Using Groove

Observations and Recommendations

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• Who we are

• Our needs & options

• How to use Groove

• Examples

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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• Who we are

• Our needs & options

• How to use Groove

• Examples

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

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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• Who we are

• Our needs & options

• How to use Groove

• Examples

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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• Who we are

• Our needs & options

• How to use Groove

• Examples

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

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

QUESTIONS?

Using Groove

Observations and Recommendations