A Passion for Problem Solving
In August 2000, Saad Shah combined his passion and expertise for designing information systems and created Metric-X, an information technology solutions company. His varied work experience blue chip organizations gave him the confidence to build a boutique technology firm that could offer the strategy and architecture services that large consulting firms traditionally provided, while also having a global footprint. The type of projects we work on have changed over the years. Initially, we focused exclusively on managing CRM projects. Today, most of our revenue comes from business intelligence, custom software development and project management.
Scalable Delivery Model
Our business model is designed to enable us to invest in our client relationships. We don’t carry a big bench. Back in 2002 we realized we could not compete head on with offshore firms, so we focused on developing the skills that aren’t easily offshored: Project Management, Architecture and Business Analysis. We developed several key alliances and subcontractors that provide expertise in a variety of technical areas. These firms and subcontractors are an extension of the Metric-X team, using similar methods and vocabularies, and jointly focusing on helping our clients. Without significant, costly overhead, Metric-X minimizes costs and stays focused on providing the best solutions for our clients.
Projects that Yield Business Value
The Metric-X mantra is to keep things simple by focusing on the 80/20 rule and rapidly delivering projects that quickly yield business value. We tailor the development method in order to balance speed, flexibility and risk. Applying the 80/20 rule effectively for scope prioritization is something Saad learned at Cambridge Technology Partners. Today, the use of agile methods and visualization tools has become more widely adopted, and our clients can usually make the tradeoff between expanding scope and going to market early with a solution.
The Future Is Bright
The future is bright at Metric-X. We continue to focus on the future of IT and evolving solutions that will deliver success for our clients.
