Information Systems Subsidiaries of Large Companies

Subsidiaries of large companies that provide solutions and services in constructing information systems, and their parent companies

I       Survey Analysis of Information Technology Subsidiaries

1. Profiles of IT Subsidiaries
2. Analysis on Profiles of IT Subsidiaries
3. Sales Proportions
4. Gross Profit Margin Rates
5. Staffing
6. Estimation work
7. Relationship with a Parent Company
8. Development of Sales to External Companies
9. Any Capital Participation by SI Vendors or not
10. Outlook/Direction of IT Subsidiaries

II      Questionnaire to Information Technology Subsidiaries

• Proportion of sales between internal sales and external sales (sales to external companies)
• Parent companies: Proportion of sales among group companies
• Sales proportion between development and operation
• Proportion of new and existing customers for newly developed business
• Gross profit margin rates
• Number of employees dispatched from a parent company
• Number of employees dispatched to a parent company
• Most frequently used method to calculate estimates (internal and external sales)Whether or not selling, general and administrative expenses are set
• Rate of selling, general and administrative expenses
• Outlook on rate of selling, general and administrative expenses
• Manpower Cost per personnel per month
• Parent company's IT investment
• Reviewing of pricing with a parent company
• Competition of internal sales with other SI vendors
• Service Level Agreement contracts closed with a parent company
• Level of participation to planning processes
• Any contribution/advantages giving to parent company
• Whether or not such contribution/advantages is recognized by the parent company
• Usage rate of knowledge and techniques originally developed for internal sales to external sales
• Cooperation from parent company for external sales
• Any Capital Participation by SI Vendors or not
• Effects of Capital Participation by SI Vendors

III    Survey Analysis on Parent Companies

1. Profiles of Parent Companies
2. Analysis on Profiles of Parent Companies
3. Analysis on Questionnaire Results to Parent Companies

IV     Results of Questionnaire to Parent Companies

1. Advantages given from a subsidiary
2. Whether such advantages is recognized by the subsidiary
3. Whether estimate from the subsidiary considered to be high or low
4. Assessment of consulting abilities
5. Assessment of solution abilities
6. Assessment of technological capabilities
7. Assessment of supporting abilities
8. Assessment of cost
9. Assessment of speedy support
10. Efforts to expect from a subsidiary
11. Future ideal state of a subsidiary