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Using Groove
Observations and Recommendations
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© 2008 ThoughtStorm Strategic Capital LLC All rights reserved.
Confidential and proprietary information.
Contents
• Who we are
• Our needs & options
• How to use Groove
• Examples
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TSC is a boutique advisory firm focused on increasing returns on invested capital for our clients.
• High-level issues means high-level contacts who don’t travel for us
• Global reach means technology has to bridge the 4D gap (time and space)
• Project-based work means shifting groups
Who We Are
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Contents
• Who we are
• Our needs & options
• How to use Groove
• Examples
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These factors contributed to a distinct set of needs that will certainly overlap with much of this group.
• Synchronize files across people and machines
• Share more easily than fallback to email
• Backup
• Collaboration with internal & external folks
• Online & offline access
• Connect email traffic to project
Our Needs and Options
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Our options broke down into five familiar choices.
Our Needs and Options
Email SharePoint Web tools Point solutions
Groove
Sync files
Offline access
Backup
Internal & external
Email integration
Cost
Security
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Contents
• Who we are
• Our needs & options
• How to use Groove
• Examples
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Groove has two primary parallel feature sets that are similar in function but very different in suitable usage.
Folder Sync
• Sync Windows Explorer folders
• Some or all folders
• Permissions available
• Multiple machines
• Not encrypted
Workspaces
• Self-contained
• Encrypted on disk
• Collaboration tools
• Forms tool
How to Use Groove
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Contents
• Who we are
• Our needs & options
• How to use Groove
• Examples
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A Silicon Valley EAI company needed to develop a big-picture strategy to support a possible strategic sale.
EAI Strategy Development
Team:
Company CEO/President, industry analyst, TSC x 2
Locations:
Company: California
Analyst: Boston
TSC: California/New Jersey/Boston
Primary usage:
Updates to shared strategy documents, ranging from spreadsheets to word documents to presentations. Travel plans of the group would have prevented all-hands meetings and editing could not really take place over the phone.
Examples
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A Middle-Eastern logistics company sought to acquire an Asian logistics firm.
M&A Due Diligence
Team:
Buyer M&A team, Banker, TSC
Locations:
Buyer: Middle East
Target: Southeast Asia
Banker: Boston
TSC: Boston
Primary usage:
Share source documents and analysis. Allow buyer analysis of raw diligence materials. Allow buyer team to modify, update, and improve analysis through input from other buyer personnel (such as accounting, finance, and legal).
Examples
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