Integrated
Software Industry Benchmarking Association™ (ISIBA™)
is currently a free association of software companies. ISIBA™ conducts
benchmarking studies to identify practices that improve the
overall operations of the members.
Mission
Integrated
Software Industry Benchmarking Association (ISIBA™)
is forming an association of software manufacturing management
professionals to compare operating performance and identify
the best business practices.
Performance
Data
Performance
statistics help companies determine where they stand vs.
similarly situated organizations. Integrated Software Industry
Benchmarking
Association™ will gather data in the form of group studies
on behalf of participants.
Process
Data
Process
findings help companies determine leading edge practices in
the software industry.
Membership
- Basic
membership in Integrated Software Industry Benchmarking Association
is available to employees of corporations that manufacture
software. Basic membership is currently available at no charge
to qualified individuals. Participation in association activities
will be charged separately.
- The scope of ISIBA™ membership
includes those organizations that require a more detailed
understanding of computer hardware manufacturing in support
of their core business(es).
- Company membership
will be considered with respect to compliance with ISIBA™ mission,
goals and operating guidelines, as well as qualification
of the organization within the scope of membership. Participation
in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members
with costs shared by the participants.
Companies in
the consulting industry and others likely to resell the
data are not considered for membership.
ISIBA™ Paid
Studies:ISIBA™ will
identify and present to members opportunities to participate
in Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues
of importance to accounting and financial professionals.There are two
types of Benchmarking studies provided:
Consortium studies
are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
Single company
sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company
can be offered to other selected members for no fee. The association
will also support accounting and financial benchmarking efforts:
Research - Access
public and private databases.
Identify study
participants - Top companies in a variety of industries
Collect data -
Manage response collection with the participants as a third
party.
Lead site visits
- Structured with best participants. Roundtables:
Interest group roundtables
will be organized throughout the year. Members will pay a nominal
fee to join real and virtual roundtable discussions that address
specific processes. Cost:
Currently,
membership in ISIBA™ is FREE! Costs of studies are
shared by the participants. |
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