ANSR Hackett Grp., Inc.(The) (MM)

According to Deal Architect's Vinnie Mirchandani, "this continues a series of guest columns from practitioners and bloggers I respect. The category - The Real Deal describes them well. "I first heard of Hackett Group in 1995 when I was doing research around administrative shared services at Gartner. I was impressed with the world class benchmarks they had at a granular level. I met Rick Roth around the same time. Here he writes about CIOs and their bosses - and how that is a tell tale sign of how progressive the company's use of IT is likely to be. "How do you know if you�re truly a world-class CIO, driving a lean, mean operation that understands your company�s goals and provides real strategic support? For a clue, answer these two questions: Does your leadership team give you real boardroom access? What�s the title on your boss�s business card? Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article Or visit the following URL: http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2006/10/the_real_deal_ r.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Visit The Hackett Group�s �In the News� archive for a more coverage of Hackett�s research and insights in leading business and trade publications. Click Here to Link to Hackett �In the News� Press Coverage Archive. Or visit the following URL: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/press/ About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group (www.TheHackettGroup.com), a strategic advisory firm and an Answerthink (NASDAQ:ANSR) company, is a global leader in best practice research, benchmarking and business transformation services that enable world-class performance across selling, general & administrative (SG&A) and supply chain activities. Hackett provides strategic insight, best practice advice and implementation services grounded in performance metrics obtained through 14 years and 3,500 benchmark studies. Through the acquisition of REL Consultancy Group, the world�s largest firm dedicated to generating cash improvement from working capital and operations, The Hackett Group has deepened its advisory capabilities in the area of working capital optimization. For more than 30 years, Hackett-REL Total Working Capital advisors have helped clients in over 60 countries liberate billions of dollars in working capital ($25 billion in the last ten years alone), creating the financial freedom to fund their strategic objectives including acquisitions, product development, debt reduction and share buy-back programs. Executives use Hackett�s unique, empirically-based approach to prioritize initiatives, execute faster, reduce risk and deliver sustainable results. Our clients comprise 97 percent of the Dow Jones Industrials, 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 50 percent of the FTSE 100. According to Deal Architect's Vinnie Mirchandani, "this continues a series of guest columns from practitioners and bloggers I respect. The category - The Real Deal describes them well. "I first heard of Hackett Group in 1995 when I was doing research around administrative shared services at Gartner. I was impressed with the world class benchmarks they had at a granular level. I met Rick Roth around the same time. Here he writes about CIOs and their bosses - and how that is a tell tale sign of how progressive the company's use of IT is likely to be. "How do you know if you're truly a world-class CIO, driving a lean, mean operation that understands your company's goals and provides real strategic support? For a clue, answer these two questions: Does your leadership team give you real boardroom access? What's the title on your boss's business card? Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article Or visit the following URL: http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2006/10/the_real_deal_ r.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Visit The Hackett Group's "In the News" archive for a more coverage of Hackett's research and insights in leading business and trade publications. Click Here to Link to Hackett "In the News" Press Coverage Archive. Or visit the following URL: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/press/ About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group (www.TheHackettGroup.com), a strategic advisory firm and an Answerthink (NASDAQ:ANSR) company, is a global leader in best practice research, benchmarking and business transformation services that enable world-class performance across selling, general & administrative (SG&A) and supply chain activities. Hackett provides strategic insight, best practice advice and implementation services grounded in performance metrics obtained through 14 years and 3,500 benchmark studies. Through the acquisition of REL Consultancy Group, the world's largest firm dedicated to generating cash improvement from working capital and operations, The Hackett Group has deepened its advisory capabilities in the area of working capital optimization. For more than 30 years, Hackett-REL Total Working Capital advisors have helped clients in over 60 countries liberate billions of dollars in working capital ($25 billion in the last ten years alone), creating the financial freedom to fund their strategic objectives including acquisitions, product development, debt reduction and share buy-back programs. Executives use Hackett's unique, empirically-based approach to prioritize initiatives, execute faster, reduce risk and deliver sustainable results. Our clients comprise 97 percent of the Dow Jones Industrials, 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 50 percent of the FTSE 100.