They are shared collaboration software platforms that connect people, strategies, technology and resources in a rapidly developed and deployable on-line workspace. One client calls VirtualAgility "sophisticatedly simple" applications that are intuitively obvious to use.
VirtualAgility allows groups to work together to develop, evaluate and deploy their ad hoc business processes, enabling groups to adapt easily to changes. A shared virtual workspace promotes immediate convergence of thinking, developing, executing and reporting across geographical and organizational boundaries.
All team-based organizations need to work together and share plans and information in a collaborative virtual workspace, from corporate governance to business continuity and emergency management. Multi-level work groups that span several departments or organizations need a way to collaborate and share processes and information. Any group that needs to work together and share information with other groups will benefit from this new wave of software that integrates collaboration, planning, operations, knowledge, and project management into a single virtual workspace.
The VirtualAgility permission structure includes create, read only, update, delete [CRUD] and typically employs existing LDAP or other directory services for authenticating users. Access to information is role-based, and permissions are modifiable by authorized users.
VirtualAgility is a way to provide transparency into business processes, permission-based access to knowledge domains, a context for resources and activities, discussions about key thinking and planning, and an easy-to-use, quickly deployable virtual office environment that unites the enterprise. It allows governance groups to view and understand the processes that underlie the business and contribute to financial reports. And all activities in VirtualAgility are tracked which enables effective and comprehensive After Action Reviews and audit trails.
VirtualAgility was developed based on feedback gathered from executives and managers of all levels in over 60 global 1000 companies, and best practices research analyzed by Harvard Business School faculty. Based on those findings, VirtualAgility's patent-pending WorkCenter was designed to get everyone on the same page to solve complex problems in a shared, intuitive virtual workspace. VirtualAgility products continue to evolve based on feedback and requests from clients to solve everyday problems of ordinary users.
VirtualAgility costs far less than most enterprise systems that deliver much less. The total cost per user is less than a cup of coffee per user per day. Specific pricing for an organization depends on several variables, such as number of users, hardware needed, security, third party software integration required, and hosting models (such as cloud computing, software as a service, and others).
Most users intuitively understand how to use the VirtualAgility WorkCenter from the initial demonstration point. A brief training period helps users think about structuring their knowledge for easy sharing with an extended team. Even non-technical users find VirtualAgility simple to use in their daily workflow.
VirtualAgility utilizes the familiar software and hardware systems groups use today. Built on an advanced IBM technology SOA framework, VirtualAgility patent-pending software links to, launches, or loads into the shared workspace, all key resources needed by each group. An open architecture, it is a J2EE compliant, Java-based system running on Linux or other platforms. It can quickly provide an integrated view of diverse systems, across departments or divisions, with no programming or development. Innovative "connector" technology enables authorized users to link directly into source data at the source, preserving ownership and control protocols. VirtualAgility can also normalize data from multiple systems and present and augment data from disparate applications in an integrated view.
VirtualAgility loads files and URL links onto a file application server. In an ASP model, that server resides in an ultra-secure hosting facility. In a license model, that server resides behind your corporate firewall or in your secure hosting site.
