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... The holy grail for product management is to focus resources on those feature sets that deliver the maximum differentiated value for the lowest cost to develop ...
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2012-02-08
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... right staff is in the right place at the right time” not only means someone with the right skills, but it also means someone who will not cost the hospital ...
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2012-02-02
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider” for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012. Comments: 0.
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2012-02-02
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Many companies don’t have adequate metrics or information technology systems to see how well growth strategies and activities perform in real time. This white paper addresses the lack of supply chain synchronization: the ability for a manufacturer to cost effectively respond to changes in demand and th (...)
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... This white paper addresses the lack of supply chain synchronization: the ability for a manufacturer to cost effectively respond to changes in demand and then ...
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2012-01-31
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All midsize and larger companies think they have systems in place to manage costs, so they give this issue little ongoing thought. They may be blind to the limitations of the systems they’re using and the improvements to cost management they can achieve. This paper identifies the information technology (...)
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... They may be blind to the limitations of the systems they’re using and the improvements to cost management they can achieve. This ...
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2012-01-30
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Finance departments are uniquely qualified to lead the effort to optimize profitability because of their neutrality, numbers orientation, and analytical abilities. However, as finance departments move to implement profitability management they need to recognize the challenges they may face. This white pa (...)
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Strategic Profitability Management: An Opportunity for Finance Departments. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description: Finance ...
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2012-01-30
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Forecasting is changing from a top-down process to a bottom-up one. High-level targets may be useful starting points, but they must be combined with input from line management and department heads before being rolled up into enterprise-wide financial goals. Some companies find it effective to “embed” (...)
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Accelerating the Speed of Intelligence for Fast and Flexible Forecasting: Engaging the Business for Better Results. Source: SAP. Document ...
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2012-01-30
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... Comprehensive, Application-aware, Fortification. Robust, Best-practice, Availability. Anytime-anywhere, Cost-effective, Productivity. Holistic, Paradigmatic, Improvement ...
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2012-01-26
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Did you know that SAP HANA is much more than a high-speed analytic appliance? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reveals how HANA is a universal database that will enable companies to analyze large volumes of operational and transactional information in real time, from virtually any data source, and (...)
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Did you know that SAP HANA is much more than a high-speed analytic appliance? TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reveals how HANA is a univers...
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2012-01-26
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The increased complexity of global supply chains has led to longer lead time, more pipeline inventory, and the need to control downstream and upstream logistics. Growing supply chain complexity is a top business pressure, contributing to increased supply chain management costs. This report focuses on gai (...)
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... This report focuses on gaining visibility into critical elements across the end-to-end logistics network for improving cost and service. ...
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2012-01-25
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... be a good fit for distribution companies, the product caters to manufacturing companies looking for shop floor control, manufacturing cost accounting, inventory ...
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2012-01-20
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... The Financial. This perspective consists of traditional financial data measurements: return on investment (ROI), revenue, cost-benefit, etc. The Customer. ...
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2012-01-20
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... to the typical lengthy, costly, and complicated deployments of larger BI and BPM ... S is SYSPRO, M is material management, and the two Cs represent cost and cash ...
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2012-01-19
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... software which should help improve communication, create interaction, support continuous improvement of process, reduce customer acquisition cost, etc… This ...
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2012-01-19
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... high risk, complex, and slow-poking enterprise-wide BI packages users ... scorecard, financial/statutory reporting, business planning, budgeting, and cost and cash ...
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2012-01-17
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if not harmful practices? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic finds out and sits down with two vendor execs to see how B2B pricing software allows companies to (...)
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if no...
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2012-01-16
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail industry. Can SAP, a market and technology leader in business management software, translate its success in the manufacturing industry to retail? TEC principal an (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail indus...
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2012-01-05
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J. Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow...
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2011-12-29
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... low total cost of ownership (TCO); a highly skilled professional services ... CRM) – SuperOffice; Dashboards and other Business Intelligence (BI) tools – Rocket ...
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2011-12-27
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With 2011 just about under wraps, we asked our experts to weigh in on this year’s trends and enterprise software news-makers. Read this article to get their takes on 2011's biggest stories in the enterprise software industry, the year's hottest trends, and more. Log in to read now. (...)
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With 2011 just about under wraps, we asked our experts to weigh in on this year’s trends and enterprise software news-makers. Read this article to...
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2011-12-20