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Predictive Analytics Software and Services Solutions

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CRYSTAL BAL LA N A L Y T I C SS E R V I C E S

Technology Partnerz - Crystal Ball Analytics Services provides objective and impartial strategy, business analysis, solution selection and organizational change management support for the rapid adoption of pre-dictive analytics tools and practices in a variety of business areas.

Analytics Strategy

Solution Selection: Technology Partnerz provides objective and impartial support and methodologies to select the right analytics solution for your organization.

Business Analysis: We identify and develop analytics and risk analysis solution specs, busi-ness processes and implementation plans.

Change Management: We provide advanced change management services to ensure that predictive analytics thinking and best practices are firmly entrenched in the business culture.

Software Procurement Services: Through our relationships with key analytics ven-dors we can facilitate the software pro-curement process.

Analytics on the Ground

Customized Training: Crystal Ball Analytics Services has certified trainers to support your training and competency development objec-tives. We can tailor our workshops to solve specific business issues and provide skills that will benefit participants and the organization for years to come.

Remote Consulting: When a project gets complicated, sometimes all you need is a little help. Our consultants provide remote consult-ing and support for model building and results analysis to make sure that you get the results you need, when you need them.

Knowledge Transfer: Crystal Ball Analyt-ics Services consultants work alongside your project team to identify risks/opportunities, build tailored models, conduct workshops and provide the tools for you managers to make the most informed decisions possible.

Project Outsourcing: Should we do project A or B? Which supplier will be the most reliable? Is this investment project feasible? Will this project run on time and on budget? Our consultants work with you to identify and collect the necessary information, conduct in-depth analysis and modeling (including de development of several alternative scenarios) as well as draft a clear and elegant report to present to stakeholders and management.

O n - D e m a n d A n a l y t i c s & R i s k S o l u t i o n s


KEY BENEFITSLearn and gain insightUse simulation to better understand the dynam-ics affecting your business and impacting the accuracy of your decisions

Get immediate resultsPressing deadline? Find the answers quickly by hiring an expert to help analyze your business risk problems.

Support Key Business DecisionsProduce accurate, clear and defensible risk analyses.

Focus on what’s importantMake the analysis and application of results your focus, not the intricacies of model building!

Understand and communicateLearn how to convincingly present and commu-nicate analysis results to your decision making team.

Enhance your investment Own ready-to-run models and templates that can be applied and expanded for future projects.

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OUR VALUE BASED APPROACH

Crystal Ball Services’ approach & solutions revolve around the alignment and optimization of 3 major organizational aspects: People, technology, operations to target business objectives.

Each of one these aspects are highly integrated with one another. By adopting our highly effective systems approach (shown here on the left) that proactively identifies opportuni-ties and solutions, you are able to master these inter-relation-ships better than your competitors thus resulting in a sustain-able competitive advantage.

Further to maximizing your investment in analytics, by target-ing and optimizing these relationships through the same approach, you can effectively and efficiently implement their critical business objectives, enhance organizational learning and improve overall business performance.

People: Through training and coach-ing, we share the knowledge, skills and best practices to empower your people to proactively identify opportu-nities to improve performance through Monte-Carlo Simulation

Operations: Crystal Ball Services works with your busi-ness team to solve pressing business issues including the optimization of operational and administrative processes, project management (estimation & optimization), perfor-mance management, risk management, quality manage-ment, sale/demand forecasting, supplier management, budgeting, inventory control, etc.

Technology: Crystal Ball Services provides all the licenses, custom de-velopment services [for expert sys-tems], model development, process-es, tools and applications necessary for your organization to acquire knowl-edge from data and support day-to-day decisions and strategies.

Dynamic Business Alignment con-sists of the choices made by one firm or enterprise (if fundamentally strate-gic), will over time, evoke immediate actions, which necessitate subsequent responses. Thus, business alignment is not an event but a process of con-tinuous adaptation and change

Continuous Business Improve-ment: Our dedicated team of con-sultants works with your team to suc-cessfully discover opportunities and promote the regular adoption of those opportunities / improvements through the disciplined and creative use of Crystal Ball simulation and optimiza-tion.

Gaps (1, 2 & 3) are oppor-tunities alignment between the objectives and resourc-es in the areas of people, operations and technology.

Achieved through the TP Approach



Technology Partnerz - Crystal Ball Analytics Services offers a wide range of training solutions in French and English to jump start your use of predictive analytics & visualization / dashboarding solutions in your organiza-

tion. Our experienced trainers work with you and your team to transfer best practices for predictive modeling and design in order to ensure that investments in software, training and consulting will continue generating benefits long after the engagement is over.

Our training classes, tailored for different industries, applications and cus-tomers, are conducted frequently on-site and on-demand (remote).

For more information on our customized training programs, please call us at 1-888-879-8440.

