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If the underlying business assumptions change, the cash flow projections may be critically flawed but the KPI’s can still
be relatively reliable indicators of the impact of an IT project. In the long run, IT project KPIs may be the best indicators
for IT managers to use in evaluating the results of the (...)
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2002-07-24
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Abstract:
If the underlying business assumptions change, the cash flow projections may be critically flawed but the KPI’s can still
be relatively reliable indicators of the impact of an IT project. In the long run, IT project KPIs may be the best indicators
for IT managers to use in evaluating the results of the (...)
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... He can be reached at olin@processerp.com They co-write a monthly column for Food Engineering
(www.foodengineeringmag.com) and are the co-founders of the Food ...
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2002-07-24
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Information technology project risk often comes from non-technical aspects of the initiative. Assessing the impact of technology
on people, management systems and other initiatives is essential to assure project success. (...)
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A business process engineering project ran up significant costs creating a splendid design ...
Published:
2002-08-22
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IT managers should recognize that cash flow measurements are being increasingly used to evaluate IT investments, even though
initial estimates of cash flows from IT projects are often hard to determine because underlying business assumptions can change.
IT veterans all know that reconciling IT investment (...)
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Published:
2002-07-23
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There is a great deal of confusion over the meaning of data warehousing. Simply defined, a data warehouse is a place for
data, whereas data warehousing describes the process of defining, populating, and using a data warehouse. Creating, populating,
and querying a data warehouse typically carries an ext (...)
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... Red Brick Systems. He has a Ph.D. from Stanford in electrical engineering, specializing
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Published:
2002-08-18
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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, they should investigate niche software vendors who are focused on fixing fatal flaws. This paper discusses
one of the potential fatal flaw areas in the CPG ind (...)
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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, ...
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2004-04-24
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IT managers, under increasing pressure to align their activities and spending with the strategic objectives of the enterprise,
need to find new ways to raise the awareness of IT opportunities throughout the enterprise. This paper presents a framework
for IT managers to use as a foundation to their planni (...)
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2004-05-14
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Getting ERP transaction data into a summarized form that is useful to knowledge workers is one way to extend the value of
your ERP system. This article discusses the advantages that can be gained by moving ERP and other transaction data to a data
warehouse. (...)
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Getting ERP transaction data into a summarized form that is useful to knowledge workers is one way to extend the value of
your ERP system. This a...
Published:
2003-10-31
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In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
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... Bill co-wrote a monthly column "Managing Software" for Food Engineering
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Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
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column engineering:
... Bill co-wrote a monthly column "Managing Software" for Food Engineering
(www.foodengineeringmag.com) and was a co-founder of the Food, Chemical and Life ...
Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
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? (...)
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Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management soft...
Published:
2006-06-06
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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? (...)
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Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management soft...
Published:
2006-06-06
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Abstract:
Most business software system changes falter--if not fail--because of only a few root causes. Data quality is one of these
root causes. The cost of high data quality is low, and the short- and long-term benefits are great. (...)
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to the company now had bills of materials managed by the engineering department; the item ...
Published:
2003-11-26
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Abstract:
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. (...)
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Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations
for the past twenty ye...
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2005-09-27
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... In the situations I deal with, engineering group “A” may enter data in ...
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2010-07-06
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Information Architecture for Fabrikam Industries Intranet. Download Technology Study Reports about the Information Architecture
for Fabrikam Industries Intranet Before any medium-to-large company implements Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007,
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2010-03-11
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Function points (FPs) are the most popular unit of measure for measuring the size of software. But because FPs were developed
in the 1970s, are they not now outdated for today’s event-oriented programming and multi-tiered software architectures? (...)
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Function points (FPs) are the most popular unit of measure for measuring the size of software. But because FPs were developed
in the 1970s, are th...
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2008-12-15
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Abstract:
Business Intelligence: Driving Better Business Performance for Companies with Changing Needs. Read White Papers and Other
Software for Your Comparison for Driving Better Business Performance. When it comes to acquiring business intelligence, small
to medium-sized companies are often at a disadvantage. Com (...)
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Business Intelligence: Driving Better Business Performance for Companies with Changing Needs. Read White Papers and Other
Software for Your Compari...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Function points (FPs) are the most popular unit of measure for measuring the size of software. But because FPs were developed
in the 1970s, are they not now outdated for today’s event-oriented programming and multi-tiered software architectures? (...)
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Function points (FPs) are the most popular unit of measure for measuring the size of software. But because FPs were developed
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2008-12-15
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Abstract:
Data Integration: Creating a Trustworthy Data Foundation for Business Intelligence. Find Free Guides and Other Solutions to
Define Your Implementation In Relation To Data Integration and Business Intelligence. If you can’t see how your business is
performing, how can you make the right decisions? For a (...)
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2010-03-11