1. Our Rail and highway Accessibility
2. Being a Leader in the Economic Recovery

Mitch Roob, Indiana’s former Secretary of Commerce, said it best when he was quoted that the, “push for speed and certainty” were critical to job growth. Since 2005, Indiana has made a great investment in improving their infrastructure, the services it provides, and the investment in business growth. These commitments have helped propel Indiana as an entrepreneurial giant.

Personally, I moved to Indiana 9 years ago and could not think of a better state to own a business. I often tell the story that when I started Galvin I only knew a handful of people in the area but the city wrapped its arms around me. The business climate here helped me grow Galvin to be a regional player. So many individuals and companies took a chance with Galvin and I would like to think that we did pretty well with servicing them to get where we are now.

I am thoroughly impressed with our state and city leaders and the emphasis they have put on economic development and creating a business-friendly environment. On the state level, we have good leaders in office who understand the importance of a strong economic climate. On the city of Indianapolis level, Mayor Ballard is positioning Indianapolis to be a very attractive to corporations so they not only stay here, but move their companies here.

Over the past three years I have truly enjoyed working with many of these organizations and government leaders. Not only is the experience great but the education I received by “seeing the inside” of the operations has been awesome. So I want to give accolades to a few of our clients who help make Indiana and Indianapolis a great place to do business in:

In 2008 Galvin designed and developed the website for Mitch Daniels' Governor Campaign

Galvin did the website design and development for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard

Galvin's website design and development for Indianapolis' economic development group - DevelopIndy

The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Website Design and Development

While growing up just outside of Detroit, Michigan, Gary Galvin had a close relationship with grandmother.  She also happened to suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis. Even as a child, Gary could see the pain and suffering this brought on his grandmother. At the time, there just wasn’t much that could be done to counteract the effects this debilitating disease.

Fast forward 20 some odd years, when Gary had become a successful business owner an a outgoing member of the Indianapolis business community. It was then that Gary’s own mother was also diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. At first, this was terrible news, leaving Gary to think back to the effects the disease had on his grandmother and fearing that those same effects would now burden his mother as well.

After talking a little bit more with his mother and her doctor, however, Gary learned that advances in drugs and treatment methods over the previous 20 years had significantly reduced the footprint that Rheumatoid Arthritis took from people’s lives. This advancement, in large part, could be attributed to the work of the National Arthritis Foundation.

It was then that Gary decided to make a commitment to the Arthritis Foundation and went so far as to join the board for the Indianapolis Branch of the organization. As a member of the board, Gary was exposed to many of the fundraising events that the Arthritis Foundation put on each year. One new event in particular caught Gary’s eye. The Jingle Bell Run was scheduled for early December and was intended to be a fun filled, festive, 5k run/walk, full of the holiday spirit.

When the need arose for a website that would help the Arthritis Foundation market this new event, Gary was happy to donate the design and development of the website for the initial Jingle Bell Run. That initial commitment continues today. It has become a July tradition for the Arthritis Foundation staff to come to the Galvin offices for lunch, while noting what aspects of the site will be revised for that particular year’s event.

With the 2010 event raising just over $50,000 for the research and development of treatments for arthritis, the Indy Jingle Bell Run has continued to grow over the last 4 years and is now one of the largest Indianapolis Arthritis Foundation events of the year, as well as, one of the top Jingle Bell Run events for the National Arthritis Foundation. Even today, the Indy Jingle Bell Run website is the only dedicated marketing website that any regional Arthritis Foundation has and is the envy of Jingle Bell Run event coordinators nationwide.

Galvin Technologies’ commitment to the Arthritis Foundation has also continued to grow. In 2009 my own father was diagnosed with RA. I, much like Gary, hated to see a loved one be limited in the things that they enjoyed doing. As a result, my wife and I joined the event planning committee as the Logistics and Planning Coordinators for the 2010 event.

