Project Portfolio Management for New Product Development: Tracking ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... Sopheon delivers dashboard technology, customizable portals, centralization of project phase data, and alignment monitoring functionality. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/projectManagement/2006/01/research_notes/TU_PR_NS_01_06_06_1.asp - 19k Summary: Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management solution for new product development (NPD) projects. More importantly, NPD projects demand a best practices framework, like Stage-Gate®, for their success.

User Recommendations for Project-oriented Software

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... alert that notifies them when a project has reached a billing milestone (say, 30 percent completion). The alert will be shown on the user dashboard, and from ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/06/research_notes/VN_ER_XCC_06_07_06_1.asp - 19k Summary: Selecting the right project-oriented software may depend on the specific requirements of the industry niches in which an organization competes. But since not all software is created equal, it's worth examining some leading candidates in depth.

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

by Neil Stolovitsky ... functionality and provides stronger dashboard capabilities for strategic decision making. In terms of its integration with Microsoft Project, Business Engine ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/professionalServices/2006/03/research_notes/TU_SP_NS_03_24_06_1.asp - 16k 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

Project-oriented Software: Many Choices, Many Differences

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Deltek FMS does not support a dashboard or portal and has no plans to ... Deltek FMS does support project management and control functions, but not to the extent ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/06/research_notes/VN_ER_XCC_06_06_06_1.asp - 25k Summary: Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a business management software product must support a means for knowing how this knowledge is tracked, assigned, managed, and billed. But which product?

Software for Real People Part One: MindManager Feature and ...

by David March ... Once, A is completed, then B will automatically appear both on the dashboard and in Outlook tasks. In this way, each project participant knows exactly the Next ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/01/research_notes/VN_EV_XDM_01_31_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Many software applications are indispensable for the operation and management of the enterprise. They, however, may actually stifle creativity--arguably the most valuable aspect of human capital--by requiring the user to adapt to the tool rather than have the tool supporting the user.

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

by Neil Stolovitsky ... lifecycle, resource, financial, and project data. Core to its offering, the portfolio management module captures all metrics in a single dashboard to create ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/projectManagement/2006/06/research_notes/PN_PR_NS_06_20_06_1.asp - 15k 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.

Niche Software at Its Best

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... functions are aimed specifically at the PSA market and include Vision Dashboard, CRM, proposal automation, resource management, project planning, time and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/PN_ER_XCC_09_27_05_1.asp - 26k Summary: Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations for the past twenty years. Vision a leading product in the professional services automation market and has taken significant strides to maintain this market leading position.

Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success

by Lyndsay Wise ... the proper resources, create buy-in, and prioritize how to tackle the project. ... ad hoc query tool, online analytical process (OLAP) cube, or dashboard will not ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/09/research_notes/TU_BI_XLW_09_03_07_1.asp - 14k 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 ... proper resources, create user buy-in, and prioritize how to tackle the project. ... query tool, an online analytical process (OLAP) cube, or a dashboard will not ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2008/08/research_notes/TU_BI_ER_LW_08_25_08_1.asp - 13k 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

Software for Real People Part Two: Competition and User ...

by David March ... improve an organization's creativity, project planning, and project management performance ... sales professionals to dynamically create a visual dashboard for any ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/02/research_notes/VN_EV_XDM_02_01_05_1.asp - 16k Summary: The root of creativity rests in the people, the management, and the culture of the organization. A better tool will not help an organization that is resistant to change and stifles creativity. It is important to remember that while management can solve a technical problem. Technology will never solve a m