step in the evolution of the telecommunications industry. When you have the right partner using the right technology and processes, home-based agents are more productive and offer greater levels of customer service than their facilities based co-workers, said Wheeley, who received his degree from Cumberland University.

With the recent expansion of their sales and marketing team, Working Solutions continues to strategically plan for market growth with a focus on bringing greater value to clients, increasing customer satisfaction and providing positive return on investment.

About Working Solutions

Working Solutions improves return on investment and controls costs for contact centers by providing groundbreaking results through the right people and technology delivered at the right time. Working Solutions services include Agents OnDemand

Poston Joins AchieveIt to Accelerate Growth of Execution Management and Strategic Planning Software Company

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ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

AchieveIt, a leading provider of execution management and strategic planning software, announced today the addition of Michael Poston to its executive team as the company continues an aggressive expansion into commercial markets. Poston will be primarily responsible for online and offline marketing and public relations.

Poston holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Structural Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in quantitative methods, both earned at Vanderbilt University. His 16-year career includes extensive experience in strategic planning, marketing, SEO, and product development.

“To have someone of Michaels experience and caliber join our team is humbling,” said Scott Regan, founder and chief execution officer of AchieveIt. “Michael has such a rare combination of talent that he can have an instant impact on our company. If we are the rocket, Michael will be our rocket fuel. He has that kind of potential for us.

Poston has a track record of accelerating sales growth for the companies he has worked with, which include small and large organizations, Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing companies, and technology firms. He has rich experience in business development, client acquisition and retention, digital platforms, and trademarks and patents.

In June, AchieveIt released Version 4.0 of its cloud-based software and reorganized the company to move into vertical markets outside of healthcare, where the company got its start. With Version 4.0, AchieveIt unveiled three new applications: ExecuteIt, AnalyzeIt, and ImproveIt. These applications help accelerate performance in strategic planning, strategy development, execution management, and performance improvement.

About AchieveIt

Serving more than 100 clients in 30 states, AchieveIt helps organizations transform vision and goals into tangible business results by executing smarter, faster, and better. Through its suite of cloud-based strategy development and execution management applications, AchieveIt accelerates transformation through enhanced accountability, transparency, and execution. The company provides an innovative set of online tools to develop, monitor, and implement strategic and operational plans, performance and quality improvement projects, and leadership and management programs. A national thought-leader on strategy development and execution management, AchieveIt offers free strategic planning webinars and white papers on its website at AchieveIt.com.







Ingenious Med Selects AchieveIt for its Cloud-Based Execution Management and Strategic Planning Software Platform

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 24, 2012

AchieveIt, a leading provider of execution management and strategic planning software, announced today that Ingenious Med, a healthcare I.T. company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the latest organization to adopt its cloud-based technology platform. Ingenious Med will deploy a full suite of tools, from scorecards to dashboards to automated email reminders and alerts, to drive accountability and execution throughout the organization.

AchieveIt offers cloud-based systems and support services designed to accelerate financial and operational results through enhanced visibility and accountability. Its suite of web-based software applications includes best-of-breed methodology, as well as a variety of business intelligence tools. Ingenious Med will deploy the technology in part to create a culture of collaboration, accountability, and execution that will produce significant business results.

Our mission is to help transform companies by enabling them to execute smarter, faster, and better, said Scott Regan, AchieveIt founder and chief execution officer. We are excited that Ingenious Med has turned to us to help accelerate its business results and to foster a true execution mindset.

Launched in late 2010, AchieveIt has quickly established itself as the leading provider of strategic planning and execution management software across many vertical markets, including healthcare, financial services, higher education, government, professional and other services, engineering, and retail. Its core applications include ExecuteIt, AnalyzeIt, and ImproveIt, which integrate into a seamless application that fosters strategy development, execution management, and performance and quality improvement.

About AchieveIt

Serving more than 100 clients in 30 states, AchieveIt helps organizations transform vision and goals into tangible business results by executing smarter, faster, and better. Through its suite of cloud-based strategy development and execution management applications, AchieveIt accelerates transformation through enhanced accountability, transparency, and execution. The company provides an innovative set of online tools to develop, monitor, and implement strategic and operational plans, performance and quality improvement projects, and leadership and management programs. A national thought-leader on strategy development and execution management, AchieveIt offers free webinars and white papers on its website at AchieveIt.com.

