A Definition of Data Warehousing

by M. Reed ... variant and non-volatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process ... This definition remains reasonably accurate almost ten years later ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2002/08/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_08_18_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-08-18 Summary: There is a great deal of confusion over the meaning of data warehousing. Simply defined, a data warehouse is a place for data, whereas data warehousing describes the process of defining, populating, and using a data warehouse. Creating, populating, and querying a data warehouse typically carries an ext

Continuous Data Quality Management: The Cornerstone of Zero ...

by Greg Leman, CEO, Metagenix, Inc. ... time. If decision-making is based upon poor quality data, then by definition there is no ability to make accurate decisions. Luckily ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2002/10/research_notes/MI_DW_XGL_10_17_02_1.asp - 25k - 2002-10-17 Summary: No matter how well an enterprise implements a CRM, ERP, SCM, Business Intelligence, or Data Warehouse project, poor data quality can destroy its utility and cost real dollars.

The Strategic Importance of Asset Management Part Three: A New ...

by Daryl Mather ... carried forward to impact on the remaining areas of decision-making. As with the dominoes, a decision to begin in ... When there is a clear definition of what it ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XDM_12_20_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-12-20 Summary: Managing assets needs to be done in a truly proactive approach, one that ties the management of physical assets to the corporate objectives. The initial momentum to begin the sequence comes from the vision of a future state. This needs to clearly represent the corporate objectives and goals, and expressi

Business Engine: Driving Project Portfolio Management for IT ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... and provides stronger dashboard capabilities for strategic decision making. ... seeking highly configurable capabilities for portfolio definition, scoring, and ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/professionalServices/2006/03/research_notes/TU_SP_NS_03_24_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-03-24 Summary: Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For organizations seeking flexible workflow and IT governance capabilities, BEN delivers functionality in the financial services, health care, government, manufacturing, telecommunicati

CRM: What Is It and Why Do It? Part One: Historical Background

by Glen Petersen ... Even when someone in the organization approaches the definition of needs ... of applications that support customer-facing functions and management decision making. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/11/research_notes/MI_CR_XGP_11_08_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-11-08 Summary: Many consultants, vendors, and analysts today define CRM in terms of being a customer-centric business strategy that is enabled by a set of applications that support customer-facing functions and management decision making. That may capture the essence of what CRM is, but it does not begin to capture why

The Fuzzy Logic Between Lead and Lag Indicators

by R. Lynch ... The "time span" of decision-making at this level is longer and executives should ... the level of detail decreases markedly, as does the definition, and realities ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_RLL_04_25_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-04-25 Summary: Analog Devices was the first company to implement a balanced scorecard company-wide on an Executive Information System. In fact, it has been running for 13 years. One of the major lessons that Analog learned was to trust the lead and lag relationship between non-financial and financial measures. This

Business Intelligence Status Report

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... that has been specially prepared to support decision-making applications for ... 08/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_08_18_02_1.asp" target="_blank">A Definition of Data ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/06/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_06_27_05_1.asp - 28k - 2005-06-27 Summary: Spurred by government mandates for more business transparency, business intelligence has emerged to extract information from ERP systems. How has BI emerged? What does the terminology surrounding it mean, and what is its current state of affairs?

Software Evaluation, Selection, and Procurement Part Two ...

by Paul Winandy ... The business case must be used to guide the decision making of the project management team. ... Be thorough in your requirements definition. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2003/02/research_notes/TU_TS_XPW_02_12_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-02-12 Summary: Pursuing an alternative strategy for software evaluation and selection, based on the capital investment paradigm and the principles outlined in this article, is an effective method to mitigate implementation risk.

Business Process Management: A Crash Course on What It Entails and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Process definition or modeling, which maps and defines business process ... BPM should support both exception-based human interaction and human decision-making. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/bpm/2005/12/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_12_08_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-12-08 Summary: Business process management (BPM) has to integrate existing enterprise applications, Web services, and people in such a way that it can also quickly change, destruct, or construct processes. This is far beyond the realm of traditional enterprise application integration (EAI).

Sales and Operations Planning Part Two: Common Scenarios

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... The manually maintained master schedule reflects the planner's decision-making logic about ... at the time of sales order placement, or the definition evolves over ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_12_03_1.asp - 16k - 2003-12-12 Summary: The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.