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high_fiveWhen all is said and done, our clients call it success when they can point to a solution that clearly solves a business need. What does success look like? AKG has found it’s different in every organization—even within departments. Our consultants and technologists work with your businesspeople to guide change and implement it where it can be effective. Here are some success stories that demonstrate how our clients have implemented new processes on a SharePoint platform with good results.

U.S. Marine Corps Improves Urgent Request Process with SharePoint Solution

The U.S. Marine Corps has a process for submitting urgent requests for new capabilities to support troops in the war effort. Until recently, the process for submitting a request, called an Urgent Universal Needs Statement or U-UNS, was not automated. The Marine Corps (USMC) implemented an online, fully automated solution in its SharePoint-based Virtual Work Environment (VWE) to improve the security, efficiency, traceability, and effectiveness of the request process. Learn more ›

FAA Creates Safety Training Animations 75% Faster with Collaboration Tools

With the support of Applied Knowledge Group, the FAA deployed Microsoft Office Groove 2007 to help teams produce training animations efficiently. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is used to archive and share completed animations. The Groove-SharePoint solution is responsible for a 75% time savings and easier collaboration across time zones, in addition to other benefits. Learn more ›

FAA Accelerates Rulemaking and Certification

With the support of Applied Knowledge Group, FAA deployed the SharePoint-based Knowledge Services Network (KSN), one of the largest electronic information networks in the federal government built on Microsoft collaboration technologies. KSN now supports 32,000 users and is used in a number of government agencies. KSN conforms to collaboration best practices and empowers business processes unique to the FAA. KSN offers improved accountability, accelerated workflows, ISO compliance, cost avoidance, and more secure stewardship of intellectual property—and signifies fundamental cultural changes at the FAA. Learn more ›