By Mark Witkowski

1. SHERIDAN
TECHNOLOGY LAB
Presented at The Baltimore
Lean Startup Meetup
Presented by Mark Witkowski – August 21, 2012

2. THE SHERIDAN GROUP
§ The Sheridan Group is a leading specialty
printer targeting the journal, book, magazine,
and catalog markets
§ Focused on providing printing, value-added
support services, and technology development
§ Targets niche printing markets focused on
short average run lengths, repetitive work,
service intensive environments where TSG can
deliver superior customer service
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3. THE SHERIDAN GROUP
The Sheridan Group (TSG)
Hunt Valley, MD
TDP
Technology Lab (TSG)
DJS DPC
Hunt Valley, MD
SBI
TSP
Dartmouth Journal Services (DJS)
TSG
Waterbury, Vermont
Dartmouth Printing Company (DPC)
Hanover, New Hampshire
The Sheridan Press (TSP)
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Sheridan Books (SBI)
Ann Arbor and Chelsea, Michigan
The Dingley Press (TDP)
Lisbon, Maine
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4. THE SHERIDAN GROUP
TECHNOLOGY LAB

5. TECHNOLOGY LAB: Purpose
Developed to assist in turning
ideas into new products and
services while allowing the
individual operating companies Development
to focus on:
§ Product Management Research Support
§ Implementation
§ Product Support Product
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6. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
Welcome to the Sheridan Technology Lab!
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7. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
The Lab has been established to develop and bring
advanced publishing technologies to our customers
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8. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
The Lab is a contemporary space that invites open
thinking and teamwork.
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9. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
Team members are grouped together in seating pods.
This encourages open communication.
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10. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
The Lab has several team collaboration spaces. Shown
below is our project ‘War Room’
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11. TECHNOLOGY LAB – Photo Tour
The Lab has an open floor layout and team members
are encouraged to work collaboratively
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