Capgemini Standardizing on iRise
North America Technology Services transforms delivery with enterprise visualization

Capgemini U.S. LLC, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Capgemini is standardizing on visualization solutions from iRise in North America to engage with clients from initial discovery through solutions delivery. Visualization technology allows users of IT applications to actually see and experience how IT systems work even before these systems are developed. Visualization is being adopted as a capability that aligns with Capgemini's strategic framework for services delivery, as well as Capgemini's Center of Excellence (COE) network which offers Capgemini's Rapid Design and VisualizationTM (RDVTM) services.

"In today's fluctuating markets and economic climate, companies are looking at new ways to have technology services implemented, and how the success of the project is quantified and measured," said Lanny Cohen, chief executive officer, Capgemini U.S. LLC. "Capgemini is leading the way in working with clients to find new ways of delivering sustainable results and value. Visualization is a clear competitive advantage because it is a proven strategy that is aimed at improving our clients' ROI, reducing risk and cutting rework costs by potentially up to 70 percent, enabling us to deliver projects faster." Read More

Capgemini Takes On The Plague Of Bad Requirements It's embracing visualization from iRise as move to get requirements right early

Capgemini is doing something unusual when it comes to requirements�acknowledging a problem, and promising to do something fairly bold to get them right. "We find where the breakdowns occur is very, very early on, really at the earliest stage�when business people think about the systems and define their requirements, and in how they are interpreted by the technology people who ultimately build the system," says Lanny Cohen, CEO of Capgemini U.S.

That's a big part of why Capgemini is embracing visualization across the company, in a new deal with visualization software vendor iRise. Visualization involves making a simulation of a software interface before any code's written, essentially letting end users test drive it and talk about what they don't like. Capgemini is standardizing on iRise software, the first major IT services company to embrace the venture-backed company's software. Capgemini has been using iRise in select engagements for five years, and it will phase its use into new areas. The plan, Cohen says, is "we will be using visualization as a part of all our delivery going forward." Read Article