T r a i n i n g S o l u t i o n s

SKILLS TRAINING

Crystal Ball EPM Skills Learn the basics of Monte Carlo simulation, how to develop Crystal Ball spreadsheet models and how implement basic shared EPM models.

Professional Analysis Skills Learn the basics of Monte Carlo simulation and risk management, develop spreadsheet mod-els, analyze and present results. During day 2, use your own historical data to build accurate predictive models and how to search for an optimal solution in 3 key areas: Finance, Opera-tion and Project Management.

Finance & Risk Analysis Skills This class focuses on applying simulation and risk analysis on business and project valua-tions. Topics include sensitivity analysis, DuPont analysis and an introduction to real options.

Quality & Engineering SkillsLearn how to use historical data to build ac-curate predictive models and how to search for an optimal solution for engineering & quality projects.

Planning and Estimating SkillsIncorporate cutting edge simulation and opti-mization techniques into your project plans and portfolios. Participants focus on planning and estimating projects as accurately as possible.

Spreadsheet Modeling Techniques for Business Learn how to design and structure your spread-sheet models to facilitate realistic simulation, avoid problems and create strong yet flexible models.

RESULTS BASED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Do you have a project that needs special analy-sis or attention?

This value based approach accelerates a team or business unit’s learning curve through a mix of end-user training, business consulting and user coaching over a period of several weeks. Over the course of the program, participants solve real business problems from their envi-ronment using predictive analytics (Crystal Ball, ModelRisk, etc.) leading to immediate short term benefit.

Quick Start programs include 1 - 3 days of End-User Training and an on-site Crystal Ball Ser-vices expert consultant for coaching and project and end-user support.


REMOTE TRAINING & SUPPORT

Further to our standard training programs, to-gether we can design a comprehensive training program for groups of 1 to 3 people delivered through Citrix web conferencing technology.

In each case, our objective is to focus on flexibility and accessibility, therefore we can schedule mul-tiple meetings or activities within a block of time, always keeping in mind what needs to be accom-plished.


S k i l l s a n d E x p e r t i s e

Our Certified consultants provide expertise through out the predictive analytics adoption cycle. From needs assessments and opportunity identification to post-implementation support, TP Crystal Ball Ser-vices provides a wide range of flexible consulting solutions...

Engineering and Quality Performance Management Project Risk

Six Sigma & Lean Business Valuations Total Cost Of Ownership & ROI Analysis

Production Optimization Supply Chain Optimization Project Critical Path Optimization

Process design Inventory Control Cost & Schedule Estimation

Natural Resources Sales / Demand Forecasting Partner Selection

Sustainablity Analysis Vendor Selection Project Stress Testing

Product Design Testing Process Optimization Portfolio Selection / Optimization

Tolerance Testing Budgeting and Forecasting Software Design / Implementation Projects Estimation


SOLUTION CONSULTING

In addition to our subject matter expertise and strategy services, Technology Partnerz - Crystal Ball Ana-lytics Services provides a full line of technical services to help your people get the most out of predictive analytics solutions, including:

Developing and customizing simulation & optimization models

Providing comprehensive support during the model building and simulation process

Reviewing existing models to ensure that simulation & optimization is used properly and to its full extent

Performing simulations and risk analysis on Monte-Carlo and Discreet Event models and create reports detailing the results

VBA programming for advanced probability calculations and simulation routines,

VBA programming to automate the use of simulation & optimization in key applications

Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis of complex business problems

Effective use of data through advanced statistical expertise and value of information analysis, support eliciting and modeling expert opinions

Auditing of risk assessments to find errors, inaccuracies and missed opportunities

WE ARE SERVICES PARTNERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS :


A b o u t T e c h n o l o g y P a r t n e r z

CRYSTAL BALL ANALYTICS SERVICES PRACTICE OVERVIEW

Since March 2006, Technology Partnerz has incorporated predictive analytics into most of its tools and meth-odological approaches. This integration enhances our ability to identify and test new opportunities/ scenarios for growth, test and improve processes, optimize relationship portfolios, and manage risk (operational / project) for its clients.

Technology Partnerz has proceeded with this integration because it enables the disciplined application of scientific method and the laws of nature to solve complex management issues in a variety of business areas. The value of applied predictive analytics lies in its ability to surface nuances and variations in a problem, thus making it much more straightforward to understand and solve.

Given the highly positive impact that predictive analytics have had on client performance, Technology Part-nerz built a practice uniquely focused on delivering business analytics solutions to enterprises, researchers, engineers, risk analysts, etc.

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CRYSTAL BALL ANALYTICS SERVICES

550 Sherbrooke St. West, West Tower, Suite 1650 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1B9

toll free 1 (888) 879 8440

telephone 1 (514) 278-2221

fax 1 (514) 278-5060

e-mail [email protected]

web www.crystalballservices.com



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Predictive Analytics Software and Services Solutions...Technology Partnerz - Crystal Ball Analytics Services offers a wide range of training solutions in French and English to jump