Choosing the portal view. (Case study: portals).

Enterprise Systems Journal, June, 2002 by Patrizio, Andy

"The whole thing about eating your own dog food--I've always hated that phrase--but it makes a huge difference if you do just that," says Andy Sweet, chief technology officer for Perficient. The enterprise-integration consultancy managed its own internal portal project, and came away with a deep understanding of the ins--and outs--of portals.

The project turns out to have value for Perficient's customers, too. "It makes a big difference on the executive level. When you say `this is how we're running our business,' that's something they immediately understand," says Sweet.

Perficient has consultants across the world, with three offices in the U.S. after its acquisitions of two other consultancies, Javelin Solution in Minneapolis, Minn., and Vertecon in...

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