Published at
Harvard Business Review
A & S Software: Evolving Business Models
Authors: Nittala Sreenivasa S. Sharma and Sangeeta Shah Bharadwaj
Product Overview
Publication Date: February 3, 2015
Source: Ivey Publishing (Harvard Business Review reprint)
The director of A & S Software Group reflected on his entrepreneurial journey in August 2013. Over sixteen years, he had witnessed the evolution of the company’s flagship product—an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for educational institutions—and the range of business models that supported it. While the product strategy matured, he conceptualized “Blue Print Software” as a tool to enable rapid and economical software application development. As the company explored its next phase of growth, the director sought answers to critical strategic questions: How should the flagship ERP evolve? Could it transition to a service model? Would taking Blue Print Software to the market create additional value?
Product Code: W14677-PDF-ENG
Length: 12 pages
This case highlights the foundational work of the same founding team behind OLT ERP Limited (UK) and A & S Software Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. (India), illustrating the continuity of research and innovation that led to OLT ERP and, later, Eudemonic AI.