I can tell you firsthand that event is growing and the magic of the holiday season really makes it something special. There is nothing quite like hearing Christmas carols echo off the downtown Indianapolis skyline just before as the race starts, only to have them be drowned out by the ring of complimentary jingle bells that the 4,000 participants each tie to their shoes. It is that moment that makes all of the time and effort that we put towards the event so very worth it.

For more information on the Jingle Bell Run, please visit www.indyjinglebellrun.com . You can register for the event here. For more information on the Jingle Bell Run or on Galvin’s continuing efforts to enhance the Indianapolis Community, please give us a call.

Now, what does this really mean to someone who does not necessarily manage projects every day? In short, a deliverable is any officially documented information that is critical to the end product of the project. For example, consider the screenshots of a potential new homepage design or the list of things that your organization knows that the new mobile application needs to have. A deliverable is these types of information that contain documented traits that are crucial to the end product.

Now that we’ve highlighted what a deliverable is, it’s important to understand exactly how many deliverables are available for a given project. Sometimes this can be tricky as the types of deliverables critical to a project is dependent upon the industry you are working within. Take that space shuttle that is one day bound for Mars for example, that project is so large that it’s likely to be broken down into many smaller projects…each of which might have 1000′s of deliverables.

As you might guess, producing deliverables takes time and we all understand that time is money. If you connect all of the dots, you’ll start to understand why NASA spends an average of $450 million dollars per mission….it all comes back to the number of deliverables (tangible documents that are critical to the end product) that are required to complete a project.

Luckily, it’s not likely that a web site or web application project will require 1000′s of deliverables or a 450 million dollar budget, but the analogy still works. Identifying which deliverables are crucial to your end product and, conversely which are not crucial to achieving project success within the most cost effective budget structure possible.

The process of indentifying which deliverables are included and excluded is called “tailoring” and relies heavily on experience within managing similar projects successfully. Galvin has successfully completed all kinds of projects, from complex Insurance Rating Software Packages to the simplest of websites. This helps to ensure that the deliverables produced are the right ones for your project, ultimately delivering a superior product at the lowest cost.

For more information on the concept and types of deliverables or on how to better select which ones are the right ones for your project, please give us a call. We’d love to chat more.

The business and economic leaders of Indiana have done a very good job of leading the state in the right direction.  Agricultural, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Logistics, Sports, Associations and Technology are well represented in Indiana.  The leaders know the strengths of the land, advantages of the Midwestern location and the values and ethics of Hoosiers and thus built a strong state headed in the right direction.  There are lots of good people leading the state of Indiana and as the next election nears it is very important for Hoosier business leaders to elect a candidate that  continues to support businesses and employees in Indiana.  Indiana is headed in the right direction and let’s not forget that.

I also look back and I am thrilled with the impact Galvin Technologies has been able to contribute to Indiana.  In just the past year we have been able to work on the following Indiana and Indianapolis projects that help improve Indianapolis and Indiana:

• Mitch for Governor
• Mayor Greg Ballard
• Indianapolis Economic Development, Inc.
• International School of Indiana
• Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
• Indiana State Republican Party
• Indiana Secretary of State – Rethinking Redistricting
• Indianapolis Zoo – MyCarbonPledge.com

Indiana is a darn good state of have a business.

Sisters of Providence, located in Terre Haute, IN, gets their website design and developed by Galvin Creative Technologies.

Today I was visiting my in-laws in Terre Haute, IN and had some time to read the Terre Haute Tribune-Star.  I was thrilled to see an article about the new Sisters of Providence website that we helped architect and develop.  It truly was a pleasure working with the Sisters of Providence and their 13 websites.  Galvin Creative Technologies developed a complete content management system which allows the Sisters to maintain every aspect of all their websites.  In addition, the site has eCommerce, ability to obtain donations, event publishing and so much more.

You can read the article on the TribStar.com web site.

You can visit the Sisters of Providence site at www.sistersofprovidence.org