K2 Partnering Solutions is a global IT consulting firm with over 270 associates across 10 offices on 4 continents. They provide quality IT consultants to clients for enterprise projects involving ERP, CRM, BI, cloud, mobile and social technologies. K2 has built an extensive network of over 70,000 qualified enterprise software professionals that they evaluate and verify using their proprietary REQ methodology. They maintain a global virtual bench of pre-qualified consultants that clients can quickly access for their project teams.

1. K2 Partnering Solutions | Enterprise Software Consultants
ERP | CRM | BI | Cloud | Mobile | Social
The best consultants. The best clients. The best projects.
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2. What we do
K2 provides IT Consultants to support projects around the world.
We work with the “Rockstars” of the industry, consultants with a proven ability to deliver
exceptional results on the world’s most challenging and innovative enterprise projects.
Today we are an organization over 270 Associates across 10 offices, in 4 continents,
supplying over 1000 quality consultants to clients around the world.
We support global projects from concept to delivery for many of the largest most
dynamic corporations.
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3. Our network
In a world of on-line social and business networks, finding people is easy.
IBM has over 50,000 employees implementing enterprise projects globally.
The freelance community as an organization would be over 70,000 consultants.
Identifying the highest quality consultants in this community, and building trusted
relationships with them, is as hard as ever.
K2 has built the world’s most extensive network of quality enterprise software
professionals.
We do this through, and verify them by, our proven REQ™ methodology.
Worldwide Our network Our bench Rockstars
200,000+ 70,000 10,000 3,000
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4. REQ™ quality
K2 applies the REQ™ methodology to evaluate and grade consultants, with profound
results.
Relationship Build trusted, enduring relationships with only the best
consultants.
Experience
Fully understand each consultant’s skills and expertise.
Quality
Repeated and thorough validation of the quality of their work.
We believe in “being the best by working with the best” and have established global
quality goals and processes to ensure the quality of the consultants and services we
provide.
K2’s REQ™ process has been established for over a decade, and is trusted by many of
the leading consulting partners, CIO’s and project directors in enterprise software
today.
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5. Our virtual bench
K2 maintains a global Virtual Bench that our clients can quickly access, to add quality
consultants to their project teams.
Our Virtual Bench bench consists of those consultants we have identified and qualified
using our REQ system, and have an exceptional relationship with.
You can be sure of the following when using people from K2’s bench
1. K2 has assessed and verified their skills fully and recently
2. K2 has a strong relationship and represents them regularly
3. Their availability and requirements are accurately represented
4. K2 stands fully behind the individual and recommends their work
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6. K2 Rockstars
K2 has a proven history of identifying exceptionally talented enterprise software
professionals using our REQ program, and understands what motivates them.
So what defines a “K2 Rockstar”?
• Extensive knowledge of their area of specialty
• A peer and client recognized expert with multiple accolades
• Proven ability to swiftly join a project and deliver an exceptional result
• The ability to quickly identify difficulties in a troubled project and turn it around
• A history of leading or guiding project teams to a successful outcome
• An ability to innovate and find best of class answers to complex issues
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7. Permanent department -Service
Your benefits include:
•Tailored recruitment solutions regarding specialist and leadership positions
•Focus staff/management on core competencies
•Increase process control and efficiency
•Provide quality -candidates, service, relationships
•Provide a fast, efficient and cost effective solution of the highest quality
•The most relevant candidate for the role (Soft and Hard criteria)
•Reduce risk with standardised screening and referencing together with extensive
support throughout and beyond the specific assignment
•Increase candidate flow for challenging roles by accessing the international K2
candidate pool
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8. Permanent department -Service
As the leading provider of IT staffing solutions, K2 provides its clients with advice, support
and expertise to tailor a solution that fits their needs. With our groups market experience
and focus, our clients can be assured of quality, professionalism and innovation in every
aspect of our service together with access to a unique pool of talent.
Account Management > Our clients are provided with a single point of contact for all of
their requirements.
Candidate Attraction > Our Delivery Team identifies the best talent on all career levels in
the market and establishes relations with them. We advertise extensively to attract the
best candidates in the market for our clients but many are recommended to us by their
colleagues who enjoy successful careers as a result of contacting us.
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9. Permanent department -Methods
Our recruiter teams are specifically experienced in the IT market and posess strong track
records in recruitment or direct search. The approach of our consultants is professional,
trustworthy, proactive, committed, relationship and result orientated.
Our goal is to establish long term and trust based relationships with our clients and
candidates alike.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and emphasise data protection and
confidentiality.
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10. K2 Recruiting Methods
We use the following Recruiting Methods:
•Direct Search/Executive Search
•Research and networking
•Database search
•On line adds on the K2 job board and selected partner sites
•Recruiting via socialmedia platforms
•Newspaper adverts
•Events for clients and candidates
•Newspaper adverts
•Events for clients and candidates
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11. Our history
1997 K2 established to provide SAP consultants in Europe
1999 K2 starts providing Siebel, Oracle and Peoplesoft consultants
2004 K2 opens in Geneva and Providence
2005 K2 opens in Stuttgart and San Francisco
2006 K2 starts a permanent practice across Europe
2007 John Bowmer, former Chairman/CEO of Adecco, joins K2 to Chair our board
2009 K2 opens in Tokyo and Boston
2009 K2 rolls-out its permanent practice globally
2009 K2 starts ETRM practice in Europe
2010 K2 starts a Cloud Technology practice in Europe, USA and Asia
2010 K2 starts a Mobile Technology practice in Europe, USA and Asia
2011 K2 opens in Sao Paulo
2011 K2 opens in Singapore and Dusseldorf
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12. Contact us
Aldo Razzino
ERP, CRM & BI Team Leader Southern Europe www.facebook.com/K2partnering
Cloud, Mobile & Social Practise Leader Europe
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Mobile : +44 (0) 203 060 5332
Email : arzzino@k2partnering.com www.twitter.com/K2partnering
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Geneva Boston Singapore
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Stuttgart Providence
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