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whitepaper An Application of Survival Analysis to Population Dynamics in Human Capital Management2006-12-26 01:00:57 SAS Institute
  Using Base SAS, SAS/STAT and SAS/GRAPH, a decision support infrastructure is built to monitor and forecast workforce retention dynamics relative to the economic value of Unicru Personality Assessments. Using PROC LIFEREG the authors developed best fit survival models for employee lengths of stay and with these best fit model's hazard rates and apply a semi-Markov population dynamic model to forecast the rate of replacement of employees with new hires with targeted personality traits. SAS/GRAPH is utilized to present historical data, fitted survival models and forecasted replacement levels.   
whitepaper Master Data Management: One Step at a Time2006-09-15 10:02:51 IBM
  Master Data Management is quickly becoming the key strategy organizations are embracing to be the centerpiece of their information management strategy. This paper, by leading information technology research firm IDC, will discuss the business drivers for the three major types of Master Data Management projects. It will also explain why the most effective approach to Master Data Management is one step at a time, beginning with one type of master data, one business unit, or one set of related applications.   
whitepaper IBM Information On Demand: Delivering the business value of information2006-09-15 10:02:51 IBM
  How can information become a competitive differentiator and be managed as a strategic asset to unlock the confines of legacy systems and gain real business value? Does your business fully leverage the value of its own information assets? More than 60 percent of CEOs agree that businesses need to do a better job of leveraging their information. Discover how IBM Information On Demand solutions can help.   
whitepaper The State of the Art in Finance2007-02-20 14:17:58 SAP,SAP AG
  Benchmarking is an important tool that finance organizations use to stay competitive. It allows them to determine the value of adopting best practices and changing business processes. To assess the trends in the finance function and identify best practices, APQC (formerly known as The American Productivity and Quality Center) has evaluated the performance of over 130 finance organizations. The study included these key processes:
  • Financial strategy and planning
  • Internal controls
  • Treasury
  • Revenue accounting (order to cash)
  • General accounting
  • Fixed assets and project accounting
  • Accounts payable and expense reporting
  • Tax
  • Payroll
This SAP Insight report discusses the results of the APQC survey, as well as research performed by SAP, in light of the current state of the finance function in U.S. companies, the challenges to that function, and the road map to increasing its strategic capabilities. 		  
whitepaper Decision Making With Side Information and Unbounded Loss Functions2007-01-07 01:00:31 Hewlett-Packard
  This paper considers the problem of decision-making with side information and unbounded loss functions. Inspired by probably approximately correct learning model, the authors use a slightly different model that incorporates the notion of side information in a more generic form to make it applicable to a broader class of applications including parameter estimation and system identification. The paper addresses sufficient conditions for consistent decision-making with exponential convergence behavior. In this regard, besides a certain condition on the growth function of the class of loss functions, it suffices that the class of loss functions be dominated by a measurable function whose exponential Orlicz expectation is uniformly bounded over the probabilistic model.   
whitepaper Enabling Operational Business Intelligence Using Microsoft SQL Server and the AIS Platform2006-02-10 10:49:58
  Attunity Integration Suite, serves as a strategic component in any data integration infrastructure. It dramatically improves efficiencies, eliminates the needs for batch windows, deals with the growth of data volumes, delivers information in real-time, and reduces costs. AIS also provides an enterprise-scale Change Data Capture solution that complements and works seamlessly with existing ETL, EAI and EII solutions. Visit us at www.attunity.com.   
whitepaper Dashboards and Scorecards: Linking Management Reporting to Execution2007-04-10 14:59:40 Hyperion
  Organizations are faced with new challenges, demands and competitors. Therefore, as the markets change and evolve, organizations are continuously looking at using new methods and tools to help them adapt, thrive in the current competitive environment, and execute effectively and efficiently. This white paper provides financial and IT managers with an overview of dashboards and scorecards: their benefits, strengths, and integration. It gives guidance on when to implement dashboards and/or scorecards based on the evolving strategy execution and management reporting requirements.   
whitepaper Intelligent Assistance for Software Project Management2006-04-19 01:01:15 Dublin City University
  This paper examines the issues of assisting software project managers in the decision making processes involved in the planning, managing and executing of a software development project. The role of software project management tools is examined and a proposal for an intelligent assistant system for software project management is set forth. The rationale behind this proposal is outlined and the summary result of a validation exercise conducted with project management tool users is discussed.   
whitepaper Five SOA Projects that can pay for themselves in six months2006-03-01 01:01:25
  One of the easiest ways to get started with SOA is to identify a project that can pay for itself within a short period of time. A pilot project allows an organization to develop skills and expertise while proving the business value of SOA. These five projects are good examples of how organizations have used a service-oriented approach to solve immediate business challenges, while at the same time laying the groundwork for a flexible IT strategy based on SOA.   
whitepaper Discovering the Business Value of Archived Information2006-06-07 01:00:26 Sun Microsystems
  The value of archived information (and even the definition of "Archived" information) eludes many of today's IT decision makers. Unless driven by specific mandates or by defined applications (and hence clear business needs), most IT shops are missing opportunities to provide competitive advantage through the repurposing of historical information stored in archives. This paper explores the potential business value of information contained in the 30-plus exabytes of data stored in archives today.