"Decisions like this [iRise] will help us reach a previously announced transformation goal of reducing our overall annual operating expenses by $1 billion by 2006. iRise shaves off months of suspense. Application simulation removes the uncertainty from the development process and affords us additional leverage to create a more descriptive, enforceable, and traceable project contract with the outsourcing developer. This improves the quality of our execution, accelerates project resolution, and ensures strong management of our outsourcers."
