Decision Lens News and Events

Decision Lens is an Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) Award Winner

2012-05-09T12:58+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of Web-based collaborative decision making software, is a Workplace and Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award winner.

The Workplace Excellence Award highlights businesses that promote professional fulfillment and personal wellness at work, at home, and in the community. Excellent Workplace and Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award winners demonstrated equal merit in each of the following categories:

• Workforce Demographics
• Management Practices
• Employee Engagement
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Total Rewards Programs and Benefits
• Health & Wellness Programs and Initiatives
• Employee Voice Survey

"Decision Lens makes a deliberate effort to ensure that our employees are striking a healthy balance between work and life commitments," explained Decision Lens CEO John Saaty. "Cultivating a thriving workplace is something we take a lot of pride in and is the main reason we are a successful business."

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Alliance for Workplace Excellence

The Alliance for Workplace Excellence provides a portfolio of services that allow employers to build excellent places to work. Recognizing existing Excellent Places to Work, Health & Wellness Trailblazers and EcoLeaders throughout the mid-Atlantic region is one component of the Alliance’s mission.

The Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by Montgomery County, Maryland, and Discovery Communications, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.excellentworkplace.org.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens (@DecisionLens) develops progressive decision-making software solutions that allow organizations to make complex decisions more effectively and efficiently. Our collaborative software platform structures decisions, quantifies intangible factors, and evaluates choices that enable organizations to reach their goals.

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.

Decision Lens Promotes Ryan Gay to Vice President of Technology

2012-04-19T02:46+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of Web-based collaborative decision making software, has promoted Ryan Gay to the position of Vice President of Technology.

In his new role as VP of Technology, Ryan will continue to lead the team of software developers, Quality Assurance and technical operations to drive the innovation process in conjunction with the product roadmap. He will take a hands-on approach of the technical direction of Decision Lens’ collaborative decision-making software– which addresses mission-critical operations such as budget planning, project and product prioritization, trade studies, continuous process improvement, best value source selections, and training.

“Having a strong leader like Ryan in this key role is important to our continued success and growth as a company,” said Decision Lens CEO John Saaty. “Ryan’s technical acumen in terms of both architecting and building highly scalable analytics software, and his ability to manage developers to high levels of performance is outstanding. With his leadership, Decision Lens has launched a new Web-based platform called Decision Lens 3 that meets the needs of our most demanding commercial and government customers in terms of scalability, security and capabilities.”

Before coming to Decision Lens, Ryan worked at E*Trade and was responsible for product application development for E*Trade Financial, where he designed, developed, built, and tested highly robust and scalable online transactional systems.

Ryan holds a BS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he studied Computer Science.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.

Penn State University Selects Decision Lens for IT Prioritization Decisions

2012-04-02T17:00+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of Web-based collaborative decision making software, has been chosen by Penn State University for IT prioritization decisions.

Founded in 1855, Penn State University has a three-part mission of teaching, research, and public service, with campuses and facilities spread across the state of Pennsylvania. It is considered one of America’s Public Ivy universities, and is nationally ranked among the top 15 public universities of the country. It is also one of the largest universities in the United States, with annual enrollment at the University Park campus topping over 44,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Penn State’s IT organization numbers some 2,000 employees. Prioritizing IT resources at Penn State requires evaluation of some 400 separate projects, making the process – including reaching agreement among stakeholders – extremely complicated.

“For the successful administration of a school of this size, the most effective IT infrastructure is essential, and the best software for prioritizing pressing IT issues is fundamental,” said Decision Lens CEO John Saaty. “Decision Lens is an acknowledged leader in providing innovative solutions for effective resource allocation in universities nationwide, and we are happy to add Penn State to our client base for this important work.”

In addition to Penn State, Decision Lens provides collaborative decision making software and services to the University of Delaware.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact

General Services Administration Selects Decision Lens for Lease Optimization and Capital Planning

2012-03-15T18:11+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of Web-based collaborative decision making software, has been selected by the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service (PBS) for capital planning and the optimization of real property holding leases.

