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he Case Against Modifying Your Enterprise Software.Read White Papers and Other Software for Your Investigation of The Case
Against Modifying Your Enterprise Software. Consider the case of two hypothetical companies—Company A and Company Z—each using
an identical enterprise software package delivering (...)
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he Case Against Modifying Your Enterprise Software.Read White Papers and Other Software for Your Investigation of The Case
Against Modifying Your E...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While enterprise applications are becoming a commodity, their pricing schemes have yet to follow suit. Users are put in a
costly position where the "fine print" clauses of implementation contracts may inhibit reasonable expectations for software
warranties. (...)
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... for annual service and maintenance costs after the software purchase.
... these technological changes as changing the business value of their software,
nor do ...
Published:
2005-12-21
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An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP implementation. It can also be used to justify a 're-implementation' when the initial efforts have failed
to produce desired results. Reprinted from Maximizing You (...)
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business software purchase justification:
An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP imple...
Published:
2004-02-13
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This article explores how the proof of concept (POC) fits into the software selection process, when a POC should be undertaken,
structural variables, and the advantages and disadvantages of the POC from the client and value-added reseller point of view. (...)
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This article explores how the proof of concept (POC) fits into the software selection process, when a POC should be undertaken,
structural variabl...
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2004-07-12
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design,
production, sales, and management information syste (...)
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business software purchase justification:
The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For i...
Published:
2004-02-11
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Abstract:
An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP implementation. It can also be used to justify a 're-implementation' when the initial efforts have failed
to produce desired results. Reprinted from Maximizing You (...)
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business software purchase justification:
An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP imple...
Published:
2004-02-13
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Microsoft Business Network (MBN) has the potential to deliver the never really (or hardly ever) realized benefits of early
dot-com era Internet trading exchanges or networks that could reasonably and effectively link customers to their trading partners. (...)
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... as passing that data from a purchase order into a ... in selling large
volumes of software at reasonably ... ability to create and distribute business
process templates ...
Published:
2004-09-02
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The case against modifying enterprise software is a strong one. Standard software offerings are the products of millions
of dollars of research, development, and extensive testing for consistent performance. For this and various other reasons,
modifications almost never make sense. (...)
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The case against modifying enterprise software is a strong one. Standard software offerings are the products of millions of
dollars of research, d...
Published:
2006-11-22
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) can bring significant business value in the world of technical data, but its justification
must be derived from business management improvements. The most important claim for BAM is that it can fundamentally alter
the way businesses understand and act to threats and opp (...)
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) can bring significant business value in the world of technical data, but its justification
must be derived from...
Published:
2004-01-03
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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. (...)
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... Justification: Software and business process enhancements
will reduce the purchasing ... obviously a key component of any business purchase,
and software is no ...
Published:
2003-02-12
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate for the task of selecting complex systems. The record indicates there is much room for improvement. In essence,
for complex selections like in the case of ent (...)
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate...
Published:
2003-10-27
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Many market observers might yawn at SAP's recent Premium Support announcement, but users increasingly appreciate more choice
and certainty, and may take notice of what the market leader is trying to do with this middle-of-the-road support option. (...)
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Many market observers might yawn at SAP's recent Premium Support announcement, but users increasingly appreciate more
choice and certainty, and ma...
Published:
2006-05-09
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With growing frequency, we hear business and IT managers asking a technology vendor to "justify the expenditure" or "demonstrate
the ROI" on their particular hardware, software or service offering. In some cases, this may be possible. (...)
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... the benefits of a project, initiative or purchase to the ... happens
in the context of overall business processes ... to isolate it to a piece of hardware or
software. ...
Published:
2004-04-12
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Vendors' traditional pricing strategies aren't going to work much longer. Sooner or later, prices will be determined by what
the market is ready to bear rather than be based on what vendors think is a profitable way to deliver solutions. (...)
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Vendors' traditional pricing strategies aren't going to work much longer. Sooner or later, prices will be determined
by what the market is ready t...
Published:
2007-03-27
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Many SMB companies need more functionality than an entry-level system offers, but cannot afford to pay $15,000 (USD) or more
for a higher-end product, nor do they really need the complexity found in these products. Red Wing Software’s TurningPoint
is a good mid-market product that plays well in this ma (...)
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... and delivering mission critical business documents without ... many
companies searching for software in that ... production plans and automatic purchase
order creation ...
Published:
2005-01-21
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AccountMate Software has been a player in the middle market for over twenty years. In the past several years it has been
acquired by several global companies. Recently AccountMate's management has purchased the company and once again it is independent
and able to chart its own course. (...)
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... a full-featured contact management software program that ... professionals
manage the total business cycle more ... functionality, they can purchase
other AccountMate ...
Published:
2005-01-20
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Abstract:
Microsoft Business Network (MBN) has the potential to deliver the never really (or hardly ever) realized benefits of early
dot-com era Internet trading exchanges or networks that could reasonably and effectively link customers to their trading partners. (...)
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business software purchase justification:
... as passing that data from a purchase order into a ... in selling large
volumes of software at reasonably ... ability to create and distribute business
process templates ...
Published:
2004-09-02
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The system supports a completely user-defined set of critical success factors for each business, business unit, or even individual
employee. (...)
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... to accounting functions such as approving purchase orders, invoices ...
few products that provides users with a software-driven business management system ...
Published:
2005-01-06
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Abstract:
On July 25, Fourth Shift Corporation and SupplierMarket.com announced a partnership that will enable purchasing professionals
to locate ideal trading partners, submit RFQs for new contracts, and receive the results of reverse auctions, all from their
familiar Fourth Shift vendor operations, manufacturing (...)
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business software purchase justification:
On July 25, Fourth Shift Corporation and SupplierMarket.com announced a partnership that will enable purchasing professionals
to locate ideal trad...
Published:
2000-08-14
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This article explores how the proof of concept (POC) fits into the software selection process, when a POC should be undertaken,
structural variables, and the advantages and disadvantages of the POC from the client and value-added reseller point of view. (...)
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business software purchase justification:
This article explores how the proof of concept (POC) fits into the software selection process, when a POC should be undertaken,
structural variabl...
Published:
2004-07-12