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Agilera: Making E-Business Agile

by A. Turner ... ÿþAgilera: Making E-Business Agile A. Turner - July 31, 2000 ... alliance(s) to extend Agilera's services on a global level; Explore and implement new technology ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/07/research_notes/VN_EC_ADT_07_31_00_1.asp - 25k - 2000-07-31 Summary: Last spring, the ASP market witnessed the arrival of an Application Service Provider designed to help organizations adapt to the rapidly changing IT environment. Agilera is the result of a joint venture between CIBER, Verio and Centennial Ventures designed to offer expertise, infrastructure, strategic c

SmallSmartFast Organizations

by Bill McBeath ... There are even faster cycle times in some of the newer Agile Development methodologies for software ... Start small, implement and learn fast; continually adapt. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/03/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_03_18_04_1.asp - 15k - 2004-03-18 Summary: At ChainLink we have talked a lot about the advent of SmallSmartFast technologies—ever-smaller and ever-smarter devices and software that is fast to implement and give us information and answers in real-time.

Aiming for Agility: Challenges and User Recommendations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The Value Proposition and Strategy for an Agile Enterprise Systems Vendor ... Consequently, one should expect such competitors to implement increasingly aggressive ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_10_19_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-10-19 Summary: The preferred agile architecture will rationalize business processes without ripping out current application investments. In such cases, Agresso will have to explain whether its solution can leverage existing applications and fill in the cracks that exist in current business processes.

Contributing to the Rejuvenation of Legacy Systems in the ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... are expected to be implemented faster and faster, which is putting further pressure on IT departments to be more agile and to implement solutions quicker and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_25_06_1.asp - 32k - 2006-04-25 Summary: With its focus on service-oriented architecture, SSA Global appears to be sticking to its pledge to protect the user's investment as much as it can, while still modernizing the users' applications.

A Modern Tale of Long (Supply Chain) Tails -- Part I » The TEC ...

... Concurrently with these, companies should implement agility strategies, like postponement, flexible manufacturing strategies, and agile supply to improve the ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/07/09/a-modern-tale-of-long-supply-chain-tails-part-i/ - 50k - 2008-07-09

Fast-path Implementations - Are They Good or Bad?

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Olin Thompson ... dynamic business environment means the survival of the most agile and flexible. ... It may sometimes be more beneficial to implement the right solution slowly than ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2002/07/research_notes/TU_BA_XOT_07_05_02_1.asp - 20k - 2002-07-05 Summary: Over the last few years the market has seen a plethora of fixed-scope and fixed-price applications, pre-packaged vertical solutions with industry templates, limited education and training, implementation tools, attractive support programs and hosting services with catchy names, all aimed at making it fas

The Many Faces of PLM Part Two: The Future of the PLM Suite

by Jim Brown ... have stated a strong direction towards a PLM Platform are Agile, PTC, and ... of PLM, manufacturers must carefully prioritize their needs and implement a series of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_12_30_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-12-30 Summary: The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration between business processes. The ultimate expression of t

An ERP Vendor Poised to Overtake the Services Market

by Predrag Jakovljevic and Judith Rothrock ... level of deep product maturity, integration, and flexibility to perform agile field services ... You are going to rip, replace, and re-implement your solution yet ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_XJR_12_17_07_1.asp - 17k - 2008-02-25 Summary: Companies in the services industry need both asset and field services management, but current integrated asset and field services maintenance systems often fail to meet these organization’s needs. However, enterprise resource planning vendor Agresso appears to have just the right solution.

Navision Enhances Its e-Vision And Looks To Expand Vertically ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Navision Attain is a lean, agile solution easy to implement and without the overkill often associated with large ERP solutions deployment. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_30_01_1.asp - 16k - 2001-11-30 Summary: Navision has been expanding its coverage in terms of geography, vertical industries, and product functionality. Globally, it has become one of the largest independent small-to-mid-market enterprise system providers.

SAP for the Chemicals Industry: Challenges and User ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... flexible building block technology enables midsize businesses to implement and adapt ... based rewrite of existing functionality into a more agile business process ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/06/research_notes/PN_ER_XOT_06_01_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-06-01 Summary: Using the SAP ERP Chemicals Packaged Solution may represent a significant advantage—but only if SAP is the right enterprise resource planning system for the prospective user company, and if the prepackaged business processes are a suitable fit.