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K2 Partnering Solutions | Enterprise Software Consultants
The best consultants. The best clients. The best projects.
ERP | ETRM | BI | Analytics | Cloud | Mobile
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What we do
K2 provides enterprise software consultants to support projects around the world.
We work with the “Rockstars” of the industry, consultants with a proven ability to deliver exceptional results on the world’s most challenging and innovative enterprise projects.
Today we are an organization of 200 Associates across 8 offices, in 4 continents, supplying over 750 quality consultants to clients around the world.
We support global projects from concept to delivery for many of the largest most dynamic corporations.
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Rockstars3,000
Our network
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Our bench10,000
Our network70,000
Worldwide200,000+
In a world of on-line social and business networks, finding people is easy.
IBM has over 50,000 employees implementing enterprise software globally. The freelance community as an organization would be over 70,000 consultants.
Identifying the high quality consultants in this community, and building trusted relationships with them, quality individuals is as hard as ever.
K2 has built the world’s most extensive network of quality enterprise software professionals, verified by our proven REQ™ methodology.
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QED Service Level Proposition
• Full use of our QED team and the REQ™ methodology to ensure the on-boarding of consultants and internal benchmarking
• Clear and tangible comparisons and due diligence across applicant consultants whatever their point of entry
• Flexible On site presence, offering peace of mind across recruitment campaigns, whether it is for 1 month of full time
• Access to our Q6 relationships for expert opinion and testing of technical and project experiences
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REQ™ quality
K2 applies the REQ™ methodology to evaluate and grade consultants, with profound results.
We believe in “being the best by working with the best” and have established global quality goals and processes to ensure the quality of the consultants and services we provide.
K2’s REQ™ process has been established for over a decade, and is trusted by many of the leading consulting partners, CIO’s and project directors in enterprise software today.
Build trusted, enduring relationships with only the best consultants.
Fully understand each consultant’s skills and expertise.
Repeated and thorough validation of the quality of their work.
Relationship
Experience
Quality
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Our virtual bench
K2 maintains a global Virtual Bench that our clients can quickly access, to add quality consultants to their project teams.
Our Virtual Bench bench consists of those consultants we have identified and qualified using our REQ system, and have an exceptional relationship with.
You can be sure of the following when using people from K2’s bench
1. K2 has assessed and verified their skills fully and recently2. K2 has a strong relationship and represents them regularly3. Their availability and requirements are accurately represented4. K2 stands fully behind the individual and recommends their work
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K2 Rockstars
K2 has a proven history of identifying exceptionally talented enterprise software professionals using our REQ program, and understands what motivates them.
So what defines a “K2 Rockstar”?
• Extensive knowledge of their area of specialty• A peer and client recognized expert with multiple accolades• Proven ability to swiftly join a project and deliver an exceptional result• The ability to quickly identify difficulties in a troubled project and turn it around• A history of leading or guiding project teams to a successful outcome• An ability to innovate and find best of class answers to complex issues
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Our clients
K2 is proud to work with many of the leading consulting firms, fortune 1000 and emerging companies around the world
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Our history
1997 K2 established to provide SAP consultants in Europe
1999 K2 starts providing Siebel, Oracle and Peoplesoft consultants
2004 K2 opens in Geneva and Providence
2005 K2 opens in Stuttgart and San Francisco
2006 K2 starts a permanent practice across Europe
2007 John Bowmer, former Chairman/CEO of Adecco, joins K2 to Chair our board
2009 K2 opens in Tokyo and Boston
2005 K2 rolls-out its permanent practice globally
2005 K2 starts ETRM practice in Europe
2010 K2 starts a Cloud Technology practice in Europe, USA and Asia
2005 K2 starts a Mobile Technology practice in Europe, USA and Asia
2005 K2 opens in Sao Paulo
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Contact us
Europe North America South America Asia
London+44 20 3060 5353
San Francisco+1 415 391 3804
Sao Paulo+55 11 3020 6198
Tokyo+81 03 3504 2412
Geneva+41 22 909 6900
Boston+1 617 263 3200
Stuttgart+49 711 2200 7400
Providence+1 401 228 0777
For more information, call any office and ask to speak with a Partner.
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