Project Failure—The Numbers, Why, and What It Means
by Jim Brown & Olin Thompson
IT projects fail regularly—considerably missing expectations, drastically overrunning budgets, significantly missing deadlines, and far too often having to be abandoned entirely. Research shows us that this is the rule,… Read the Article…
Remote Implementations--Why They Can Make $ense
by Joseph J. Strub
Everything in the computer industry seems to be going off-shore, why not software implementations? This article looks at reasons why remote implementation of software packages can make both logical and fiscal sense,… Read the Article…
Enterprise Application Players Keep Refining Value Propositions
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Because cash-strapped medium companies are looking for better options to traditional application pricing models, SAP and HP have allied to deliver "software as a service" and Oracle/PeopleSoft are also offering hosted… Read the Article…
Why Open Source is Important to You
by Bernard Golden
There are two trends in open source adoption that make it imperative that you consider open source solutions for your future IT initiatives. This article describes each of the trends and discusses their importance for… Read the Article…
Consumers Shop Everywhere: Understanding Multichannel Sales
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Multichannel retailers must be able to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill on Web placed orders. Hence, most successful multichannel retailers of today had to either build a… Read the Article…
Disruptive Innovations? On-demand Pricing Models and Vendors
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Vendors must make fundamental changes to sales and support processes to accommodate on-demand, transaction-based pricing. Software vendors must rethink the kinds of functions they provide, how best to deliver those… Read the Article…
Get on the Grid: Utility Computing
by P.J. Jakovljevic
The latest business model in licensing is the utility (on demand) computing and associated pricing. Sometimes called "grid" computing, it allows customers to purchase processing power and software access as needed, and… Read the Article…
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