The SIMMETHOD algorithm and indices predict business performance by analyzing metrics related to strategy, execution, management, and competition. It identifies best-in-class companies and alerts users to new threats and opportunities. The algorithm combines 7 laws of best practices with business, social media, and management data to rate companies. It provides industry-agnostic indices that measure performance across various business functions to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and risks relative to peers.

1. SIMMETHOD™
Algorithm and Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index and alerts
Predicts the performance of your
business and alerts you of new
threats and opportunities

2. Business problem
How to identify B-I-C companies and predict
their performance when a shift in market &
Balance Sheet values has invalidated
Old industry-barriers, strategies, business
models, performance & risk metrics
Outdated leadership, management and
forecasting skills
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3. SIMMETHOD™ Solution
SIMMETHOD™ Algorithms, Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Indices and Alerts
Identify & rate the Best-In-Class companies
& teams via industry-agnostic indices and
Enable you to create new value-chain
leading indicators to predict new threats &
opportunities from inside/outside your
industry
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4. SIMMETHOD™ Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive and Industry-Agnostic Indices
Unlike any other solution SIMMETHOD™ extends your
line of vision to the value-chain in order to:
Identify previously
undetected
Identify Best-In-Class
weaknesses, strengths, thr
companies and teams to
eats and opportunities in
study, adapt and
specific areas of your
incorporate their Best
business in relation to
Practices
current and future
competitors
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5. SIMMETHOD™ Performance Predictive Algorithm
combines
Business, Social 7 Laws of
Media, Manag Best
ement Metrics Practices
Competitive
Intelligence
Predictive
Database
SIMMETHOD™ Industry-Agnostic Strategy/
Execution Performance Predictive Index and alerts
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6. SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices, Growth
and Value Creation
Integration
Minimum /alignment
Benchmarking
company
inside/outside
/business
your industry
model
SIMMETHOD™
7 Laws Growth &
Averages &
positive value
trends creation
Predictive Resource
performance contribution
& risk to objectives
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7. SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices,
Growth and Value Creation - Definition
• The SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices,
Growth and Value Creation provide a
framework for the performance predictive
algorithm, the calculation of the Global
Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive
Index and the identification and selection of
the Best-In-Class businesses, leaders and
management teams.
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8. Why companies fail to perform?
SIMMETHOD™ Premise
SIMMETHOD™
premise is simple:
Companies fail or fail to
perform primarily due to
internal decision-making
rather than external
circumstances beyond
management control.
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9. SIMMETHOD™ Algorithm and Strategy/
Execution Performance Predictive Index
• In fact, through the analysis of 1000’s of
business and management
metrics, SIMMETHOD™ has identified a
strong correlation between management’s
ability to strategize and execute against their
peers including current and future
competitors and their long term growth and
value creation.
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10. SIMMETHOD™ Algorithm and Strategy/
Execution Performance Predictive Index
• In other words, there is a strong correlation
between a high score in the SIMMETHOD™
industry-agnostic indices that represent the
resources where management has the
greatest degree of control (e.g.
assets, sales, overheads) and long term
growth and value creation (as can be seen in
the examples provided).
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11. The SIMMETHOD™ Algorithm and Global
Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive Index
• Example of the SIMMETHOD™
Algorithm and the Industry-Agnostic
Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive Indices and threat/
opportunities alerts within the
HR, Social Media, Internet and Business
Services sectors.
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12. The SIMMETHOD™ Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index - Definition
It is an industry-agnostic index, developed
using an algorithm that combines:
• 1000’s of business metrics,
• Shareholders ratings, social media,
• Management’s ability to strategize and
execute with
• A global competitive intelligence predictive
database and the 7 Laws of Best Practices.
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13. The SIMMETHOD™ Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index - Definition
The objectives of the SIMMETHOD™ Index are to:
• Identify the best performing leaders and “A” teams
as a leading indicator of future risk/performance.
• Identify previously undetected trends, threats and
opportunities from inside and outside your
industry and provide early warning alerts.
• Enable value-chain partners to collaborate, reduce
their risk and improve their performance via
industry-agnostic performance and risk indicators.
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14. SIMMETHOD™ Global Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive Index and threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class performance
Alibaba, Cielo, Google, SGS, Moody’s, Priceline, Paycheck
Mid-range performance
Brambles, Experian, Apollo, World Fuel Services, Gartner, LinkedIn, Capita
Group, Automatic Data, Forrester, Adecco, H&R Block
Low-range performance
Power Finance, Secom, Bunzl, Securitas, Serco Group, Expedia, Fidelity
National, Randstad, Manpower, Sodexo, TUI, Thomas Cook
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15. The SIMMETHOD™ Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index - Definition
• SIMMETHOD™ Industry-Agnostic
Management Controllable Index expresses
management’s ability to maximize the
contribution of all resources (under
management control) to the bottom line in
relation to current and future competitors
and is a leading indicator of future risk and
performance profiles.