Founded in 1949, the General Services Administration is an independently-run agency dedicated to the support and management of basic functions for agencies in the United States government. The PBS branch specifically oversees the management of office space for government employees, and will utilize Decision Lens for resolving a variety of facility decisions, as well as the development of their annual Capital Investment Program. The Public Buildings Service branch will also use Decision Lens for the comparison of building metrics (that is, each building’s condition, location, tenants etc.), in order to accurately direct Congressionally-appropriated yearly funds for building maintenance.

“With the recent focus in the House on adopting Base Realignment and Closure practices for civilian real property holdings, PBS may soon be held even more accountable for decisions related to the maintenance and general inventory of federal buildings.” explained John Saaty, Decision Lens CEO. “Decision Lens provides strong solutions to effectively analyze and prioritize factors in facilities resource planning.”

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the the Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.

US Customs and Border Protection Taps Decision Lens for Planning and Budgeting

2012-02-29T18:07+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of collaborative web and desktop-based collaborative decision making software, has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (DHS-CBP) for its headquarters’ decision-making processes related to programming, planning, budgeting and execution.

With more than 43,600 agents and federal officers, DHS-CBP is the largest law enforcement agency in the country. Its headquarters are located in Washington, DC. While the agency is charged with the responsibilities of regulation and facilitation of international trade, the main priority of DHS-CBP is to prevent terrorist activity and weaponry from entering the United States. The organization also focuses on apprehending individual attempts at entering the country illegally, and stopping the import of illegal drugs, as well as maintaining US agricultural protection from pests and diseases and enforcing security of American commercial and intellectual property.

“US security relies on Customs and Border Protection to ensure that regulations are in compliance and operations run smoothly. For this organization, having the best decision-making tools is an obligation, not a convenience,” said Decision Lens CEO John Saaty. “Decision Lens’ software and services maximize the speed and efficiency of large-scale collaborative decision-making, which is a perfect fit for this large organization’s needs.”

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the the Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.

Applying Lean Principles to the Front End of Innovation: Kevin Connor Podcast

2012-02-15T21:49+00:00

Kevin Connor, VP, Decisions Solutions Group, participates in a 20/20 Pharma panel focusing on Applying Lean Principles to the Front End of Innovation.

Part 1: http://youtu.be/hS5qYssDyYc

Part 2: http://youtu.be/FkLDdRyXaTM

After registering with 20/20 Pharma, the entire podcast is also available here: http://2020pharma.com/podcast/applying-lean-principles-front-end-innovation

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information, contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact

Decision Lens and Yellow Edge Announce Sales and Implementation Partnership

2012-01-25T15:07+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of Web-based collaborative decision making software, is partnering with Yellow Edge Consulting, for the exclusive selling and facilitation of Decision Lens software within Australia.

Yellow Edge is headquartered in Canberra, Australia and provides a range of strategic services and advice to improve workplace performance and ultimately better align individual and department goals to the overall organizational strategy. Yellow Edge and Decision Lens both work with their clients to maximize resources, such as people, projects or ideas, in order to achieve business objectives.

“We believe that the partnership with Decision Lens can only augment our offering as a company” said Yellow Edge CEO, Andy Gregory. “The added benefit of a world’s best practice software, developed and supported by a dynamic and growing company in Decision Lens, really sets us apart from our competition.”

According to Gartner, collaborative decision making is an emerging category in enterprise software. The partnership between these two organizations looks to capitalize on the positively trending market.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/01/business-analytics-predictions.php

“Yellow Edge has a fantastic reputation with their clients and the collaboration is a natural fit for both parties,” said Decision Lens COO, Tony Serafino.

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the Oakland A’s and Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Yellow Edge

Yellow Edge is a leading Australian owned provider of performance improvement services to the government, private sector, and not-for-profit organisations. Headquartered in the Parliamentary Triangle in Canberra the company’s offices also include the Australian Leadership Innovation Centre (ALIC), a unique conferencing and meeting facility specifically designed to promote and strengthen the practice of leadership in Australia.

Yellow Edge has close partnering relationships across all sectors of government and the private sector. Through leadership programs, executive coaching and strategic services the company has helped many organizations achieve greater operational efficiency and performance, as well as successfully complete major planned business transformations.

See: www.yellowedge.com.au

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information, contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.

