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CI Engine: Methodology and Tool for
Consulting Organizations
For an organization to benefit from its
collective intelligence, its knowledge must be systematically
captured in an unbiased and neutral manner, allowing accurate conclusions
to be drawn about the group
being measured.
Tapping the expertise of large numbers of
people is a traditional form of research, but it is also
time-consuming and expensive. For example, consulting
teams frequently conduct discovery interviews and market
research firms conduct focus groups, all in an attempt to
harness collective wisdom from specific groups. Often, the
results are inadequate to draw systematic conclusions, as
these methods yield anecdotal results only. Interview methods
alone give priority and attention to the loudest voices,
introducing bias and diminishing its value as an
information-gathering technique.
There are problems associated with using interviews
as a primary consulting method, especially in
situations where client responses are likely to fall
within a well-defined range of possibilities:
- Interviewing is time-consuming and expensive
- Interviews are limited to a defined geographical,
except on the largest, most expensive projects
- Interviews are inherently biased: the loudest voice
is often given the highest priority. In addition, internal
client politics are virtually inescapable, and further
serve to distort results and findings.
- On a complex issue, interview fatigue can undermine
the consultant's ability to gather information completely
and impartially
Asuret's CI Engine package avoids these
problems, by applying state of the art collective intelligence
techniques to practical business, IT, and strategy issues.
Developed by experienced consultants, academics, and researchers,
the CI Engine package offers consultants a new way to conduct
assessments and research into a broad variety of organizational
issues and dynamics.
CI Engine enables consulting organizations
to rapidly and cost-effectively analyze client issues and
requirements than using other methods. Whether used as a
replacement or complement to traditional consulting methods,
CI Engine will bring rapid results and high ROI to your
consulting activities.
SAMPLE APPLICATIONS
CI Engine measures and quantifies
collective intelligence, so the data can be compared,
analyzed, shared, and presented like other quantitative
data. Decision-making and consensus-building become far
easier when quantitative data and facts are used the
basis for analysis.
Asuret's collective intelligence methodology
is embedded into software, ensuring that the process is
straightforward and complies with best practices.
The CI Engine package can be used in a variety
of consulting activities. To see example of one such application,
evaluating project vulnerabilities in enterprise software
implementations,
click here.
For more information, call:
Michael Krigsman
President
Asuret, Inc.
617/905-5950
mkrigsman@asuret.com
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