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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changing market is conveying mixed messages; however, users can navigate this space by separating market
messages from vendors' functional capabilities. (...)
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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changin...
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2006-09-04
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Utilization is important for all services organizations. Maintaining high utilization of your employees drives higher billing,
higher revenue—and higher profits. Yet tracking and measuring utilization poses challenges. Learn how to create a policy
for calculating utilization that is consistent with (...)
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... how to create a policy for calculating utilization that is consistent with common industry practices—and
how to use your professional services automation (PSA ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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E-procurement is not just for goods and material. The market now offers IT services e-procurement solutions that open access
to service sources and seek to optimize the service chain. What are these solutions and how do they work? (...)
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E-procurement is not just for goods and material. The market now offers IT services e-procurement solutions that open access
to service sources a...
Published:
2001-03-23
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Taking Control of Your Business Growing Profitably in the Professional Services Market. Search for Case Studies and Other
Software to Use In Your Decision According to the Professional Services Market. How can a professional services firm grow
profitably while providing clients with the services and proje (...)
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Taking Control of Your Business Growing Profitably in the Professional Services Market. Search for Case Studies and Other
Software to Use In Your D...
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Many companies strive to effectively measure and analyze their service operations. But while management struggles to measure
too many (or too few) metrics, they often overlook the basic measurement question: what to track, and how? By using the concept
metric perspectives to define what data provides the (...)
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Two Mistakes Most Professional Services Organizations Make—How Metrics and Automation Tools
Drive Profits. Source: QuickArrow. Document ...
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2010-03-11
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Professional services organizations (PSOs) currently face a number of financial and resource management pain points. Discover
the benchmarks PSOs can use to improve management capabilities and how business applications can help PSOs achieve their goals,
including streamlining their businesses, increasing (...)
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Why Professional Services Organizations Need Improved Financial and Resource Management.
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2010-03-11
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This white paper highlights key challenges facing the professional services industry, and discusses how the 2007 Microsoft®
Office system can help professional services firms enhance business performance by maximizing employee contributions. It also
offers examples of firms realizing business impact fro (...)
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The 2007 Microsoft® Office System in Professional Services. ... Download
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2010-03-11
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There was a time when companies went with one platform, and stuck with it, hiring IT staff with that technology in mind.
That time has passed. Today, heterogeneity is the name of the game, with orga¬nizations having combinations of legacy software
and distributed systems, across multiple platforms and a (...)
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Reducing the Risks of Managing Web Services Environments. ... Download
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Although technology is pivotal in maintaining a competitive edge, many smaller professional services organizations (PSOs)
have limited time and resources to dedicate to their IT infrastructure. For this reason, the application service provider
model can be a very attractive offering. (...)
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Although technology is pivotal in maintaining a competitive edge, many smaller professional services organizations (PSOs)
have limited time and re...
Published:
2006-09-13
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In the short term, Microsoft Dynamics SL will likely follow the professional services automation (PSA) trend of extending
functionality to the Web. In the long term, its eventual absorption into the Microsoft Dynamics product line may affect Microsoft's
strategy in the project portfolio management market (...)
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In the short term, Microsoft Dynamics SL will likely follow the professional services automation (PSA) trend of extending
functionality to the Web...
Published:
2006-02-10
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Abstract:
Making Multi-rater Feedback Work in Professional Services Firms. Search for Software and Other Documents for Your Acquisition
Related to Multi-rater Feedback Work in Professional Services Firms. For many firms, continually moving people to new projects
under different leaders is the only possible way to o (...)
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Making Multi-rater Feedback Work in Professional Services Firms. Search for Software and Other Documents for Your Acquisition
Related to Multi-rate...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changing market is conveying mixed messages; however, users can navigate this space by separating market
messages from vendors' functional capabilities. (...)
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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changin...
Published:
2006-09-04
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Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for managing the core back-office processes to the front-office and e-business of professional services
and other project-based companies, of which many provide pr (...)
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Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for ...
Published:
2004-01-10
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Abstract:
Mobile data security is most effective when implemented in layers: installing smart firewalls, deploying antivirus software,
and using encrypted connections. True mobile security relies just as much on the actions of end users. This means companies
must instill a culture of security within their organiza (...)
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Managing Your Wireless Workforce. Source: Symantec. ... business practices. Download <strong>Managing
Your Wireless Workforce</strong>. Comments: ...
Published:
2010-11-17
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Abstract:
The lifeblood by which executives in professional services organizations (PSO) manage their businesses has traditionally
centered on the concept of realization, measured through metrics. Predictive Service Execution enables firms to deliver consistent
and timely services while maximizing cash flow, engag (...)
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... Source: Oracle. Document Type: White Paper Description: The lifeblood by which executives in professional
services organizations (PSO) manage their businesses ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
On February 29, PeopleSoft Inc. took the wraps off its Professional Services Automation (PSA) product, software that aims
to help services firms better manage financial and human-resources systems. On March 6, Lawson Software reaffirmed its position
as a “premier total solution provider for the profess (...)
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On February 29, PeopleSoft Inc. took the wraps off its Professional Services Automation (PSA) product, software that aims
to help services firms b...
Published:
2000-04-12
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The Project Portfolio Management (PPM) RFP Template for Professional Services Automation (PSA) covers industry-standard functional
criteria of PPM for Professional Services Automation that can help you easily gather and prioritize your business needs in
a simple and categorized excel document. More than a (...)
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... Risk Management, Project Portfolio Management PPM RFP Template for Professional Services
Automation (PSA). Risk Management Managing risks formally identifies ...
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This complete rating detail report covers the vendor or provider's responses to TEC's comprehensive research model. The report
answers your concerns about how your chosen vendors will support your requirements. (...)
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... Risk Management , PPM for Professional Services Automation Software
Evaluation Report. Risk Management Managing risks formally identifies, quantifies, and ...
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Successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment demands a focused examination of the professional services provided
by your organization, and the most efficient infrastructure required to support them. You must provide your most important
asset—your people—with effective tools that can be ac (...)
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... Type: TEC Report Description: Successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment demands a focused
examination of the professional services provided by ...
Published:
2011-02-14
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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 (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Service Productization. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Productizati...
Published:
2010-03-11