Service Leadership Index™
Solution Provider Profitability 2007 Report™

Table of Contents

Section
Contents
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License Agreement License Agreement 4
Welcome Thank you and about this report 5
Solution Provider Business Models How to evaluate Solution Provider business models 7
Definitions Some terminology 16
Survey Demographics Context of the report 18
S-L Index Profitability Summary Analysis on a national level, including overall Best-in-Class 21
Financial Performance Quartiles Comparing overall financial performance 37
Financial Results by Characteristic Comparing specific business models 50
Business Model Analysis Financial performance by Business Model 52
Line of Business Analysis Financial performance by Line of Business (i.e. Offerings) 79
Sales Gross Margin Analysis Gross margins of offerings 97
Customer Size Analysis Financial performance by Customer Size (Number of Users) 107
Vertical Market Analysis Financial performance by Vertical Markets 125
The IT Company Optimizer Targeting factors which drive financial performance 143
For More Info Resources from Service Leadership 154