Christopher Columbus is not remembered for the destination he chose but the direction he took. The same applies to many ambitious companies. Selecting an appropriate course for your company's information technology may ultimately reveal greater opportunities and rewards than simply using IT to address a particular business requirement.

IBM can work with any company to identify the direction and the nature of the technological support it really needs. That process involves partnership and teamwork, areas in which we are particularly adept because they are fundamental to the work we regularly undertake in our consulting engagements and large systems integration projects. /p>

In stepping on the accelerator or the brake, only the choice of pedal is crucial
Every ambitious company is looking for advanced, cost-effective solutions which can resolve the business issues critical to their success. Naturally, they want those solutions to be designed and implemented at high speed.

But while it is possible to cut some corners in the race to make IT more responsive to the imperatives of business, it is extremely risky to ignore such fundamentals as systems management or project risk assurance. IBM consultancy can ensure that you get the balance between speed and security absolutely right.

IBM can provide assistance with any aspect of your business requirements, from acting as a business associate or a consultant and adviser, to taking the lead role in a project. Because of our range of disciplines and skills, we can draw together a multi-disciplined team which is capable of creating a seamless and effective solution from a mass of differing specialities and technologies.

These include applying management and business consulting in areas such as business process re-engineering, business application planning and application package selection. In the field of IT consulting we are specialists in IT strategy, planning and design, and in the management disciplines of running an IT department in the new world of empowered users. Our technical consultants have expertise in IBM and non-IBM products and architectures, and leading-edge themes such as object technology and advanced networking.

Our application solution consulting includes expertise in application design and development, systems integration, migration, package integration and the implementation of object technology. In addition we offer a wide range of skills in application management, implementation and training.

Embodied in all these disciplines are the skills to understand, deploy and advise on all development processes, tools and methodologies - and not just those which are specific to IBM.