Overview “The adoption of Microsoft development and Country or Region: United States collaboration technologies at SunGard Public Sector Industry: Professional services was clearly a move in the right direction.” Customer Profile James Harris, Senior Director, SunGard Public Sector SunGard Public Sector provides solutions and services for local governments, public safety and SunGard Public Sector provides a broad range of software nonprofit organizations, and state and federal agencies. It is based in Lake solutions and services to local governments, public safety Mary, Florida, and is part of SunGard agencies, and nonprofits. In 2007, the company decided to Data Systems, which employs 20,000 people. expand its product line to serve a growing number of customers who want solutions in the Microsoft environment. SunGard Business Situation SunGard Public Sector needed tools Public Sector launched a major development initiative and and technologies to support its launch simultaneously transformed its process methodology from of a new product line. waterfall to agile/scrum. To support this endeavor, the company Solution implemented the Microsoft Visual Studio development system SunGard Public Sector implemented Microsoft Visual Studio and other and other Microsoft development and collaboration Microsoft technologies to create a technologies. Today, the firm enjoys higher productivity, common development platform. stronger collaboration among widely dispersed teams, Benefits dramatically shorter “time to peak productivity” for new hires, Easier team management New-hire training time cut by half and more timely communications with customers. Ability to match talent with focused development sprints More timely customer contact
Overview Country or Region: United States Industry: Professional services Customer Profile SunGard Public Sector provides solutions and services for local governments, public safety and nonprofit organizations, and state and federal agencies. It is based in Lake Mary, Florida, and is part of SunGard Data Systems, which employs 20,000 people. Business Situation SunGard Public Sector needed tools and technologies to support its launch of a new product line. Solution SunGard Public Sector implemented Microsoft Visual Studio and other Microsoft technologies to create a common development platform. Benefits Easier team management New-hire training time cut by half Ability to match talent with focused development sprints More timely customer contact “The adoption of Microsoft development and collaboration technologies at SunGard Public Sector was clearly a move in the right direction.” James Harris, Senior Director, SunGard Public Sector SunGard Public Sector provides a broad range of software solutions and services to local governments, public safety agencies, and nonprofits. In 2007, the company decided to expand its product line to serve a growing number of customers who want solutions in the Microsoft environment. SunGard Public Sector launched a major development initiative and simultaneously transformed its process methodology from waterfall to agile/scrum. To support this endeavor, the company implemented the Microsoft Visual Studio development system and other Microsoft development and collaboration technologies. Today, the firm enjoys higher productivity, stronger collaboration among widely dispersed teams, dramatically shorter “time to peak productivity” for new hires, and more timely communications with customers.
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