During the internal deployment of Cisco Quad, the development group used this enterprise social platform to accelerate their time to market and time to revenue.

The group - including teams from program management, product management, user experience, engineering, and quality assurance, as well as executive sponsors - integrated their work processes using Quad to better control costs, scale development, engage stakeholders, and foster innovation. The results were impressive, with the first major product release achieved within 12 months versus the 24 to 36 months it usually takes. Equally impressive was an average 12 percent productivity gain per employee within the development team, translating into a recurring benefit of approximately US$2.9 million  per year. Using Cisco Quad for product development also resulted in greater cross-functional and executive visibility, and has enabled a new way of collaborating with increased business value.