PODCAST - In this podcast, Denis Pombriant, founder and managing principal of Beagle Research Group, gives an overview of sales performance management (SPM) and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of SPM. Pombriant also talks about what types of organizations are deploying SPM today.
Posted: March 18, 2010 | Premiered: March 18, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | CRM Software | ROI | Sales | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Force Automation | Sales Information Systems

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how IT decision makers can drive better business performance through strong strategic, tactical, and advanced reporting.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: July 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Systems | Reporting Software | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Companywide BI deployment that adapts to the analysis needs and styles of key sets of users within the organization is the key to unlocking the true potential of BI. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: July 25, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Systems

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise reporting offers a single platform starting point for performance management. Combining performance management with an enterprise BI reporting system yields exponential benefits across the organization and does so more cost-effectively than point solutions implemented by individual lines of business and functions.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Enterprise Systems | Regulatory Compliance | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Organizations are often turning to Master Data Management as a key enabler in improving the timeliness, quality and reliability of BI with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. This survey report presents recommendations on the "do and don't" of MDM as well as some findings on the use of open source and manual coding in MDM projects.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Code Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Master Data Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Surveys | Systems Integration

WHITE PAPER - Learn how to plan, forecast and budget more effectively with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, bringing order to business planning processes and offering embedded support for financial consolidation.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Compliance Software | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Read this AMR review of how SAP is building a strongly differentiated position in the sustainable software market place – and structuring a compelling platform for growth as the economy recovers and migrates toward a more sustainable and resource-optimized model.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Energy Efficiency | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Occupational and Environmental Safety | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Workforce Management Software

WHITE PAPER - The SAP BusinessObjects Supply Chain Performance Management application helps companies measurably improve supply chain effectiveness, for more responsive supply chain networks and improved cost control. By focusing on the right process metrics, companies can identify and diagnose bottlenecks and more.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Manufacturing Industry | Order Management Systems | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Across SAP's global customer base, there is a continuum of sustainability approaches – spanning from misguided to opportunistic and strategic. Find out where you rank in this special report from SAP. (Full article)
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Compliance Best Practices | ERP | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Consider how procurement outsourcers have helped customers improve strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and operational procurement. Yet they need to connect these areas with integrated, sourcing-to-settlement procurement processes by providing customers with standard processes and platforms.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Outsourcing | Compliance (Finance) | ERP Software | Outsourcing | Procurement | SAP (Product) | SOA | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Because the economic downturn has put cost efficiency at the top of the corporate agenda, this paper advises companies to leverage an IT-agile shared development environment and consolidate their network resources while providing common points of integration for voice and rich media services.  Read on for expert advice on achieving this.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Communications Software | Telecommunications Management Software | Telephony Services

EBOOK - This e-book from SearchDataManagement.com explores the value of BI, including its return on investment, the pros and cons of purchasing versus custom-building a BI application and how recent trends are changing the BI landscape.
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Data Management | Open Source | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Learn how SHI's managed desktop solution, IT Outlaw, leverages the latest virtualization technologies to provide a complete desktop computing environment for a fixed monthly fee, including ongoing support.
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Application Security | Business Performance Management | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Today's enterprise must be collaborative, responsive and agile in order to meet the challenges created by globalization, increased competition and compliance. To help enterprises analyze the solutions that are currently available, nuBridges presents a discussion of the key best practices that define enterprise-class Managed File Transfer solutions.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Integration | Auditing (Finance) | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Continuous Data Protection | File Transfer Protocols | Globalization | Managed Security Services | Regulatory Compliance | Scalability Testing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the principles for the convergence of BPM and SOA from a business perspective. The primary audiences are leaders and architects that need to understand how to effectively combine BPM and SOA as a key differentiator for successful enterprises in their drive toward business agility.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Business Integration | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Enterprise Architectures | SOA