But IBM didn't just hand the software over to Six with best wishes for happy implementation Instead, IBM's Maximo Professional Services group combined the software with an entire set of services designed to get and keep the software up and run- ning. IBM is working hand-in-hand with Six Flags to customize the application and strategically implement it across Six Flags's far-flung facilities, along with on-site immersion training and planning workshops. "We've implemented the solution at five parks to date, and as the implementation team completes each deployment, they move to the next property," says Six Flags's sure director of corporate project management. "We have one imple- that all the deployments across our parks are consistent." IBM will throughout the process. Thus, IBM isn't just selling the software, it's selling Flags's complex asset management problem. Business