We at SMCI have developed our business partnership around the model and teamed up with the best players in relevant field:

1. On the strategy level we recommend Gartner as the unbiased company that does not promote any vendor or advocates any particular technology. The capability of Gartner consultants adds to the credibility of Gartner as a company.
2. On the Business Process side we recommend IDS Scheer which is a visionary and leader in the marketplace for Business Process Excellence.
3. Ultimus is a prominent player in the field of Business Process automation and is well integrated with IDS Scheer tools and also Microsoft Technology.
4. On Portfolio Management we like to use Prosight as a great tool that complements Microsoft EPM offering and delivers a good Portfolio Management tool.
5. On Project Management and service delivery excellence front, SMCI team has developed a comprehensive Project Management methodology that entails a generic Project Management Life Cycle based on PMI industry standard PMBOK. SMCI PMExcellence® does not limit the user to PMI based PM Life Cycle, it allows Prince2, PJM and can be tailored to incorporate other PM Life Cycles. It also supports different Product Delivery Life Cycles such as SDLC, AIM3, and Microsoft MSF. Our Project Management tool for scheduling, tracking, resource management, etc.. is the industry leader Microsoft EPM.
6. On the Information visibility and accessibility we endorse Hyperion as the market leader in Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management.
7. On the technology side we use both Microsoft technology and IBM technology wherever appropriate, we do not advocate a certain vendor, we use the best technology in view of our customer environment, technical competence, etc.. We have a teaming agreement to represent Sandpiper which is an excellent focused company on High availability, Storage management, Total cost of ownership and activity based job accounting for data centers.