About Ingenious Med

Founded in 1999 by a group of practicing physicians, Ingenious Med creates all-inclusive, award-winning charge-capture and business-intelligence software. The companys cloud-based solutions can be used on the web or most smart phones and tablets, and enables physicians to capture charges, enhance documentation, increase coding and compliance, improve quality of care, increase revenue, and communicate digitally. Ingenious Med automates the revenue and charge capture processes for more than 15,000 users in more than 800 healthcare facilities across the United States.







RxLogix Introduces New Strategic Solutions for Life Science Companies and CROs

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Aliso Viejo, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2012

RxLogix Corporation (http://www.rxlogix.com), the most experienced team of global Safety and Risk Management experts offering consulting services and strategic software solutions, today announced the general availability of its first two strategic software solutions, PV Central and clinsafety. This represents a major milestone for the company since its inception, and further confirms RxLogixs leadership in Safety and Risk Management at a global level in providing software and services solutions for their clients. The solutions are being deployed at several companies, including a Top 5 global pharmaceutical client.

PV Central provides proactive dashboards and early warning intelligence, including compliance monitoring for Safety and PV Operations management, through an easy to use and intuitive interface including mobile platforms such as the iPhone or iPad. Enabling safety management to have real time information about key global safety metrics including productivity, risk management, and compliance readiness enables an organization to improve accountability and transparency. PV Central key features can help an organization be prepared proactively to take immediate action before significant problems arise. clinsafety was designed to improve the integration challenges of EDC based clinical trials and Safety databases, by providing a best of breed and standards based solution for integration between any EDC system and any commercial Safety database product. clinsafety was developed to not only integrate clinical to safety for AE reporting, but improve the productivity and significantly reduce the amount of reconciliation, generally a very costly and time consuming process during clinical trials. Both products are available as hosted solutions on the RxLogix SaaS platform for ease of implementation.

RxLogixs CEO Raj More commented, I am very pleased with RxLogixs continued growth and customer acceptance of these key software solutions in addition to our global service capabilities. RxLogix plans to continue introducing solutions designed to improve workflow for organizations with well-established inefficiencies where RxLogix can make a significant improvement.” Key elements in the successful launch of the solutions were the level of attention paid to business requirements and needs, in addition to technical architecture and brief implementation timelines. RxLogixs Chief Strategy Officer Yusuf Shirazi stated, Customers are reporting significant reductions in cost, as much as 80%, with clinsafetys flexible architecture. Many customers are also impressed with the ease of setup for the clinical trials and automation out of the box. Selected customer briefings have demonstrated the market is ready for these capabilities. RxLogixs John Loucks, Head of Global Sales and Marketing, commented, It is clear the Life Sciences industry is looking for expert knowledge and solutions that provide real value and cost savings. Every client who has seen the RxLogix products commented these products solve an important need and several have requested or begun evaluations at their locations.

To arrange a demonstration with the RxLogixs strategic software solutions, please contact Chief Sales and Marketing Officer John Loucks at 570-472-3459 or email john(dot)loucks(at)rxlogix(dot)com.

About RxLogix Corporation

RxLogix Corporation is an experienced team of global Safety and Risk Management experts offering consulting and strategic software solutions. RxLogix has extensive business, domain, regulatory, and IT experience consulting with global leading biopharmaceutical, medical device, and CROs. In addition, RxLogix provides strategic software solutions for executive management and key integrations that enhance client productivity while lowering costs.

With a global staff of 70+ and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, RxLogix has offices in the United States, Europe and Japan. To learn more about the company’s products and services, please see their contact information above.







Vulkan Forge Selects Strategic Training Partner

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Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) July 13, 2012

Vulkans Forge Consulting Ltd., also known as Vulkan Forge, announced that Ground Floor Partners, a Chicago-based boutique management consulting firm, has been selected as a strategic partner in the area of marketing training.

Ground Floor Partners will work closely with Vulkan Forge on the development of the marketing training modules, with a heavy emphasis on promoting marketing best practices, including metrics and benchmarking.

Vulkan Forge recently negotiated a contract with the City of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development to deliver management training to six eligible companies through its TIFWorks program. One of the first companies selected is a local architectural metals firm with over 30 years of experience.

