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Context and Objectives of the LEVER Project Raphael Koumeri PLANET Ernst&Young

Context and Objectives of the LEVER Project Raphael Koumeri PLANET Ernst&Young www.planetey.com Information Society perspectives in South Eastern Europe Thessaloniki 29-30 June 2001. Our company.

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Context and Objectives of the LEVER Project Raphael Koumeri PLANET Ernst&Young

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  1. Context and Objectives of the LEVER Project Raphael Koumeri PLANET Ernst&Young www.planetey.com Information Society perspectives in South Eastern Europe Thessaloniki 29-30 June 2001

  2. Our company • Created by the merger of PLANET S.A. and ERNST & YOUNGManagement Consulting-Southeast Europe • National Bank of Greece participates in the company’s capital structure • The first Greek multinational company providing management and engineering consulting services • Revenues for 2000 approximately 12 million Euros with an estimated 26% yearly average growth rate (2001-2004) • Occupies approximately 230 professionals • Continues to develop a leading and innovative presence in Southeast Europe

  3. Our geographical presence V Brussels Moldova V Yugoslavia Romania V V Bulgaria V FYROM V Istanbul V Albania V V V Thessaloniki Ankara V V Patras Athens V Cyprus

  4. The history of the LEVER Project: The Know-Net Project… • Know-Net Project was an ESPRIT project that started in October 1998 and was completed in March 2000. • The objective of Know-Net was to create and commercially exploit an innovative holistic paradigm for knowledge management within business organizations by: developing, applying, testing and evaluating • an ICT-based KM Tool and • a set of methods • that will enable the creation, retention, sharing and leveraging of knowledge assets in business organizations

  5. The Know-Net Consortium Partners The Center for Advanced Learning Technologies of INSEAD Greek Management Consultancy firm - Coordinator of Know-Net Research Center for AI, research institute in the field of innovative software technology International knowledge management and technology consulting organization The Credit Risk Valuation department of one of the world's leading financial services groups The CIM-Zentrum Muttenz (CZM), a department of the Fachhochschule beider Basel (FHBB) FhBB Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS) of the National Technical University of Athens A UK firm of Chartered Surveyors and Commercial Property Agents

  6. The Know-Net Results • The result of the Know-Net projectis a total KM solution, offering: • an innovative approach to corporate knowledge management that fuses in a unique way the knowledge-as-a-product (content) and knowledge-as-a-process (context) perspectives ; • a modular method that guides companies through the journey of managing knowledge for business advantage; and • an intranet-based software system, which integrates content management, collaboration and communication with advanced search and retrieval facilities

  7. LEVER Identity • Project type: Trial • Duration: 12 months • Start date: 1 November 2000 • EC Funding: 650.000 ECU • Project Consortium: 8 partners from 4 countries

  8. Leading Greek company in the area of software development Leading Greek management consulting company UK-based global developer of CRM software and solutions Global KM technology and consulting company ERP development and localisation centre based in the Czech Republic Turkish company specialising in DBMS application development Greek Association of IT services companies Turkish Middle-East Technical University, Software Engineering department The LEVER Consortium Partners

  9. Expected Results of the LEVER Project • A KM offering for software companies consisting of a consulting methodology and software applications • Building on and extending the • Know-Net Intranet-based KM toolset and • the Know-Net methodology • Four business cases demonstrating the feasibility and applicability of the proposed KM solution • With a special emphasis on the IT services sector processes • Software development • New product development • Knowledge sharing among project teams • Training on software modules

  10. Applying the Know-Net solution in User partners: The Case of MDA

  11. MDA Corporation • Started as an IBM AMA • Primarily a software development company • Type of projects • Turnkey projects • Software development projects • Networking and hardware projects • Software Projects • DBMS Applications • Health Systems • Educational Systems • Industrial Systems

  12. The need to manage knowledge in MDA • Knowledge is in the minds of the people • Senior management commitment • KM Initiation team • Objectives • Leverage off the existing capabilities • Strategies • Strategic alliances • Revisit customers • Critical success factors • Develop new ideas, and deliver quality services • Staff development

  13. The Balkan Cooperation for PLANET Ernst&Young (1/2) • Is a strategic objective • Is realised through many R&D and other projects • LEVER with Turkey and other countries • HERMES with Turkey and Middle East countries • ENLARGE with Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia • STOPANSKA BANK Integrated Information Systems in Skopjie • UNITED BULGARIAN BANK, Integrated Information Systems • etc • Is aiming at establishing permanent links with the Industry and University in the Region through: • Developing PLANET Ernst&Young local offices • Strategic alliances

  14. The Balkan Cooperation for PLANET Ernst&Young (2/2) We are looking forward to further strengthening this cooperation through the IST Programme! WE are open to your suggestions!

  15. Thank you for your attention!!

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