System Dynamics Inc. provides consulting services for companies involved in the development and deployment of broadband-enabled interactive services. Although every client is unique, our services can be grouped into four areas.
While the company has undertaken client projects which focus on the individual areas shown above, our most challenging and rewarding engagements have been those which go beyond any individual area and address the interrelationships of all four types of activity.
To illustrate the nature of these interrelationships, consider a company planning to address a specific target market. The needs of the chosen market can create requirements for the technology that will be used. The market and technology decisions have profound implications for the business case - including the prices which can be charged, the costs of the technology and the likely speed of market penetration. The effects are also seen in implementation, since timeline dependencies, vendor selection requirements, etc., are intertwined with market and technology choices. Selection of a different target market would impact each of the other areas - technology, business decisions and implementation.
System Dynamics Inc. believes it provides the greatest client value when chartered to help clients implement plans that evaluate and build upon these dynamic interrelationships.
Market and Opportunity Analysis
- Evaluation and briefings on emerging markets and existing players
- Analyzing and recommending target markets, segments and applications
- Conceptualizing new products and services
- Devising customer research methods and tools
- Creating market entry strategies and plans
- Analyzing competitors and assessing their likely impacts
Technology Planning
- Evaluation and briefings on emerging technologies and major vendors
- Reviewing and designing end-to-end architectures
- Assessing new technology readiness and costs over time
- Creating alternative technical implementations
- Evaluating and recommending partners and alliances
- Conducting technology audits and due diligence
Business Decision Support
- Identifying key issues and risks
- Creating business case assumptions and models
- Evaluating alternate scenarios, e.g., entry timing
- Determining required competencies for success
- Assessing impacts of make vs. buy alternatives
- Evaluating and recommending business partners
Implementation Planning and Oversight
- Developing RFP requirements
- Creating project plan timelines and dependencies
- Evaluating vendors and assisting in their selection
- Performing oversight of implementation
