Assumptions+About+our+Business

=Given characteristics:= = = =These are our assumptions about the company for the project:=
 * ====200 employee company====
 * ====10 server company====
 * ====medium level of spending====
 * ====owned computers, not leased====
 * ====IT staff of 5====
 * ====CIO====
 * ====Network Engineer====
 * ====Technicians (x2)====
 * ====Helpdesk====
 * New product, new company
 * Young/tech savvy managers and employees
 * Sells/Trains for the IWB, but does not produce
 * Certified by the Interactive Whiteboard Company to sell/train for their IWBs.
 * Want the customers to feel like their opinions and problems matter, no matter what the time of day.
 * We* can answer all of your questions (*not an individual effort, but a team culture)
 * 12 teams of 2 (sales & training) travel to visit the clients - more detail from Nancy
 * Overseen by a Sales/Training Manager
 * Other employees in the company include legal, accounting, human resources, secretarial, janitorial, research & development, grant/proposal writers, and public relations.
 * Research and Development works on developing digital resources to use with the IWB. They do not deal with the hardware, just the software side.
 * Research and Development includes multiple Library Media Specialists and content experts for each of the primary and secondary levels
 * Public Relations provides the face of the company. They have marketing experts to develop the publicity materials. Some members attend and/or present at conferences - normally collaborating with the local sales/training pair.