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Poor measurement methods can take off millions or more from bottom lines, and contribute at least in part to project failures,
corporate inefficiencies and poor technology selections. Industry wide, they have contributed to tens of billions of dollars
of unnecessary costs. How do you avoid these expensiv (...)
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meet the full requirement, and needs to be fixed prior to implementation; ...
Published:
2002-02-28
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Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes constantly.
In fact, these companies have found that the agility they wish to attain is in direct conflict with the rigidity of their
enterprise systems. (...)
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Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes
constantly. In fact, these compa...
Published:
2007-03-26
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions for improving the effectiveness of sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plans. (...)
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions...
Published:
2004-03-26
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Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist.
If you analyze hardware maintenance from an enterprise perspective, you will identify those options and ensure the cost-effective
delivery of those services. (...)
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Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist. If
you analyze hardware m...
Published:
2000-10-24
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Change happens, and it will always happen in virtually every business environment. The underlying enterprise system should
thus be an aid to changing the business, rather than an obstacle, as is the usual case today. (...)
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Change happens, and it will always happen in virtually every business environment. The underlying enterprise system should
thus be an aid to chang...
Published:
2006-10-11
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If companies are to find value in radio frequency identification (RFID), they need to view this technology as more than eliminating
the scanning gun from the barcode equation. Companies considering implementing RFID must think beyond the confines of the
four walls of the plant and factory in order to tak (...)
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If companies are to find value in radio frequency identification (RFID), they need to view this technology as more than eliminating
the scanning g...
Published:
2004-06-29
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation brings its own set of challenges, whether considering vendor selection,
employee perception management, or actual implementation. However, based on experience and study, it is possible to describe
the best practices for overcoming these challenges. (...)
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... ii) Overcoming aversion—managing people It is crucial to sell the change, otherwise
... Those who do have previous expertise in implementation of PLM systems can ...
Published:
2006-07-05
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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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Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist.
If you analyze hardware maintenance from an enterprise perspective, you will identify those options and ensure the cost-effective
delivery of those services. (...)
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managing implementation:
Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist. If
you analyze hardware m...
Published:
2000-10-24
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Abstract:
Though many academic methods exist, few actually reach the audience they need to reach because of the barrier between academic
and business languages, as well as the ability to produce workable and usable tools. This article summarizes what I believe
are the methodologies most used in Business, and some (...)
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Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies in Business Part 2 ...
Cost/Benefit/Effort tradeoffs; Ease of implementation: turning the method ...
Published:
2002-03-01
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On July 25, Made2Manage Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise business systems for small and midsize manufacturers, and
Click Commerce, Inc., the provider of Enterprise Channel Management software and services, announced a new offering to enable
small and mid-sized manufacturers to leverage the Interne (...)
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On July 25, Made2Manage Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise business systems for small and midsize manufacturers, and
Click Commerce, Inc., th...
Published:
2000-08-22
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Abstract:
Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes constantly.
In fact, these companies have found that the agility they wish to attain is in direct conflict with the rigidity of their
enterprise systems. (...)
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managing implementation:
Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes
constantly. In fact, these compa...
Published:
2007-03-26
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Abstract:
Analyzing static, detailed financial statements has been the modus operandi for hundreds of years. Because many business
management systems can isolate and create graphics of key performance indicators (KPI), businesses should now concentrate
on KPIs, which influence profitability. (...)
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... Of equal importance they should assign specific responsibility for managing these KPIs
to ... must be thorough and it will generate design and implementation costs ...
Published:
2008-10-31
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimillion-dollar projects is starting to look like a Who's Who of the Fortune 500. (...)
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimi...
Published:
1999-11-10
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The Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) implemented Business Objects to create a financial reporting system that would run
in real time, as opposed to taking weeks to generate reports. However, the NSCC environment presented its own unique set of
challenges. (...)
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The Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) implemented Business Objects to create a financial reporting system that would run
in real time, as oppos...
Published:
2006-12-08
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Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn
the whys, wheres, and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens. (...)
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Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the
whys, wheres, and who...
Published:
2002-07-09
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Abstract:
Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn
the whys, wheres, and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens. (...)
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managing implementation:
Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the
whys, wheres, and who...
Published:
2002-07-09
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A broader, more structured approach is needed to effectively manage governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Enterprises
will then be better able to guide their people, standardize their processes, and unify technology to embed GRC at all organizational
levels. (...)
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A broader, more structured approach is needed to effectively manage governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Enterprises
will then be be...
Published:
2007-03-09
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Abstract:
Program testing and debugging is one of the most critical aspects of implementing a computer system. Without programs which
properly work, the system will never process information and produce the output for which it was designed. Testing procedures
should be established and testing roles should be demar (...)
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... a professor three years ago, Dr. Moskal worked for over twenty years for fortune 100 companies directing
and managing system implementation projects on ...
Published:
2004-08-06
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications,
and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application
portfolio management solutions. (...)
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and
the need to evaluate ...
Published:
2006-05-15