Smart421, specialists in integration and managed services for business critical systems, announced today that Chief Technology Officer Mr Robin Meehan has been selected by The Open Group to deliver a presentation on “Producing metrics to measure strategy-execution alignment during ADM phase E” on 27 April 2010. This key presentation has been timed to coincide with the Enterprise Architecture Practitioners conference, to be held 26-30 April 2010 at the Sheraton Roma Hotel and Conference Centre, Rome, Italy.

The abstract of this presentation reads: CIOs need decision support tools to allow them to understand whether a potential portfolio of change projects will support or detract from the overarching corporate strategy.  This presentation will describe a practical process based upon traceability modelling that derives concrete metrics of strategy-project portfolio alignment, allowing limited resources to be used optimally.

Neil Miles, managing director at Smart421 said, “Robin is a highly articulate CTO who communicates original thought with real enthusiasm to those inside and outside the IT industry. As an active Silver member of The Open Group, Smart421 demonstrates that enterprise architecture plays a critical role in business strategy through customer engagements for leading companies across several highly competitive industry sectors. We see time and again the value of recognised frameworks such as TOGAF that enable organisations to realise more effective business integration.”

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About the Open Group

The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, whose vision of Boundaryless Information Flow™ will enable access to integrated information, within and among enterprises, based on open standards and global interoperability. Over 300 member organizations, with over 6,000 participants from 19 countries are involved in The Open Group activities.
http://www.opengroup.org/overview/members/membership_list.htm

Notes to editors

Smart421 is an information and communications technology company specialising in systems integration and managed services of business critical systems. It is best known for its work with FT UK 500 companies, especially among leading financial institutions, power utilities and tier one telcos.

Smart421's agile business approach is solving business problems for companies more reliably than offshore outsourcing and more cost effectively than many of the big names in IT consulting.

Founded in 1989, today Smart421 is part of the KCOM Group, a public limited company with an annual turnover of over £500M, 2,200 staff and offices in major locations across the UK. The KCOM Group delivers communications services to a range of businesses and consumers, with an emphasis on exceptional service delivery.

Smart421 applies independent thinking and a passion for delivery across two key specialities: Architecture and Design Consultancy, and Managed Services.

A rapid overview of Smart421's technical and intellectual competencies

Architecture and Design Consultancy - Optimisation of your enterprise architecture through its consultancy, business integration and data management practices. This means that you benefit from clearer future direction, greater ability to adapt dynamically to change and more compelling return on your IT budget.

Managed Services - Maximisation of your system performance and reliability through its end-to-end managed services provision. This means that you benefit from reduced operational costs, enhanced business continuity and fully managed risk.

For more information, please visit www.smart421.com/aboutus/ email info@smart421.com or call
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