QuickArrow Founding Member of Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA)
Austin, TX – September 20, 2005...QuickArrow today announced it has joined the Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA) as a Founding Member. Through unprecedented collaboration among its members, the association is chartered to identify, develop and define best practices for professional service organizations delivering technology solutions. This collaboration will result in reducing customer risks, improving project successes, and ultimately facilitate successful implementation and adoption of technology by customers.
As a founding member, QuickArrow will help formulate the association agenda, develop best practices guidelines, and advise and review proposed initiatives to ensure that every aspect of the organization is optimized to address all the challenges and opportunities in technology professional services.
“There has been an unmistakable need for a Professional Services industry association for some time,” says QuickArrow CEO and president, Elizabeth Davis. “Over the last several years, QuickArrow has strived to provide educational and best practices content to our clients and prospects. As a founding member of TPSA, we can now more effectively collaborate with other PS industry thought leaders, and ultimately increase the success of the services industry as a whole.”
According to TPSA leadership, in the history of technology professional services, no other initiative has come forward with this level of executive support and commitment. TPSA uniquely fills a critical information gap in the industry. More than ever, technology providers must deliver service capabilities that enable cost effective business solutions for their customers.
“We are very pleased to have secured the executive support and thought leadership from such a key influencer in the professional services industry,” said Thomas E. Lah, well-known industry expert and author, who has been named executive director of TPSA. “This commitment, which stems from the clear understanding of the need for improved processes and their resulting business impact, is our strongest guarantee that TPSA will establish itself as significant voice of the technology industry.”
In addition to QuickArrow, TPSA Founding Members include BEA Systems, Computer Associates, Convergys, Genesys Telecomm Labs, GlassHouse Technologies, Hitachi Data Systems, Hyperion Solutions, IKON Office Solutions, Mercury Interactive, Parametric Technology Corporation, Peregrine Systems, Progress Software, salesforce.com, SBI Group and Sterling Commerce.
Leveraging its influential membership, TPSA will serve as a pre-eminent thought leader and issues advocate, providing insights and trends analysis to the media, industry and business community-at-large on all matters related to technology professional services. The organization will hold its first conference April 10-11, 2006 in San Diego. For TPSA community resources including important industry news and key financial trends, TPSA programs and member benefits, visit www.tpsaonline.com.
About QuickArrow
QuickArrow is the leading provider of automation and QuickArrow is the leading provider of automation and management software for Billable Services Organizations, and helps such organizations more effectively manage and monitor the profitable delivery of professional services. QuickArrow is the first and only Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution specifically designed so that Billable Services Organizations can streamline their operations and have visibility into all key operational metrics.
QuickArrow has more than 200 clients and 17,000 users worldwide, including IT services, software, hardware, and environmental consulting entities, as well as management consulting and health care consulting organizations. QuickArrow is located in Austin, Texas.
About TPSA
The Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA) is the first and only organization for executives who create, produce, deliver, manage, measure, and optimize technology services in the world's leading corporations. Through membership collaboration and management expertise, TPSA provides the information, concepts, models, and best practices required for success in the critical professional services component of the technology enterprise. TPSA is part of the SupportGate group of associations. For over 16 years, SupportGate has successfully managed industry groups, including the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA). More information on TPSA can be found at www.tpsaonline.com.
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