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Danish Broadcasting Co.

Thought Leadership

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CC Pace places great emphasis on staying ahead of the business and technology curves. A strong research regimen and diverse hands-on experience ensures that our thinking represents industry leading innovation. Our consultants are at the intellectual forefront in many areas including mortgage technology and Agile methodologies. Check out some samples of our thought-leadership below.

The CFO's IT Dilemma White Paper (191 Kb PDF)
Type in the phrase “Failed IT Project” into the Google search engine and you will get over 44 million hits including various sites that have been created just to list some of the most infamous disasters. Some projects were abandoned after hundreds of millions were spent. Others have led to lawsuits alleging fraud and breach of contract. The impact of a failed IT project is not just cost, but also reputation and market share.

While the headlines call out the biggest failures, the Google “hits” don’t include the innumerable failures at smaller companies and start-ups. Here, the consequences may not be so public, but the overall impact to the organization can be more significant, at times fatal.
Lean Agile in Use sounds good but does it reall y work? Six steps to gain a better understanding of Lean Agile White Paper (192 Kb PDF)
Moving forward with Lean Agile is an important decision and a commitment to a new way of not just doing, but being. This “Lean Agile” approach has very different techniques then we are used to with older methodologies. It is important to understand some of the core differences and gain an overall understanding of the level of commitment your organization will make. As you read through this paper you will gain an overview of the differences between older methods and Lean Agile as well as gain pointers on determining if Lean Agile is right for your organization.
Is the Agile transformation too radical for your organization? 12 steps to institute blended agile White Paper (269 Kb PDF)
It is important to understand some of the core differences between Agile and Blended Agile to gain an overall understanding of the level of commitment your organization will make. As you read through this paper you will gain an overview of Blended Agile and understand how to begin moving in this direction.
What's Lean-Agile and How Does It Allow Teams to Progressively Improve Customer Satisfaction and Service Delivery?White Paper (154 Kb PDF)
Lean-Agile methods are helping workgroups to significantly increase their productivity and efficiencies. By significantly, we mean leaps of greater than 50%. What’s truly remarkable is such gains are repeatable.
Agile Project Management White Paper (2,916 PDF)
Today’s Information Technology (IT) manager is under ever-increasing pressure to deliver results – in the form
of applications that drive improvements to the bottom line – even while IT budgets are being significantly
slashed. Meanwhile, despite the fall of the Internet economy business environments continue to change at a
rapid pace leaving many IT shops struggling to keep up with the pace of change. These changes have led to
an increased interest in agile software development methodologies with their promise of rapid delivery and
flexibility while maintaining quality.
Maximizing Value, Minimizing Cost in Software Selection
White Paper (55 Kb PDF)
How can you choose wisely when you need more functionality than your current system delivers? Learn about an approach that helps mitigate the risks associated with a significant corporate investment.
Building Flexible, Large-Scale Application Architecture?
White Paper (57 Kb PDF)
To manage the cost of change, organizations need to be Agile. The key to agility is having adaptable business systems. Building and maintaining adaptable business systems requires Agile development processes.
Is CRM Right for You?
White Paper (248 Kb PDF)
Is CRM a profitable place to put your company 's investments? This paper is intended to help you find out.
The Future of Automated Underwriting "More Important than Ever"
White Paper (576 Kb PDF)
Were Automated Underwriting Systems part of the problem? What is the future of Automated Underwriting (AU)?
To better answer these and other questions, CC Pace conducted a research effort to determine lenders’ opinions on the future of automated underwriting.

Prioritizing Projects to Maximize Return on Investment
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How can a company facilitate return on investment analysis and assess the benefits of implementing specific information management projects?