Decision Lens Introduces the Latest Web Based Version of Its Top Decision Making Software

2012-01-12T16:06+00:00

Decision Lens 3 Uses Powerful New Visualizations and Data Integration to Speed Enterprise Prioritization and Resource Allocation

Decision Lens, the leading provider of desktop and Web-based collaborative decision making software, announces the debut of Decision Lens 3, the latest iteration of its immensely popular enterprise software tool for prioritization and resource allocation.

Already widely used and in demand in both the public and private sectors for its capability of streamlining complex operational decisions, Decision Lens now offers even greater functionality with the arrival of Decision Lens 3. The software includes features such as detailed visualizations, easy-to-use voting navigations and powerful analytics to instantly uncover the impact of changing priorities. Advanced resource allocation funding and project sequencing ensure the best “bang for the buck” among potential investments. Users can also dynamically populate fields with decision data from systems of record, integrating from existing applications and data sources.

Decision Lens 3 is built on a flexible Web Services architecture. The Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model can reduce standup time to a matter of hours, and allows it to run in standard Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Mozilla and Safari.

“The focus on better decision making processes and tools should be an enterprise-wide capability for today’s leading organizations to be competitive. We have shown the decisions can be improved by up to 80% with the use of Decision Lens, and that a portfolio can see a lift in total value of 20% or more with a smart tool like this. The introduction of Decision Lens 3 is a great step forward for making the best enterprise-level decisions when the stakes are highest,” said Decision Lens CEO John Saaty.

“Decision Lens already is used with the Joint Chiefs of Staff around budgeting issues, in the pharmaceutical industry for cutting-edge drug development, and among major league sports teams for player selection,” Saaty added. “The software’s applications in almost any market are virtually unlimited, and is even easier to get up and running, to solve some of the most complicated mission-critical business decisions any organization has to face.”

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the Oakland A’s and Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information, contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact

What is prioritization software and how does it work?

2011-12-19T19:03+00:00

Federal News Radio - Daniel Saaty, CTO of Decision Lens

Dan Saaty, CTO of Decision Lens, speaks with John Gilroy of Federal Tech Talk -- this show examines the world of high technology in the federal government.

To listen to the entire interview visit:

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/240/2667376/Prioritization-software-What-is-it-and-how-does-it-work

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the Oakland A’s and Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens develops progressive decision-making software solutions that allow organizations to make complex decisions more effectively and efficiently. Our collaborative software platform structures decisions, quantifies intangible factors, and evaluates choices that enable organizations to reach their goals.

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information, contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100, visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact or follow us on Twitter @DecisionLens

Decision Lens Chosen by USMC PEO Land Systems to Allocate Resources across $9 Billion Portfolio

2011-12-05T19:08+00:00

Decision Lens, a leading provider of desktop and Web-based collaborative decision making software, has been selected by the Science and Technology group of the Marine Corps’ Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) for prioritization and resource allocation decisions for the PEO’s vast program management portfolio.

The only Executive Office for the Marine Corps Program, PEO LS manages eight federal defense program initiatives, with an estimated value of approximately $9 billion, as stated in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Among these programs are Acquisition Category (ACAT) I and II weapon systems, including the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (the EFV, the Corps’ largest ground acquisition program), and the Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), among others.

PEO LS is located at Hospital Point in Quantico, VA, and reports directly to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition ASN (RDA).

“Being the sole office of its kind, PEO LS is uniquely obliged to communicate not only with the Marine Corps, but also across the eight federal defense programs it oversees,” said Decision Lens CEO John Saaty. “Decision Lens provides the software solution necessary for allowing an operation of this size to run as efficiently as possible, and to expedite the prioritization and allocation of resources for the systems PEO LS manages.”

Decision Lens software is used widely amongst the most successful national and international organizations. Commercial clients include Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Siemens, and professional sports teams such as the Oakland A’s and Calgary Flames among others. Governmental clients include the US Joint Staff, Navy, USDA, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority among many others.

About Decision Lens

Decision Lens improves the speed and quality of decision making, maximizes returns, and provides accountability and transparency for how decisions are made.

For more information, contact Decision Lens at 703-399-2100 or visit http://www.decisionlens.com/contact.