Business Management

Register now for this 33-page special report packed with reasons why market-leading organizations use business analytics to their competitive advantage. Filled with expert advice and research on how to base every organizational decision on facts.

Forget spreadsheets. Organizations that are winning in this down economy are using automated analytical tools to take a more scientific approach to decision making through observation, experimentation and measurement to improve their business processes.

Find out what business analytics can do for you - and how to get started. Get started with business analytics by taking these eight essential actions.

To be successful, operations requires integrated business management methodologies and systems that assist in making better, faster decisions and provide visibility into key performance drivers, such as employee productivity, asset utilization, and project profitability.

Requirements quality is tangible. It is possible to look at the specific characteristics of requirements documentation and determine if it is sufficiently clear, accurate and complete to lead to a successful project. Since flawed requirements trigger about 70% of all project failures,1 this paper will present some hard and fast rules for looking at requirements documents, in any format, and being able to determine if they are reasonably well constructed. It will outline the key points to look for in a requirements document, and why this can save a company hundreds of thousands of dollars. Finally, it will offer five straightforward questions to address when evaluating requirements quality. The paper is not intended to be a full audit of requirements, but rather act as a guide and checklist for evaluation.

If your organization is not predictably successful in technology projects, there is likely an issue in requirements. CIO?s must take action and own requirements maturity improvement. CIOs are in the best position to sell requirements maturity improvement to the organization and can greatly help the process by effectively communicating required actions, and ensuring a suitable resources allocation. There are 6 things your CIO needs to know to help him/her in their role of requirements change advocate.

Find the path to success in business requirements definition and management. Technology pervades almost every aspect of corporate competitiveness from customer experience to the products and services offered. Companies that do a poor job at requirements definition and management have trouble communicating needs between the business and technology operations. This inability to clearly and efficiently communicate business needs will eventually show up in the fiscal results of even the largest publicly traded companies.

This paper will examine how you can gain reliable, accessible information from efficient, integrated IT systems - and use that information to make faster, smarter decisions.

The CFO needs a unified view that integrates multiple data sources and KPIs, and places them in the context of strategic goals.

From dealing with rogue "IT hobbyists" to naive bosses, Kaseya presents common IT systems management pain points and our solutions.

IT professionals need to support users through innovative and cost-efficient IT services but currently lack the budget, staff and tools to meet their goals.

Browse through the tips that follow-there's a lot of wisdom here that should boost your professional services revenues significantly.

Great requirements are free! Everybody understands that requirements are important, but most do not internalize that fact and take action. In this fast-paced 8 minute video microcast you will find out that great requirements definition and management can dramatically reduce the cost of projects while greatly increasing the likelihood of success.

Read this Technology Evaluation Centers paper for information on how to use Information Technology to drive better information quality and better decision-making.

SME Clear Value Interactive Guided Tour (ITour) explains the value of the SAP SME portfolio through three value scenarios: Insight, Efficiency and Flexibility

This report is designed to help IT organizations more effectively plan for the adoption of solutions that can help bring together a unified view of IT service performance as it impacts business outcomes. Download now!

To be successful, BPA must start with clear business objectives, must focus on strategy as well as people and technology, and should support "quick win" goals and continuous improvement initiatives alike.

Why are executives turning to the CaaS model for their contact center? Learn what CaaS does, and just how easy it is to get started.

The City of Miami's Fire Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which was state-of-the-art when it was installed more than 20 years ago, has been strained by the demands of an increasing population and was no longer able to integrate smoothly with new systems and functionality.

This whitepaper takes a detailed look at the ins and outs of converting from Lotus Notes to Google Apps. Offering a helpful 10-step process for evaluating and implementing Google Apps, the document also covers issues such as cost savings and how to present a solid case to Senior Management.

This white paper examines the business case for a BPM CoE, the required components, and the expected value. It also includes a case study of how an investment management firm's CoE evolved from informal to strategic.

This Aberdeen Group report reveals that Best-in-Class organizations are delivering process management capability to their non-technical business users faster and more efficiently, and leveraging these optimised processes for a substantial reduction in operating cost and cycle time.

In this report, Datamonitor provides a comprehensive evaluation of the burgeoning SaaS BPM market.

In this paper, independent analyst Bruce Silver examines the Appian/MEGA integration of BPA and BPM, calling it a unique solution that "does it right".

Leveraging Rapid Process Application Development, Deployment, Adoption and Use for Business Value.