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"I always thought there should be a better way to document and track our Information Technology strategies, and I used to wonder how I could ensure that IT strategies were aligned with the organization's overall business strategy.
I'm extremely pleased that someone has finally provided what I need. By automating the documentation, analysis and tracking of strategic plans, down to business unit levels, Strategy Roundtable™ let's you concentrate on what's important - working to transform your organizational vision into reality."
Robert Lawson
Director of Planning and Policy Development
(previously Information Systems Division Manager)
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
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"Strategy Roundtable™ Enterprise is key to our ability to gather and assimilate the large quantities of information coming from our many hospitals and other business units. I don't know how we would do it without Strategy Roundtable™!"
Anthony Stanowski
Former Director of Planning and Market Research
Jefferson Health System, Radnor, PA
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"Many entrepreneurial and fast track companies leap from vision into strategy and implementation, without clarifying assumptions and setting clear action plans. This can be fatal to any company.
What I like most about GSI is the user-friendliness of both the software and the support staff. In just one demonstration session with our own management group, you helped us identify a critical flaw in a product's high growth strategy. If implemented, the flawed plan would have resulted in costly slowdowns in market activities.
That is why I would easily recommend that all my healthcare clients explore the opportunities that can be gained from incorporating Strategy Roundtable™ into their planning processes."
Bill Keane
Former Vice President
The Whitman Group
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"Strategy Roundtable™ is very impressive indeed. During my tenure in industry I was tasked with managing the company-wide strategic planning process at a global provider of broadband wireless services. Where was Strategy Roundtable™ when I needed it?!! It would have made my life MUCH easier.
As we continue to develop new and innovative distance learning initiatives at Vanderbilt's Management of Technology Program, I look forward to the opportunity to incorporate Strategy Roundtable™ into our new offerings."
John A. Bers, Ph.D.
Management of Technology Program
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
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Friday, April 4, 1997
Mr. Joseph Magid
President
Gryphon Systems, Inc.
Dear Joe,
I write you to compliment you on the effectiveness of the Strategy Roundtable™ software. It has aided my clients in developing a clear vision of their company’s directions and creating a solid plan, with clear mission and goals, that ties through all the way down to the lowest level of involvement.
Prior to my current role in assisting small corporations develop business strategies to ensure successful growth I was VP Business Planning for Sperry, a five billion high technology diversified international corporation. While I succeeded in finally creating a system to bridge the corporate to division requirements and reconcile the Financial and Operational positions, your system, had it been available then, would have made everyone’s lives easier and the process much smoother. I particularly commend your project analysis approach, your ability to manage multiple divisions and the software’s ability to place financial and analytical data in the context of the underlying goals, objectives and strategy.
While your product is designed primarily for my larger clients, I have found it a tremendous help in clarifying entrepreneurial values and forcing strong willed individuals to rationally substantiate their instincts to subordinates, who require clarification if they are to grow smaller enterprises effectively.
I look forward to continuing to work with Gryphon as you improve the utility of an already powerful software suite.
Sincerely,
Myrddin L. Jones
President
M.L. Jones & Associates
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December 9,1996
Mr. Joseph S. Magid
Gryphon Systems, Inc.
5 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 243
Malvern, PA 19355
Dear Joe:
I appreciate the opportunity to review Strategy Roundtable™ and offer a few comments on it.
Overall, I am impressed by the program. Having taught Strategic Management and Planning at several distinguished Business Schools including the Wharton School and presented several hundred executive development programs in Strategic Plannong, I am fully comfortable in recommending Strategy Roundtable™. The content is there; your software design team has done a superior job of capturing the essence of Strategic Planning and translating it into a clear, logical, thorough, and usable format. Plus the support is there too. You do not place Strategy Roundtable™ in a company's hands and then let things progress as they will. You have a skilled team in place to lead a company through the whole strategy process to ensure that implementation is on track and on target as the strategic plan unfolds.
The Achilles Heel of Strategic Planning is implementation. Consequently, any contribution which offers greater or more effective strategy implementation success is welcome. Strategy Roundtable™ applies the full potential of computer networking to strategic implementation. The ability to track the implementation progress of a strategic plan without meeting the planning team to death is a real contribution.
Especially given my enthusiasm for Strategy Roundtable™, I must remind myself that this is superior software, not a superior strategist in a box. As a tool, Strategy Roundtable™ cannot be expected to perform better than its human masters. One should not expect Strategy Roundtable™ to compensate for various management shortcomings such as group think, drive by management, or head in the sand marketing.
Like all good software, Strategy Roundtable™ helps effective people be more effective. If the planning process at an organization is ready, Strategy Roundtable™ will serve the process very well. It just cannot wring an effective process out of thin air.
I wish you every success with Strategy Roundtable™. It is a fine planning product which can make a significant contribution.
Best Regards,
R. Christopher Klemm, Ph.D.
President
Optimus Consulting
Frazer, PA
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