According to Dylan Tuttle, founder of Vulkan Forge, We chose Ground Floor Partners for their expertise in marketing and market research. The principal’s technical and scientific background is aligned with our focus on process improvement. We intend to jointly develop content that is relevant and compelling to professionals seeking a competitive advantage.

TIFWorks stimulates the success of local companies by promoting innovation and continuous improvement. The Vulkan Forge training curriculum includes four modules with a focus on three areas: Operations Management, Business Marketing, and Cost Accounting. Vulkan Forge takes a systems approach that works on the tactical and strategic levels of the organization. To ensure that benefits are realized, they also benchmark results through long-term monitoring of appropriate metrics.

While the principles of process improvement have their origin in manufacturing, they have been successfully applied in transportation, warehousing, wholesale trade, and construction. Success requires the integration of concrete metrics from beginning to end.

Vulkan Forge links operational metrics to financial performance and aligns business processes with strategy, adding to their clients bottom-line through practical process improvement.

Ground Floor Partners is a boutique Chicago management consulting firm specializing in market research, analysis and strategic planning.







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DC Capital Partners Expands Footprint in Intelligence, Information Technology, and Strategic Consulting with Acquisition of Catapult Technology

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 10, 2012

DC Capital Partners, LLC (“DC Capital”), a private investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC, has announced the acquisition of Catapult Technology, Ltd. (Catapult), a leading Information Technology (“IT”) contractor to the federal government.

Thomas J. Campbell, President of DC Capital, said, We are pleased to have Catapult join the DC Capital portfolio of companies. Catapult has an impressive track record of outstanding performance for a diverse group of federal agencies. Our investment in Catapult positions us to further expand our capabilities and support our ultimate objective of assisting our customers in fulfilling their mission. Together with two other portfolio companies, Strategic Intelligence Group LLC (SIG) and Kickstand, LLC (Kickstand), our collective capabilities will be greatly enhanced and the solutions provided to existing customers will afford the opportunity for meaningful growth.

Mark E. Hunker, newly promoted President and Chief Executive Officer of Catapult said, DC Capital brings a depth of experience and strategic vision to our efforts. Our new relationships with SIG and Kickstand allow us to expand our capabilities, benefiting both our customers and our employees.

Catapults management and employees are exceptional. We are fortunate to have Mark Hunker leading Catapult as we move forward. He joins a dynamic team that is already working well together, Campbell added. Under this umbrella, we will continue to build upon the strong relationship with our customers and provide our employees with enhanced opportunities for growth.

Catapult Founder Randy J. Slager, while stepping down from his duties as CEO, will join the Board of Directors and remain involved in strategic planning and business development. Slager noted that, DC Capital will help complete the vision I had when I started Catapult: to become the preferred federal mid-tier firm. They bring experience, knowledge, and resources necessary for the company to further excel in this market.

The balance of Catapults current management team will remain in place: David Thornton, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; John Scarcella, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Systems; David Lyons, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology & Management Solutions; and Robert Smith, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President.

About Catapult Technology, Ltd.

Catapult Technology, Ltd. is a leading provider of information technology and management consulting services to the federal government. The firms Technology and Management Solutions division serves civilian departments and agencies; its Enterprise Systems division serves defense and intelligence departments and agencies. Catapult was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more at http://www.catapulttechnology.com.

About DC Capital Partners, LLC

DC Capital Partners, LLC is a private investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC focused on making control investments in middle market companies that provide differentiated and innovative services and solutions to the U.S. federal government. DC Capital’s investment strategy emphasizes sectors that it believes offer the most compelling growth opportunities including but not limited to Intelligence, Information Technology, Development, Security, Infrastructure and Construction and Environmental. Learn more at http://www.dccapitalpartners.com.

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9Lenses Announces Strategic Planning Module

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 06, 2012

9Lenses announced today their strategic planning module that enables any leader of a company, division, group, or program to include anyone in the strategic planning process.

Executives have so many hurdles in their strategic planning process. We use cloud based software tools for many other key processes in our business, such as tracking our sales pipeline with SalesForce.com or SugarCRM, but we do not have the needed tools to truly include and gather all thought available for our strategic planning process, said Edwin Miller, the Founder and CEO of 9Lenses.

He went on to outline a series of problems we typically encounter in our strategic planning process: