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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along
with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking (...)
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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, pr...
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2008-09-24
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... It’s just funny, that’s all. Tangentially related, though: How a Jerk at Work Can Put
the Kibosh on Your ERP Software Selection Project. […]. ...
Published:
2008-10-21
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There’s a notable difference between management by project and project management. By using project-centric software, organizations
can implement the former and better address how to supply on-going demand, allowing them to better weather the recession and
optimize their position during the recovery. (...)
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There’sa notable difference between management by project and project management. By using project-centric software, organizations
can implement ...
Published:
2009-04-20
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Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implement an IT governance framework successfully. Pacific Edge offers a three-stage approach to implementing
IT governance, based on an organization's maturity. (...)
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Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implem...
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2006-06-20
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 obj (...)
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff ...
Published:
2003-12-31
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The sports apparel maker’s Big Bang implementation was more than it could chew. (...)
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The sports apparel maker’s Big Bang implementation was more than it could chew.
Published:
2001-03-29
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Many software services companies are not able to turn their individual project successes into a line of business that brings
in additional revenue streams. At the root of this is the simplistic assumption that "if you build, they will come." (...)
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Many software services companies are not able to turn their individual project successes into a line of business that brings
in additional revenue...
Published:
2006-09-14
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As business performance management (BPM) has expanded into virtually all areas of business, project managers have been broadening
their soft management skills. Learn what project managers can borrow from BPM to streamline service delivery, optimize operations,
and improve customer satisfaction. (...)
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... However, as we all know, the most difficult aspects to measure in a project are the
soft factors, such as stakeholder management and work styles. ...
Published:
2007-09-05
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If Relevant Business Systems has for any reason deliberately maintained its INFIMACS II ERP system as one of the best-kept
secrets in the complex manufacturing market, it has certainly succeeded so far. However, given a bevy of viable solutions
from more renowned vendors, the company will have to spread (...)
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If Relevant Business Systems has for any reason deliberately maintained its INFIMACS II ERP system as one of the best-kept
secrets in the complex ...
Published:
2001-10-30
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
Published:
2004-05-04
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, activate, expedite, and monitor projects. In recent years, however, small to medium businesses have
been able to benefit from PPM too, through software-as-a-serv (...)
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, ac...
Published:
2008-10-29
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Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long
way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of (...)
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Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-s...
Published:
2004-05-03
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Implementing Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) at Maturity Level 5 enables an organization to optimize its performance.
Learn about the critical success factors for CMMI High Maturity level appraisals; world-class practice for establishment and
coaching of a local SEPG group; and the secrets o (...)
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... The nature of the project work greatly influences an organization's
ability to mature. The length of the project life cycles has ...
Published:
2009-06-03
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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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... from work being performed by operations to work being performed through
projects requires that an organization establish standard project management practices ...
Published:
2005-09-21
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Abstract:
The way a bank selects, implements, and monitors a technological product significantly contributes to the final effect on
the bank's environment. (...)
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The way a bank selects, implements, and monitors a technological product significantly contributes to the final effect on
the bank's environment.
Published:
2000-07-11
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There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed vendors provide hosted solutions with out-of-the-box integrations, while integrated PPM solutions provide
the complete back-office systems preferred by many l (...)
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There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed...
Published:
2006-01-02
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, typically require heavy customization in order to work. On the other hand, when project-oriented organizations
turn to small off-the-shelf project-management s (...)
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, t...
Published:
2005-01-26
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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... The last four reasons will require all of your skills of persuasion to convince the project
team and users of the significance of the work to be undertaken. ...
Published:
2004-01-02
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Abstract:
Despite the digital marketplaces’ limited takeoff, the Fujitsu/Glovia's vision still remains to become the leader in B2B
e-commerce for the global enterprises, pragmatically responding first to business globalization with the current multi-national
capabilities of the former glovia.hub product. (...)
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Despite the digital marketplaces’ limited takeoff, the Fujitsu/Glovia's vision still remains to become the leader in B2B
e-commerce for the global...
Published:
2004-01-22
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Product, project, process, and people represent the four areas of PLM analytics that may help PLM user organizations develop
better products, improve the product development process, increase operational efficiency, and better measure employee performance,
respectively. (...)
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Product, project, process, and people represent the four areas of PLM analytics that may help PLM user organizations develop
better products, impr...
Published:
2009-11-27