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Agile Information Systems: Conceptualization, Construction, and Management
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Service Productization
Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Service Productization. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound. Productization of services is accomplished by associating tangible features with intangible service offerings. Tangible features may take the form of personnel, collateral, methodologies, pricing, facilities, or other attributes. Automation tools like enterprise service automation, database, and project management tools serve as enablers to service productization. By associating tangible features with intangible services, the professional services firm can build client confidence.
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: Document Type: White Paper Description: Productization of services is accomplished by associating tangible features with intangible service offerings. Tangible features may take the form of personnel, collateral, methodologies, pricing, facilities, or other attributes. Automation tools like enterprise service automation, database, and project management tools serve as enablers to service productization. By associating tangible features with intangible services, the professional services firm can build
5/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
What Is Software as a Service?
Though born from the ashes of traditional hosting models, software as a service differs fundamentally from its predecessors. Its software is designed to be delivered as a service, security is better, rich user interfaces are available, and it has greater interactivity.
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: is available via a subscription model, where users pay on a daily, weekly, monthly, or per usage basis. This is Part Two of the four-part Software as a Service Is Gaining Ground series. Certainly, the recent generation of software, designed from scratch to be delivered as a service, fundamentally differs from traditional hosting models. This new generation offers a number of benefits that those earlier delivery models could not. Namely, although SaaS hosting models are still evolving, many of the
3/15/2006
Where Has All the Service Gone?
For some reason, once a product moves into the retail channel, most manufacturers lose control. The retailer abdicates responsibility. When faced with a problem, the consumer is alone! What happened to the lifetime value of the customer? This article examines the lapses and promises in providing service to the end customer.
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: electronics industry. Symbiotic relationships between manufacturers and retailers are reinforced by sales and margin growth. Manufacturers support their products with incentives, discounts, and rebates. Retailers provide the point of purchase, to include zero percent financing, enabling consumers to take home the latest gizmo and gadget immediately. Another revenue generator is the extended warranty . Sales personnel at specialty retailers urge the innocent to purchase these, in many cases at
11/2/2004
Good Customer Service Is Simple
Most companies salute good customer service as a key objective. But in its simplest form, what is good customer service? Outstanding customer service is a competitive advantage. Most companies salute good customer service as a key objective. But in its simplest form, what is good customer service? Olin Thompson lays down some basic requirements for businesses and explains the role of business processes in supporting good customer service.
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: leads to a poor relationship—and you may lose a customer. Who should talk to the customer about expectations? Of course, you have sales people or customer service representatives talking to the customer on a frequent basis. But they are frequently focused on people in the buying department. You need a broader view of the customer’s expectations. Your engineers should talk to their engineers, your quality people to their quality people, and your executives to their executives. Talk to many people. The
11/26/2010 8:44:00 AM
TEC Research Analyst Round Table: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) » The TEC Blog
for through a monthly subscription model. While it sounds like the best thing since sliced bread, there are some pros and cons of the SaaS as a model. Today’s TEC Research Analyst Round Table discusses the SaaS model—the trends, the benefits, and the pitfalls. Sherry Fox (Research Analyst - Human Resources [HR], Learning Management, and Incentive and Compensation Management [ICM]): When SaaS comes to mind for most IT decision makers, the first thing they think of is: “What about security?” This
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18-12-2009
Making the Transition from Silo to Service Management
Monitoring the end-to-end performance of applications and services at all infrastructure tiers is the
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: Document Type: White Paper Description: Monitoring the end-to-end performance of applications and services at all infrastructure tiers is the holy grail of IT organizations. But most companies use silo-based monitoring tools incapable of monitoring events and activities occurring elsewhere in the infrastructure. A collaborative approach for deploying such tools stands a greater chance of adoption than the typical top-down implementation method commonly used today. Making the Transition from Silo to
3/20/2007 12:19:00 PM
Three Types of Field Service Scheduling Software
There are three distinctly different approaches to solving the puzzle of getting the right people to the right place at the right time. This white paper describes the three strategies for better field service scheduling plans--manual processes, traditional scheduling automation, and real-time scheduling automation--and explains why each approach matches different needs. Which strategy is right for you?
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: Document Type: White Paper Description: There are three distinctly different approaches to solving the puzzle of getting the right people to the right place at the right time. This white paper describes the three strategies for better field service scheduling plans--manual processes, traditional scheduling automation, and real-time scheduling automation--and explains why each approach matches different needs. Which strategy is right for you? Three Types of Field Service Scheduling Software
2/3/2012 4:29:00 PM
Managed Service Programs
Not only do today’s stakeholders expect little or no downtime, but they also value user experience as it contributes to their day-to-day activities. Technology teams must take end-to-end responsibility for service execution and operation so that users can focus on their core business and not worry about the engine running behind their organization. This paper provides insight into managed service projects and suggests some project management practices for improved service.
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: Managed Service Programs Source: Wipro Technologies Document Type: White Paper Description: Not only do today’s stakeholders expect little or no downtime, but they also value user experience as it contributes to their day-to-day activities. Technology teams must take end-to-end responsibility for service execution and operation so that users can focus on their core business and not worry about the engine running behind their organization. This paper provides insight into managed service projects and
8/14/2012 1:08:00 AM
ILM as a Journey: Moving Towards Storage as a Service
Technology decision-making in larger organizations is about making existing IT platforms as efficient as possible. However, there are weaknesses in the day-to-day operation of such environments, particularly in storage and information management. Positioning information lifecycle management (ILM) in the context of infrastructure management provides an understanding of where we are today—and of how much further there is to go.
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: Document Type: White Paper Description: Technology decision-making in larger organizations is about making existing IT platforms as efficient as possible. However, there are weaknesses in the day-to-day operation of such environments, particularly in storage and information management. Positioning information lifecycle management (ILM) in the context of infrastructure management provides an understanding of where we are today—and of how much further there is to go. ILM as a Journey: Moving Towards
11/3/2006 10:19:00 AM
How to Convert Service Calls Into Sales
In the white paper how to convert service calls into sales, you'll discover how real-time offer management allows your company to continuously lear...
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7/21/2009
How to Find the Right Payroll Service
Payroll is a vital yet meticulous component of operating a business, and it involves much more than just paying employees. Some large businesses have a separate department handling payroll duties, but many small to medium businesses outsource their payroll needs. No matter what option works for you, the best decisions are informed decisions, and this how-to guide can help you manage all your payroll needs.
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: com Document Type: Checklist/Guide Description: Payroll is a vital yet meticulous component of operating a business, and it involves much more than just paying employees. Some large businesses have a separate department handling payroll duties, but many small to medium businesses outsource their payroll needs. No matter what option works for you, the best decisions are informed decisions, and this how-to guide can help you manage all your payroll needs. How to Find the Right Payroll Service
8/30/2007 1:38:00 PM
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