2006 PMI Research Conference Aims to Link Project Management ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... by Robert Cooper and Aaron Shenhar, showed the business value project managers ... and its mission to help standardize the project management discipline within the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/projectManagement/2006/09/news_analysis/NA_PR_NS_09_01_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-09-01 Summary: The 2006 PMI Research Conference was an excellent venue for gauging the direction in which project management research is heading. The presentations of the areas of portfolio management and program management confirm the rising demand for project portfolio management solutions.

Financial Packages:Lawson Software Lawson S3 Finance

... S3 Finance suite helps organizations drive enterprise value with enhanced ... improve transparency of business, strengthens financial discipline, helps improve ... http:/.../software/98-10407/Financial-Packages/Lawson-Software-Lawson-S3-Finance.html - 5k - 2008-07-16

Michael Treacy Focuses on Double Digit Growth

by Ann Grackin ... Michael: I thought in '95 I had cracked the code on growth with the Discipline of Market Leaders. I thought...if you are a value leader, boom, you grow. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XCR_12_09_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-12-09 Summary: This new book, Double-Digit Growth was one of the most useful and optimistic books to come along in some time. Growth is the whole point of business. Yet many so-called leaders don't seem to have plans to fulfill their purpose. This should be read by all business execs-no matter what your sector.

CPR on BPR: Long Live Business Process Reengineering Part 1: A ...

by Randy Garland ... of MIT and documented in his book The Fifth Discipline, Continuous Quality ... Reengineering - The rapid and radical redesign of strategic, value-added business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/08/research_notes/TU_CR_RGG_08_21_01_1.asp - 14k - 2001-08-21 Summary: Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring in technology, your CRM (or any IT) efforts are doomed to fail.

Tactical Human Resources Evolves into Strategic Human Capital ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This more strategic view of the workforce will gradually become less an HR function and more a management discipline. HCM should be about value and not cost ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2006/09/research_notes/TU_HR_PJ_09_27_06_1.asp - 17k - 2006-09-27 Summary: While decades have been spent investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, only recently have enterprises begun to invest in optimizing human capital. Indeed, tactical and administrative human resources management is morphing into strategic human capital management.

Customer Relationship Management for IT Professionals

by J. Dowling ... This simple discipline is both a core competency and a core value of highly reputable suppliers, as well as consistently satisfied customers. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/01/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_01_17_01_1.asp - 13k - 2001-01-17 Summary: What makes a strong supplier/customer relationship? The bottom line is trust. However, trust needs to be earned through a series of conversations and commitments that have been met.

An Unusual Human Capital Management Suspect

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This more strategic view of the workforce will gradually become less an HR function, and more a management discipline. HCM should be about value and not cost ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2006/10/research_notes/PN_HR_PJ_10_12_06_1.asp - 26k - 2006-10-12 Summary: With Infor Human Capital Management (HCM) 3.0, Infor has combined transactional and strategic human resources functionality with planned integration to its flagship enterprise resource planning and extensions solutions, so that customers can better align HCM initiatives with overall business strategy.

How to Achieve Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To do that, the enterprise, as in the first, value-defining step ... employment stability, system and process thinking, procedural discipline, open communications ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_15_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-02-15 Summary: Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous

Can ERP Speak PLM?

by Jim Brown ... can be used by a company to get the highest value from their ... and loosely structured information while ERP enables control and relies on discipline and structure ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_08_01_03_1.asp - 13k - 2003-08-01 Summary: Vendor hype about Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has many manufacturers confused about whether they should look for a ''best of breed'' PLM solution or evaluate PLM solutions from their ERP vendors. All things being equal, most companies would prefer to have fewer software vendors. This has some pe

Assessing the Drivers of Sales Performance

by Glen Petersen ... this investment in the aggregate, this metric affords little practical value from a ... sales and marketing are a process, then with appropriate discipline, it is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/MI_CR_XGP_03_20_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-03-20 Summary: Outmoded measures are being used to develop marketing strategies and allocate resources. Existing go to market models often fail to consider the customer's total experience, and provides little information for planning. The solution is to reorient performance metrics to become value-driven.