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16. SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable Index
and threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class
Cielo, Alibaba, SGS, Google, World Fuel Services, Paychex, Priceline,
Apollo Group, Moody’s
Mid-range performance
Brambles, Automatic Data, Gartner, Capita
Group, LinkedIn, Secom, Adecco
Low-range performance
Bunzl, Experian, Securitas, Randstad, H&R Block, Power
Finance, Forrester, Serco Group, Manpower, Sodexo, TUI, Fidelity
National, Thomas Cook Group
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17. The SIMMETHOD™ Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index - Definition
• Each SIMMETHOD™ Industry-Agnostic
Business Function Index represents
strengths/weaknesses in a specific area of
the business in relation to current and future
competitors and provides an objective insight
into the strength of a business strategy,
leadership, ability to execute, risk profile,
business model, efficiency and competitive
advantage.
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18. SIMMETHOD™ HR Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class performance
Google, Cielo, World Fuel Services, Alibaba, Power Finance, Paychex,
Gartner, Moody’s, Priceline
Mid-range performance
Automatic Data, H&R Block, Secom, SGS, LinkedIn, Brambles, Apollo
Group, Forrester, Adecco, Bunzl, Manpower
Low-range performance
Experian, Capita
Group, Securitas, Expedia, Randstad, Sodexo, TUI, Serco Group, Thomas
Cook Group, Fidelity National
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19. SIMMETHOD™ Sales Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class performance
Cielo, Power Finance, Moody’s, Priceline, Bunzl, World Fuel
Services, SGS, Brambles, Google, Alibaba, Forrester, Adecco
Mid-range performance
Paychex, H&R Block, Manpower, Securitas, Expedia, Serco Group,
Fidelity National
Low-range performance
Gartner, Automatic Data, Apollo Group, Experian Group, Capita
Group, Sodexo, Randstad, TUI, Thomas Group, Secom, LinkedIn
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20. SIMMETHOD™ Overhead Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class
SGS, Brambles, Alibaba, Fidelity National, Capita Group, Securitas,
Moody’s, Bunzl, Google, Paychex
Mid-range performance
Cielo, Power Finance, H&R Block, Automatic
Data, Sodexo, TUI, Experian, Randstad
Low-range performance
Secom, Serco Group, Apollo Group, World Fuel Services, Manpower,
Adecco, Priceline, Thomas Cook, LinkedIn, Forrester, Expedia, Gartner
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21. SIMMETHOD™ Profit Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class
Moody’s, Google, Priceline, Paychex, Alibaba, H&R Block, Cielo, Experian
Mid-range performance
SGS, Brambles, Automatic Data, Apollo Group, Capita Group, Power
Finance, Expedia
Low-range performance
Fidelity National, World Fuel
Services, Securitas, Bunzl, Secom, Adecco, Gartner, LinkedIn, Forrester, S
erco Group, Sodexo, TUI, Randstad, Manpower, Thomas Cook Group
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22. SIMMETHOD™ Asset Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class
SGS, Apollo Group, Google, Securitas, Serco Group, Cielo, Alibaba, Capita
Group, Moody’s
Mid-range performance
Priceline, Bunzl, Brambles, Adecco, Gartner, Randstad, World Fuel
Services, Paychex
Low-range performance
Manpower, LinkedIn, Experian, Sodexo, Forrester, TUI, Thomas
Cook, Secom, H&R Block, Expedia, Fidelity National, Power
Finance, Automatic Data
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23. SIMMETHOD™ Cash/Debt Index and
threats/opportunities alerts
Best-In-Class
Cielo, LinkedIn, Automatic Data, Alibaba, World Fuel Services, Priceline,
Apollo Group, Gartner, SGS, Paychex, Secom, Google, Moody’s
Mid-range performance
Adecco, Experian Group, Forrester, Randstad Holdings, Manpower,
Capita Group
Low-range performance
H&R Block, Expedia, Brambles, Serco Group, Sodexo, Power finance,
Bunzl, Securitas, TUI, Fidelity National, Thomas Cook
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24. SIMMETHOD™ Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive Index and threats/opportunities alerts
Google LinkedIn Adecco
Strategy/Execution B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
Performance Predictive Index
Management Controllable B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
Index
HR Index B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
Sales Index B-I-C Low-range B-I-C
Overhead Index B-I-C Low-range Low-range
Profit Index B-I-C Low range Low-range
Assets Index B-I-C Low-range Mid-range
Cash/Debt Index B-I-C B-I-C Mid-range
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25. SIMMETHOD™ - Compliance with the 7 Laws of
Best Practices, Growth and Value Creation
SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws Google LinkedIn Adecco
Resource contribution to B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
objectives
Integration and alignment B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
Predictive Performance & risk B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
Benchmarking inside and B-I-C Mid-range Mid-range
outside your industry
Positive trends and averages B-I-C Low-range Low-range
Minimum company/business B-I-C Low-range Lower mid-
model range
Growth and value creation B-I-C Mid-range Lower mid-
range
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26. SIMMETHOD™ - Compliance with the 7 Laws of
Best Practices, Growth and Value Creation
LINKEDIN LINKEDIN
Law of positive trends and averages Trend from 2010 to 2011
Profit Index Negative
Market Value Index Not applicable
Sales Index Negative
Assets index Negative
Overheads Index Negative
Human resources index Mixed results
Cash/Debt index Positive
Gap to the Best-In-Class Negative
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