Jim Brown

Current

President and Founder at Tech-Clarity "2.0"

Past

VP and Group Director Product Innovation, Engineering and Manufacturing Industry Research at Aberdeen Group
President and Founder at Tech-Clarity, Inc.
VP Marketing & Strategy at Sequencia

VP Solutions Strategy & Marketing at SCT
Manager at Andersen Consulting

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Jim Brown’s Summary

Jim Brown is the President and founder of Tech-Clarity, an independent research and consulting firm that specializes in exposing the true business value of software technology and services. Jim has over 20 years of experience in application software for the manufacturing industries. He has a broad background that includes roles in industry, management consulting, the software industry and research spanning enterprise applications such as PLM, ERP, SCM and others.

Jim has unique capabilities in finding and communicating the business value of technology. Jim is an experienced author and public speaker and enjoys the opportunity to speak at conferences or anywhere that he can engage with people that are passionate about improving business performance through software technology.

Jim Brown’s Specialties:

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Enterprise Applications
IT Industry Analyst
Enterprise Application Marketing

Jim Brown’s Experience

President and Founder

Tech-Clarity "2.0"

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Tech-Clarity believes that the value of technology is often overshadowed by the technology itself. Companies invest in technology for one reason - improving their business to achieve higher profit. Unfortunately, this business value gets clouded by focus on what the solution does instead of why it is important to the business in the first place.

Tech-Clarity is dedicated to making the value of technology clear to business, focusing on:

- Research, Publication and Consulting
- Manufacturing Industry Topics and Trends
- Public Speaking and Webcasts
- Tech-Clarity Insight White Papers
- Industry in Focus Papers
- Issue in Focus Papers
- Company in Focus Field Reports
- Strategy Workshops
- Software Technology Transfer
VP and Group Director Product Innovation, Engineering and Manufacturing Industry Research

Aberdeen Group

(Public Company; Market Research industry)

May 2005 — May 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Jim Brown launched, grew, and led Aberdeen Group’s Global Product Innovation and Engineering practice after his company, Tech-Clarity, was acquired by Aberdeen in 2005. Jim was subsequently promoted to a Group Director position and asked to lead Aberdeen's Manufacturing Industry Research research practice in addition to his PLM team.
President and Founder

Tech-Clarity, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2002 — May 2005 (3 years 2 months)

Tech-Clarity focuses on understanding and communicating the business value of software technology, with specialties in Product Lifecycle Management (Process and Discrete), Process Industry Software (SCM, ERP, PLM, etc.) and other software for the manufacturing industries. Key activities include:
• Research, Publication and Speaking
• Launch of the PLM Evaluation Center as a partner to Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC)
• Marketing Consulting for Software and Service Companies
• Advising Industry Companies on Gaining Value From Software

Tech-Clarity makes the value of technology clear.
VP Marketing & Strategy

Sequencia

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )

Responsible for marketing and strategy for this PLM company specializing in solutions for the process industries.
VP Solutions Strategy & Marketing

SCT

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

1996 — 2001 (5 years )

Responsible for product management and marketing for this enterprise applications vendor, providing ERP and supply chain applications to the manufacturing industries.
Manager

Andersen Consulting

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1990 — 1996 (6 years )

Implementing ERP solutions in the process and discrete manufacturing industries. Managed implementations, accounts, and a regional user group.