Lose the Starry Eyes, Analyze: Reviewing the Ideal Candidate for a ...

by Josh Chalifour ... These same priorities, applied to the benchmark in Figure 3 reveal how the graph ... contribute much here seems to be its lack of support for application tools. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/VN_ER_JEC_04_11_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-04-11 Summary: This is an examination of Pronto Software's ERP solution. By looking at how areas where the Pronto product fulfills a large portion of selection criteria, companies can determine if it is worthwhile to pursue a relationship with Pronto. We ask the question, all things being equal, which modules contribut

Lose the Starry Eyes, Analyze: Reviewing the Ideal Candidate for ...

by Josh Chalifour ... Human resources will not be a high priority, nor will application development tools. ... We adjust the benchmark of the baseline graph to develop a second type of ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2003/08/research_notes/VN_TS_JEC_08_20_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-08-20 Summary: This is an examination of EMR Innovations' ProcessPro ERP solution. Companies can begin determining if it is worthwhile to pursue a relationship with EMR Innovations by considering the selection criteria which are most supported by the vendor. We ask the question, all things being equal, which modules ar

Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success

by Lyndsay Wise ... into how to implement a BI solution successfully, organizations should benchmark the success of ... or delivered when needed, then the front-end BI tools will not ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/06/research_notes/TU_BI_LW_06_18_07_1.asp - 13k - 2007-06-18 Summary: Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark other organizations' successes, BI implementations may fail to provide desired results. This article identifies five steps that organizations should take when implementing BI so

Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success

by Lyndsay Wise ... into how to implement a BI solution successfully, organizations should benchmark the success of ... or delivered when needed, then the front-end BI tools will not ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/09/research_notes/TU_BI_XLW_09_03_07_1.asp - 14k - 2007-09-03 Summary: Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark other organizations' successes, BI implementations may fail to provide desired results. This article identifies five steps that organizations should take when implementing BI so

Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success

by Lyndsay Wise ... into how to implement a BI solution successfully, organizations should benchmark the success of ... or delivered when needed, then the front-end BI tools will not ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2008/08/research_notes/TU_BI_ER_LW_08_25_08_1.asp - 14k - 2008-08-25 Summary: Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark the success other organizations have experienced, BI implementations may fail to provide the desired results. This article identifies five steps organizations should take when i

A Tectonic Shift in Communications Customer Life Cycle Management

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, the ICM Benchmark Service will facilitate creation of an ICM ... and effectiveness of operations and uses modeling and simulation tools to determine ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_04_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-08-04 Summary: Amdocs recently announced a complete revamp of its marketing philosophy and its offering to its customers, which it believes to be the most important shift since the company's initial public offering in 1998.

No One Said Sourcing Overseas Would Be Easy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The emergence of industry standards, more effective KPI programs, and analytic tools is enabling companies to benchmark individual suppliers against other in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/08/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_08_17_07_1.asp - 28k - 2007-08-17 Summary: The many challenges and risks that retailers face when sourcing globally could be mitigated with the right software tools. Yet the sad fact is that few information technology systems fully support the complexities and unique requirements of global trade.

Hewlett-Packard s NetServer Division #3 to Get Ready, or #4 ...

by R. Krause ... HP's management tools (OpenView and Top Tools) are well known through the ... A typical example is the transaction-processing benchmark of $/tpmC - HP's previous ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/03/research_notes/VN_HW_RAK_03_00_1.asp - 25k - 2000-03-27 Summary: Hewlett-Packard is one of the leading computer companies in the world, but they have fallen to fourth place in the Intel-based server market. Will they move back to being a key player, or remain an also-ran?

Benchmarking: How Am I Really Performing?

by James E. Dion ... This benchmark equalizes performance no matter what size the store is. ... first three productivity benchmarks mentioned above are the most powerful tools that we ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/06/research_notes/TU_CR_XJD_06_26_06_1.asp - 20k - 2006-06-26 Summary: Benchmarking, as defined by the dictionary, is 'a standard against which something can be measured or assessed.' But what is benchmarking? What does it do? Why should I do it? What do I benchmark? And how can it help me?

Lean and World Class Manufacturing and the Information Technology ...

by Ron Crabtree ... class level of performance are generally admired and used as a benchmark. ... will explore how an enterprise can incorporate information technology tools and lean ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/MI_ER_XRC_09_23_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-09-23 Summary: Companies relying on manual implementation and support for lean and world class methodologies risk losing corporate consciousness. Avoid the pitfalls of lost information and flexibility; place value on performance gaps and create matrixes of tools and applications to prioritize issues.