First Solar Selects Speed to Market Software to Manage
Product Development
Concerto Multi-project Scheduling Software Accelerates Introduction of
Renewable Energy Technologies
SILICON VALLEY, Calif.―June
18― Speed to
Market, provider of Concerto Advanced Project and Resource Scheduling
software, today announced that First Solar (Phoenix, Ariz.), recognized for
an innovative technology that taps solar energy cost-effectively, will
implement Concerto-APRS(TM) software to accelerate new product
introductions. Concerto will manage both research and development as well as
marketing. The TOC Center, a consulting company, is providing end-to-end
services for this implementation.
"Accelerating time-to-market at First Solar is not just important for
monetary reasons. It has huge implications on the future of the earth,"
emphasizes Ray Immelman, TOC Center partner.
"We consider ourselves privileged to be part of this endeavor."
"Companies are becoming increasingly disillusioned with traditional project
management because of its inability to handle uncertainty in projects. As a
result, schedules are highly unstable and plans are quickly out of sync,"
explains Kevin Fox, another partner in the TOC
Center. "For the first time, a Theory of Constraints breakthrough
is making it possible for businesses to operate with aggressive yet stable
schedules."
"Concerto-APRS consistently reduces cycle times by over 30 percent for all
of our clients and improves on-time delivery of projects to close to 100
percent. We expect to deliver similar value to First Solar," adds Sanjeev
Gupta, CEO of Speed to Market.
About TOC Center
The TOC Center is a global provider of professional services for
implementing constraints-based management. Their clients are among the most
prominent companies in the world and span across all industry groups. Web
site is www.tocc.com.
About Speed to Market
Speed to Market provides Advanced Project and Resource Scheduling software,
which enables businesses to deliver 100 percent projects on time despite
aggressive schedules. Leading organizations such as LSI Logic, Lucent,
Medtronic, NACCO Material Handling Group, Pharmacia, Philips, Siemens,
Seagate and the U.S. Air Force use Concerto-APRS(TM) to manage their mission
critical projects. The company is located at 2 North First Street, San Jose,
Calif., 95113. Phone is 408-271-1711. Website is
www.speedtomarket.com.
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