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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along
with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking (...)
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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, pr...
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2008-09-24
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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 (...)
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Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark
the success other ...
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2009-09-11
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Cost, time, resources, cash, and risk have always been the basics of project management. But as business as a whole becomes
more project- rather than process-oriented, management technologies must in turn become more project-centric. (...)
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Cost, time, resources, cash, and risk have always been the basics of project management. But as business as a whole becomes
more project- rather t...
Published:
2009-04-20
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, typically require heavy customization in order to work. On the other hand, when project-oriented organizations
turn to small off-the-shelf project-management s (...)
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, t...
Published:
2005-01-26
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Project Sponsor.com conducted a three-year research program on project governance. The findings turned up some surprising
facts on how project governance is approached and applied in businesses today, and shed some light on what is required for
project governance to be effective. (...)
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... I liken being a sponsor, for example, to teaching ... measure of governance
success is the business results achieved. ... waiting until the end of the project
to gauge ...
Published:
2007-12-10
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Projects do fail. They fail from many different reasons. But the person at the top of the organization can stop or fix
most of these problems before they derail the project. That person is the only one with the power to do so. (...)
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... the project is important and that the business will benefit ...
An excellent example of the involvement of a ... The project involved implementation
of a plant level ...
Published:
2002-09-20
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. But who really is to blame, and how can a company avoid the same problems in the future? (...)
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. B...
Published:
2009-06-03
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Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic medical products needed to support its worldwide need for sales information. (...)
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Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic medical products needed to support its worldwide need for sales information.
Published:
2001-09-25
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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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... A good example was the construction project of the Sydney Opera House
in ... Recognizing the business value of projects, the project management
world has ...
Published:
2006-09-01
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Projects do fail. They fail from many different reasons. But the person at the top of the organization can stop or fix
most of these problems before they derail the project. That person is the only one with the power to do so. (...)
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... the project is important and that the business will benefit ...
An excellent example of the involvement of a ... The project involved implementation
of a plant level ...
Published:
2002-09-20
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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... expect the project manager (PM) and the business process owners ...
team leaders are critical to the project but will ... For example, if the
DBA is responsible for ...
Published:
2004-01-02
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Service or spare parts have lately become both a blessing and a curse for many manufacturers. (...)
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... repair and overhaul (MRO), and like project-oriented manufacturing companies to improve
their business might be a true example of a focused ...
Published:
2005-01-27
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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In conversation with the Open For Business (OFBiz) project leader, David Jones, TEC discovers some of the challenges in raising
an open source enterprise software solution. Mr. Jones explains his vision in this first part of three articles on maintaining
a business centered around Free and open source so (...)
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In conversation with the Open For Business (OFBiz) project leader, David Jones, TEC discovers some of the challenges in raising
an open source ent...
Published:
2004-09-07
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This article discusses the issues around implementing architecture governance, and what constitutes viable approaches to
establishing effective governance processes. (...)
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... application extensibility, for example. ... are conservative - while
acknowledging the business need, every new ... Project
success is measured in terms of schedule ...
Published:
2000-08-18
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The University of Illinois provides a good example of extensive integration of its business intelligence (BI) solution and
data warehousing environment with its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. (...)
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The University of Illinois provides a good example of extensive integration of its business intelligence (BI) solution and
data warehousing enviro...
Published:
2006-10-27
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A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary
stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability
to stakeholder dynamics. (...)
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... stakeholders such as the clients, business units, project ...
these critical requirements will provide project leaders with ... A typical example
would be a project ...
Published:
2006-12-05
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Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Given the maturity of the ERP market,
its ongoing consolidation, and that fact that competitive ad (...)
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Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully ...
Published:
2004-05-05
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Abstract:
You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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example of project with business need:
... expect the project manager (PM) and the business process owners ...
team leaders are critical to the project but will ... For example, if the
DBA is responsible for ...
Published:
2004-01-02
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Abstract:
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...
Published:
2006-04-05