T3_Global Location Strategy

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LOCATION AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Whether your company is considering a relocation of facilities, expansion into new markets or seeking additional capacity in well-established markets, T3 Advisors can assist your organization with the development of a global location strategy by utilizing quantitative and qualitative data coupled with an in-depth understanding of location and demographic factors related to specific global markets. HOW WE DO IT It’s a talent war out there and what may have been the right location a few years ago may now be saturated from a talent perspective and suboptimal from an incentives perspective. We do the assessment and evaluation to ensure the greatest value for the company: talent costs, talent quality, supplier networks, infrastructure, incentives and cost and quality of doing business. Below is a snapshot of our process, from start to finish: We apply key business drivers and filter through a list of potential options that lead to a targeted selection of optimal locations: Here is a brief sample of the type of results generated from our rigorous qualitative and quantitative data gathering: Starting with assessment and continuing all the way through location selection and beyond, our experienced team employs this Location Assessment Model to ensure an optimal location for competitive results. Ensure complete agreements Commence and complete construction Finalize permits and occupancy Enable move and operations Build Headcount needs Growth Trajectory Key business drivers Assess Develop location options Source best local resources, establish team Determine implementation schedule Create Identify targe t alternative locations Engage in negotiations Evaluate and negotiate alternatives Connect Establish optimal location parameters Outline scope Identify talent feasibility Outline implementation plan Plan Implement operations and standards Environment, health and safety administration Process and systems management Manage GLOBAL LOCATION STRATEGY START Step 1: Conduct interviews Step 3: Create scorecard to evaluate short list Step 2: Apply initial filters to create long list Step 4: Location Selection SALT LAKE CITY, UT tech talent DIVERSITY Source: ERI, http://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/24/americas-top- states-for-business.html -18.1% COMPARED TO OAKLAND 3 rd Top State for Doing Business Ranking COST OF LIVING CS EDUCATION Source: EMI MARKET PEERS 6 41 % BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER EDUCATION Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Metro Area), 2014. Number of regional institution with computer science program (per MSA) Overall Cost ( Cost of living, real estate, salary, etc.) Best Locations for Doing Business Talent Availability Incentives 4 Recommended Metros WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. Boston, MA ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 315 BOSTON, MA 02210 GET DIRECTIONS PHONE: 781.890.5400 [email protected] 137 FOREST AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94301 GET DIRECTIONS PHONE: 650.815.4065 111 MAIDEN LANE, 3RD FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 GET DIRECTIONS PHONE: 650.315.5755 Palo Alto, CA San Francisco, CA [email protected] [email protected]

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LOCATION AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEWhether your company is considering a relocation of facilities, expansion into new markets or seeking additional capacity in well-established markets, T3 Advisors can assist your organization with the development of a global location strategy by utilizing quantitative and qualitative data coupled with an in-depth understanding of location and demographic factors related to specific global markets.

HOW WE DO ITIt’s a talent war out there and what may have been the right location a few years ago may now be saturated from a talent perspective and suboptimal from an incentives perspective. We do the assessment and evaluation to ensure the greatest value for the company: talent costs, talent quality, supplier networks, infrastructure, incentives and cost and quality of doing business. Below is a snapshot of our process, from start to finish:

We apply key business drivers and filter through a list of potential options that lead to a targeted selection of optimal locations:

Here is a brief sample of the type of results generated from our rigorous qualitative and quantitative data gathering:

Starting with assessment and continuing all the way through location selection and beyond, our experienced team employs this Location Assessment Model to ensure an optimal location for competitive results.

• Ensure completeagreements

• Commence andcompleteconstruction

•Finalize permits andoccupancy

• Enable move andoperations

Build • Headcount needs

• Growth Trajectory

• Key businessdrivers

Assess • Develop location

options

• Source best localresources, establishteam

• Determineimplementationschedule

Create • Identify target

alternative locations

• Engage innegotiations

• Evaluate andnegotiatealternatives

Connect • Establish optimal

location parameters

• Outline scope

• Identify talentfeasibility

• Outlineimplementation plan

Plan Implement operations and standards

Environment, healthand safetyadministration

Process and systemsmanagement

Manage

GLOBAL LOCATION STRATEGY

START

Step 1: Conduct

interviews

Step 3: Create

scorecard to evaluate short list

Step 2: Applyinitial

filters tocreate

long list

Step 4: LocationSelection

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

tech talent

DIVERSITY

Source: ERI, http://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/24/americas-top-states-for-business.html

-18.1% COMPARED TO OAKLAND 3rd

Top State for Doing Business Ranking

COST OF LIVING CS EDUCATION

Source: EMI

MARKET PEERS

6

41% BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER

EDUCATION

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Metro Area), 2014.

Number of regional institution with computer science program

(per MSA)

Overall Cost ( Cost of living, real estate, salary, etc.)

Best Locations for Doing Business

Talent Availability

Incentives

4 Recommended Metros

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Boston, MAONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 315

BOSTON, MA 02210GET DIRECTIONS

PHONE: 781.890.5400

[email protected]

137 FOREST AVENUEPALO ALTO, CA 94301

GET DIRECTIONSPHONE: 650.815.4065

111 MAIDEN LANE, 3RD FLOORSAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

GET DIRECTIONSPHONE: 650.315.5755

Palo Alto, CA San Francisco, CA

[email protected] [email protected]