Objective Decision Making

IT Governance and Project Portfolio Management: Vendor Delivers a ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... Maximizing IT value: The objective at this stage is for organizations to ... centric goals to investment-centric goals for improved decision making across the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/projectManagement/2006/06/research_notes/PN_PR_NS_06_20_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-06-20 Summary: Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide strategies to implement an IT governance framework successfully. Pacific Edge offers a three-stage approach to implementing IT governance, based on an organization's maturity.

Fear of the Unknown, the Art of War, and Competitiveness

by Claudia Gomez ... these software applications to production processes, from an objective point of ... near real-time information is fundamental to making the correct decision. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2006/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_CG_09_15_06_1.asp - 12k - 2006-09-15 Summary: It is not unusual to use the metaphor of war to construct theories of business competition—substituting competing vendors for the mortal enemy. But what about the enemy within? And what if it is in fact a company's strongest resource?

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

by Daryl Mather ... forward to impact on the remaining areas of decision-making. As with the dominoes, a decision to begin in ... at this level of corporate objective setting, sets ... 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

Production Intelligence--Improving Production by Filling a ...

by Olin Thompson ... allows plant personnel to align with corporate decision-making, and ensures ... The ultimate objective is improved customer satisfaction and financial performance. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_15_05_1.asp - 11k - 2005-01-15 Summary: Enterprises understand the value of integration. One area that has been ignored is the plant. Plant systems and corporate systems must be complementary and leverage each other to provide their maximum value. Production intelligence provides both integration and valuable information which is not availabl

Best Software To Hold Competition At Bay Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the life of their business and, in support of this objective, Verni noted ... platforms for their businesses, and help them through the decision-making process and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_12_19_02_1.asp - 20k - 2002-12-19 Summary: Best Software's top objective is to encourage customers to stay with the company for the life of their business.

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

by Paul Winandy ... as a guideline for your decision-making timeline. Obviously there is a balance between "analysis paralysis" and constructive action toward a known objective. ... 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 Intelligence Status Report

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... distribution centers to enable better and more timely decision-making by operators ... enterprise software systems, reporting has been a secondary objective and not ... 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?

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Software Selection, Its Pitfalls, and How ...

by Hugh R. Alley ... Test, Objective. ... There is often debate about whether to weight the scores of the various criteria when making the decision. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2007/08/research_notes/TU_TS_XHA_08_22_07_1.asp - 18k - 2007-08-22 Summary: The process of selecting software can be streamlined by paying close attention to the types and quantities of criteria you use. Better decision processes will distinguish between two key types of criteria and limit the number of criteria considered.

CRM: Creating a Credible Business Case and Positioning It with the ...

by Glen Petersen ... The objective is to design and implement a set of capabilities that will ... but rather to use customer profitability as a driver for decision making and action. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/11/research_notes/MI_CR_XGP_11_09_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-11-09 Summary: An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility implies that the document clearly delineates assumptions regarding cause and effect plus the mechanism that will be used to assess results and declare success.

Increasing the Value of Your Enterprise Through Improved Supply ...

by Mark Wells ... For the purposes of this discussion, it is assumed that the objective is, indeed ... All of this is to illustrate that the ideal purview of decision-making in the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/11/research_notes/MI_SC_XMW_11_11_02_1.asp - 14k - 2002-11-11 Summary: Improving the decision process around inventory and supply chain flexibility will drive sustainable, measurable benefits in the near term that are disproportionate to the effort required.