Network Mapping and Measuring Software

In FLOW is more than a… data base modeling tool network diagnostic visualization engine It is all of the above in one integrated tool!

MAPS  Networks can be shown at any level of detail  Maps can be color – coded [both nodes and links] according to data attributes  InFLOW has expert layout algorithms that allow you to unscramble the complexity in networks  Can map multiple relationships on any one map, or any sub-network from all available nodes & links

Just two clicks!

METRICS InFLOW not only maps complex networks but measures them also -- interactively! InFLOW uses standard social network measures to evaluate individuals, groups and the whole network  Node and Network centrality  Reach into Network  Cluster analysis  Small-World Networks  Structural Equivalence  External / Internal Ratio

DATA flows easily to & from InFLOW…  node and network data from Excel, Access or other *.csv sources  Run various downloaded data files through Excel and import them into InFlow  text and graphics to any Microsoft Office application and most word processors and presentation programs  network data to Java applet running in web browser  In addition, InFLOW has internal data entry via drawing or dialogs  Draw your network while reading sources or interviewing subject  People still use paper surveys… we have data-entry screens specifically for them

Export network data to Java applet on WWW

x-rays complex human systems such as teams, organizations, partnerships, and industries and reveals key patterns, or the lack thereof… Just like a doctor uses x-rays and CAT scans to see what is happening inside the human body, an executive or consultant uses InFLOW to see what is really happening within and between organizations InFLOW…

APPLICATIONS Organizational Network Analysis [ONA] and Social Network Analysis [SNA] in…  Knowledge Management  Post-merger integration  Human resource planning  Project Management  Organization Design  Industry ecosystems  Biological Networks  Computer networks  Influence Networks

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT InFLOW revealed…  Subject Matter Experts [SME] in growing I/T organization  How scientists shared knowledge and discoveries with their peers and partners  Key knowledge integrators that management was not aware of  How tacit knowledge was and was not shared in high-tech organization

POST-MERGER INTEGRATION InFLOW revealed…  Where a cross-border merger was working and where it was not.  Continuing divisions between employees in a merged department that affected productivity  Opportunities to improve innovation in a research lab that had experienced 3 mergers in 4 years

INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEMS InFLOW revealed…  Advantageous positions in the network of industry alliances  A hidden strategy that a competitor was pursuing  Opportunities for new products and services

HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING Bottlenecks in key business processes What would happen to a management team when two key members retired The exclusion of some employees from advice and mentoring networks Employees who connected far reaches of the organization -- key integrators A better candidate for managing key department Need for a different office layout InFLOW revealed…

COMPUTER NETWORK DESIGN InFLOW revealed…  A better design for a corporate backbone  Vulnerabilities in several network topologies

PROJECT MANAGEMENT InFLOW revealed… Disconnects in knowledge exchange between client’s employees and hired contractors Poor communication by sub-project managers Isolation of project manager from key stakeholders Disconnects between two vendors' on-site personnel Structure of links between terrorist cells

Adding a few short-cuts to the network reduces average path length significantly

MARKETING and COMMUNICATIONS InFLOW revealed… Key opinion leaders in a professional community Key influencers amongst companies in an industry A community's access to political leaders

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS InFLOW mapped and measured…  Spread of an airborne contagion in a human population  Protein interaction network

In addition to being an excellent diagnostic tool, InFLOW helps executives and consultants map and measure possible solutions and various options…

What if… this executive leaves the company? this router fails, or this link is severed? we promote A instead of B? we partner with company X instead of company Y? we merge these departments / organizations? we offer an early retirement program? we move into a new building, or go virtual? monitor the network at point A, instead of point B?

InFLOW offers…  Fast and easy data import and export  Powerful network visualization  Precise network metrics  Integration with Microsoft Office and WWW  Flexible what-if modeling  Powerful toolkit for the internal / external consultant  A phone number and with an EXPERT on the other end!  Training [additional cost] in general social network analysis, or on your particular focus

InFLOW License Fees  Depend on your training requirements  Three options… 1.Software only, with on-line documentation and /phone support 2.Software with above, plus introductory software training 3.The Consultant's Package: full software, methodology, ONA/SNA training, and mentoring during first project. 16 hours of training and mentoring.  Options 1 and 2 for experienced ONA/SNA practitioners who are switching software  Option 3 for those with no hands-on ONA/SNA experience

Satisfied Clients " This is the most powerful tool I've ever seen when it comes to zeroing in on problem spots in an organization. It's quick, it's analytical, it's objective. And it frees you from the emotional, soft- skills talk that makes line managers roll their eyes. My only question is, Where has this been all my career?" Fortune 500 Executive " The most accurate, systematic means yet seen to identify key value creators and informal knowledge communities that drive corporate core competencies." Corporate Leadership Council

Training & Consulting We also offer custom network analysis training focused on specific goals –ONA –covert networks –personal networks –influence networks –computer networks –community networks –biological / disease networks We have 15 years experience in network analysis on hundreds of projects. We are often called in by internal/external consultants to provide network analysis and network-building advice.

I n F LOW 3. 1 Network Mapping and Measuring Software & Services Valdis Krebs Twitter: orgnet