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The Amicus Group provides a unique opportunity for clients to develop and own a world class integrated justice system without the traditional expense of license fees and perpetual support and maintenance charges.

The case management software market is struggling to define and deliver the next generation of software applications.  The question of whether this is a custom market or Commercial off-the- Shelf (COTS) market is open for discussion and warrants careful examination.

Historical analysis indicates that the initial short-term cost of implementing enterprise packaged software based solutions is often significantly more than a custom solution.  However, a COTS package will usually provide the best return on investment over the long term:  

• If it is aligned with your organization's business and technology strategy.
• If it can meet most of the core business requirements and a custom solution can accommodate unsupported core business requirements without modifying the product’s software modules.
• If it is anticipated that most of the COTS product functionality will be used in the next three to five years.
• If Information Technology (IT) resources with the proper skill sets are not available to the organization.

Large courts, therapeutic courts and courts with complex processes or high volume data entry requirements have had to compromise in order to accommodate COTS solutions.  The expected advantage of buying a solution rapidly evaporates when extensive modifications are required to “shoehorn” a system that really doesn’t fit the court’s needs.  More importantly, the CMS industry has not enjoyed the long -term stability that has been realized from more mature and stable commercial application vendors offering products such as Enterprise Resource Planning and financial package applications.

With The Amicus Group the rules for delivering custom 21st century case management systems have changed.  A strategic alliance with TAG solves the Buy vs. Build dilemma.

Strategic alliances are agreements between partners in which each commits resources to achieve a common set of objectives.  We understand how important it is to meet the court’s needs and provide the best solutions available in the market. That’s why a partnership with TAG will enable you to develop and deliver world-class solutions. Our strategic alliances are long-term relationships where we both invest people and resources to meet your objectives.

Follow the link below for additional information on the Build Solution and information on the Amicus Tool Kit.

Build Solution and the TAG Tool Kit