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Aligning information technology (IT) with corporate strategy is key to maximizing the business impact of IT investments.
Tree Top's structured process of reviewing proposed IT investments will allow an enterprise to understand this alignment,
and prioritize investments. (...)
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Aligning information technology (IT) with corporate strategy is key to maximizing the business impact of IT investments. Tree
Top's structured pro...
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2006-04-05
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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 (...)
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Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For
organizations seeking ...
Published:
2006-03-24
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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. (...)
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Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management solution
for new product ...
Published:
2006-01-06
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IT initiatives driven within silos, where each department maintain its own project management office, inhibits the overall
cohesiveness and effectiveness of corporate strategy. This document outlines best practices to centralize and deliver a scalable
and robust project management framework strategy. (...)
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... project management framework strategy for both ...
enterprise content management, business intelligence to ... practices, consistent processes,
standards, guidelines ...
Published:
2005-09-21
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Abstract:
Don’t expect high marks in enabling business initiatives until your company gets its corporate strategy right. This note
was based in part from an interview with Norm Smallwood, CEO of Results-Based Leadership. (...)
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... the automated systems that will optimize business processes. ...
on a disciplined project prioritization process. ... effort to translate business
strategy directly to ...
Published:
2000-04-10
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Business processes must be enabled across the artificial boundaries of disparate applications that must work together to
support these business processes. To that end, business process management (BPM) could assist in compliance issues, can reduce
training requirements, and increase the overall efficienc (...)
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... happens to existing applications and technology. ... HR) management,
quality assurance, project management, manufacturing ... on are all examples of business
processes. ...
Published:
2004-05-18
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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. (...)
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Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implem...
Published:
2006-06-20
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Knowledge Based Selections allow companies to truly reach an optimum and justifiable technology decision. Knowledge Based
Selections have several unique characteristics that enable a company to rapidly and effectively marry internal business requirements
with a myriad of vendor attributes that relate to (...)
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Knowledge Based Selections allow companies to truly reach an optimum and justifiable technology decision. Knowledge Based
Selections have several...
Published:
2001-03-14
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In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizing human capital. Human capital management, or talent management, is a set of human resources practices
focusing on the acquisition, management, and optimizatio (...)
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In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizin...
Published:
2009-08-28
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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. (...)
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... Methodologies and processes, covering a multitude of research topics ...
are bridging the gap between project management and their overall business strategy.
...
Published:
2006-09-01
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Abstract:
Supply chain planning tools deliver potentially tremendous savings when well implemented, and wreak havoc when they fail.
A company considering an outsourcing strategy for their supply chain planning processes should first address some key aspects
of these tools. (...)
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... a management consultant focused on aligning processes, technologies, and ...
of practical experience in strategy development, business process analysis ...
Published:
2006-04-11
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... into structured models (scope: from business to model ... an enterprise’s
structure – ie how strategy, products and services, processes, roles, information ...
Published:
2009-05-21
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a single projected cash flow. While the concepts of options are certainly familiar to most executives, the
trick to valuing strategic choices lies in the complex an (...)
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a sin...
Published:
1999-10-01
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You are your Projects! They maintain your corporate vitality. A Program Office can significantly contribute to strategy
realization by ensuring that the right projects are launched in the right manner, at the right time, for the right reasons. (...)
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... to corporate infrastructure and burden extended processes with unnecessary ...
list of operational capabilities that the business needs to realize its strategy. ...
Published:
2000-04-20
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Abstract:
Today’s Digital Business Service Provider (DBSP) market is a complex of interrelated services and provider capabilities.
This article traces the history of the service providers, and explains how each arose at points when markets developed around
particular core technologies. The historical evidence su (...)
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Today’s Digital Business Service Provider (DBSP) market is a complex of interrelated services and provider capabilities. This
article traces the h...
Published:
2000-12-13
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Abstract:
CRM system can increase your profits and build customer loyalty by streamlining your processes and provide better quality
products and services. However, you first must be prepared to overcome lack of requirements, combat scope creep, and compensate
for lack of skills. (...)
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CRM system can increase your profits and build customer loyalty by streamlining your processes and provide better quality
products and services. H...
Published:
2005-02-15
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Abstract:
All the recent management trends from Continuous Improvement to Business Process Re-engineering have had the same issue we
see with E-Business. They have enterprise-wide implications and tend to become part of the corporate department that started
the initiative. This article recommends a more strategi (...)
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... companies could "bake" an E-Business strategy into ALL ...
of E-Business in their strategic planning processes. ... case to use E-Business
technology to significantly ...
Published:
2003-07-05
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Abstract:
Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changing market is conveying mixed messages; however, users can navigate this space by separating market
messages from vendors' functional capabilities. (...)
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business strategy processes project technology:
Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changin...
Published:
2006-09-04
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Abstract:
The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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Business Processes Cross Application Boundaries. ... Business
processes and the people that execute them shouldn't have to care about application boundaries. ...
Published:
2003-02-27
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Abstract:
Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought
out companies, have been key for SAS to further entrench itself in the market. (...)
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Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought
out companies, have...
Published:
2005-08-11