Rational Unified Process Practice Launched in Minneapolis

December 2002 marked the launch of the Minneapolis-based company Intelo. Intelo is the only consulting firm in the Twin Cities area to specialize in the delivery of total business solutions utilizing the Rational Unified Process. With expertise spanning software development and project delivery, alongside training and the deployment of the Rational Unified Process, Intelo is a refreshing presence in todays marketplace.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- December 2002 marked the launch of the Minneapolis-based company Intelo. Intelo is the only consulting firm in the Twin Cities area to specialize in the delivery of total business solutions utilizing the Rational Unified Process. With expertise spanning software development and project delivery, alongside training and the deployment of the Rational Unified Process, Intelo is a refreshing presence in todays marketplace.

Project delivery based on providing true business value is their specialty. Following the tenets of the scientific method-based Rational Unified Process, Intelo is able to guarantee project delivery on time and on budget. The company has established a unique project pricing structure, based on the phases of project delivery, that allows them to provide their clients with fixed bid project pricing mid-way through an engagement. Following delivery, they offer continued service and support, to ensure their clients achieve the full business value of the delivered software.

Intelo also offers companies the unique opportunity to take advantage of their expertise through engaging Intelo consultants in process deployment. With a number of large corporations in the Twin Cities metro area striving to deploy the Rational process, the market is ripe for a firm that goes beyond theorizing and actually delivers on their promise.

Yvon Lacasse, founder, CEO, and Chief Technologist of Intelo, has worked in the hardware and software industry for 30 years. Throughout this tenure, he has seen his share of failed projects, problematic processes, lost revenues and unrealized business value. Yet this experience also led him to the fundamental conclusion that although there are problems with technology projects, these problems are not insurmountable.

Lacasse created Intelo as the specific solution to these problems. The company is based on the philosophy that it is together the process, people, tools, and the project, specified by measurable objectives, that deliver the intended business value." Using the Rational Unified Process as the structured framework for software development and delivery, with a staff of Rational experts focused on delivering total business solutions, Intelo is well on its way to becoming one of the most sought after vendors in the market.

The tagline, The Power of Process, People, Products and Projects," speaks for itself. Intelo is based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.