SixSigma.us

Being the head of the Systems Support with the City of Houston Strategic Purchasing Division, I was approached by the Houston Mayor's Office to take the lead on a project the Mayor himself was highly interested in. I contacted Praxent and shared with them the Mayor's vision and the ambitious promise he made to the public: To open the books on all of the City's purchasing to establish the nation’s first government Electronic Purchasing Catalog with SAP interface. The goal was to promote web-based government transparency that uncovers costs, savings while increases the overall operational efficiency throughout the City of Houston. We were challenged with a restricted delivery timeline of 6 months. But from the start, the team at Praxent listened carefully to our needs and we co-created a solution that ultimately saved the city $40 million. Working with Praxent was a pleasure and an experience of a lifetime. They communicated proactively and were a pleasure to work with. Years later, the application they built for us is still running with almost zero maintenance. Praxent innovation helped the City implement additional technologies that would later generate additional cost savings and cost avoidance. They implemented and synchronized an interface between the Electronic Bidding System, Electronic Catalog System and SAP. That interface eliminated duplication of efforts and manual interventions, resulting in substantial cost reductions and savings (translated to staff reduction with total savings to the City exceeding $400,000 annually). I recommend them highly!

Imagine if you could completely digitize a core function of your business with custom software without worrying about any of the technical details. That is what we got with Praxent. We wanted a development partner who would walk in our shoes and design something that truly solved our needs. They have been a terrific about understanding our business needs and finding a technical solution to meet them. Plus, they are genuinely nice people and fun to work with. We are hopeful that their work will enable us to amplify the positive impact we are having on leaders around the world.

I came to Praxent with a concept of what we needed, but they helped me to envision a much bigger, more strategic opportunity. As a result, we have grown sales by 300% with minimal hiring and the technology they built enabled that. Not only has the technology worked, but working with Praxent has been great. I consider them to be an extension of my team. They are transparent, dependable and always responsive to our needs. Thanks Praxent!