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Project Management Office: Framework Strategy ( Pages)
by Grant Jonasson
Sep 21, 2005
Abstract : 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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What's Wrong With Enterprise Applications, And What Are Vendors Doing About It? Part Two: A New Framework Strategy ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic & Olin Thompson
Jun 23, 2003
Abstract : Building replacement products on a new framework is a higher risk strategy. The product functionality still quite matters and, while it is important for enterprise applications providers to implement the latest computer science 'quantum leap', there is no guaranteed correlation between first-to-market and the ultimate success in the market (in fact, based on many experiences, one could even argue that the correlation might be inverse).
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What's Wrong With Application Software? Business Processes Cross Application Boundaries ( Pages)
by Jim Brown
Feb 27, 2003
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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Enterprise Application Integration - the Latest Trend in Getting Value from Data ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Feb 1, 2000
Abstract : Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) is one of the hot-button issues in IT for the Year 2000. Information Week Research's survey of 300 technology managers showed nearly 75% of respondents said EAI is a planned project for their IT departments in the coming year. According to a survey conducted by Bank Boston, the market for EAI is expected to be $50 Billion USD by 2001. However, successful EAI requires a careful combination of a middleware framework, distributed object technologies, and custom consulting.
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The Many Flavors of Application Software Outsourcing ( Pages)
by A.B. Maynard
Sep 29, 2004
Abstract : Many companies are looking to outsource development and maintenance of their application software. Common reasons that companies outsource application software are to reduce their costs, improve quality, obtain flexible staffing levels, and obtain improved service and support so they can focus on their core competence such as, designing clothes, managing equity portfolios, or running hospitals. Choosing whether to outsource or not is a strategic decision for a company. Once a company has decided to outsource, however, it must still choose an outsourcing approach that best fits it needs. This paper will describe the many different options for application software outsourcing, including the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.
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A New Customer Relationship Management Framework: Twenty-first Century Necessity, or Blowin' in the Wind? ( Pages)
by Paul Greenberg
Sep 21, 2006
Abstract : The business ecosystem has shifted focus from corporation to customer, and the location of value has changed with it. Where value had historically been located in products and services, it is now located in the value produced by the customer.
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A New Development Framework on iSeries or i5/OS: Architecture ( Pages)
by Ludo Dierckx and Wim Van Leuven
May 18, 2005
Abstract : It is feasible to create native, intuitive and graphical business applications using just available software in i/OS and Open source Java. Using iSeries as an integrated business server is more than just a dream.
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Application Erosion: More Causes and Cures (5 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Dec 29, 2001
Abstract : The November 23, 2001 TEC article 'Application Erosion: Eating Away at Your Hard Earned Value' prompted an unusually high volume of e-mails. Unanimously, people agreed that application erosion is real and it has a significant impact on the long-term value of technology. Several of the e-mails yielded some additional causes and cures for application erosion.
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The Strategic Importance of Asset Management Part Three: A New Framework ( Pages)
by Daryl Mather
Dec 20, 2003
Abstract : Managing assets needs to be done in a truly proactive approach, one that ties the management of physical assets to the corporate objectives. The initial momentum to begin the sequence comes from the vision of a future state. This needs to clearly represent the corporate objectives and goals, and expressing how asset management can play a part in achieving these goals.
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