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whitepaper What Is Formal Project Management and Who Needs It?2009-08-21 Global Knowledge
  Over the past 15 years, project management as a profession has migrated from construction and manufacturing into virtually all other business sectors, including the IT sector. The Project Management Institute (PMI) and the (British) Office of Government Commerce (OGC) have developed practice standards to encourage and guide the adoption of project management (PM) practices. These standards include PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® and OGC's Projects in Controlled Environments (Prince2)®. This white paper explores the development of formal project management standards and some of the misconceptions about formal project management.

Tags: Project Management, Project Management, IT Professionals, IT Professionals		   
whitepaper MSDN Webcast: Project Server Report Pack II - The Top Reports (Level 200)2009-08-19 Microsoft
  The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) 2007 Report Pack provides rich reports for common information needs. The EPM 2007 Report Pack is a collection of 12 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports designed for various user groups of the EPM solution. The presenters of this webcast provide an overview and demonstration of the EPM 2007 Report Pack. The presenters discuss the different usage scenarios the reports are tailored to fit and review the components used to move, store, and render the reports.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Project Management		   
whitepaper Operational Riskdata eXchange Association (ORX) Helps Banks Worldwide Gain Better Insight Into Operational Risk2009-08-06 IBM
  To help its member financial institutions better assess risk, the Operational Riskdata eXchange Association (ORX) needed to provide a more sophisticated statistical analysis and modeling methodology as part of its operational. ORX worked with IBM to develop the new methodology, which draws on data collected from ORX member banks around the world. ORX was founded several years ago, but due to the relatively small number of incidents in its databases, the intelligence that the association was formed to create was initially relatively basic. When it comes to creating valid statistical forecasts, a large quantity of high-quality data is essential. ORX collected loss data from its member banks for years before the database was deemed large enough to support advanced statistical analysis and modeling.

Tags: Data Tools, Project Management		   
whitepaper Jordan, Jones & Goulding Standardizes Project Delivery Processes and Increases Profitability2009-08-01 Oracle
  Jordan, Jones & Goulding (JJG) wanted to automate the request for information (RFI), contract management, and scheduling processes for all projects and improve communication with contractors and accelerates approval processes via clear submittal processing and tracking. The challenge was to improve system stability and productivity, while reducing system cost. JJG implemented Oracle's Primavera Contract Management to determine submittal status at any given time, ensure it has adequate resources in place to review all submittals, and respond to contractors within 30 days and enabled two people to handle more than 90% of all contractor submittals - typically 500 to 600 submittals for each project.   
whitepaper Outsourcing for Success - The Retained Organization: Transforming Your Team for Operational Excellence2009-07-30 novusorigo.com
  The requirements for the advanced planning and design of a skilled retained organization are paramount to the success of any outsourcing relationship, and should be facilitated early on in the outsourcing process. Additionally, key success factors in the design and implementation of a retained organization include; the ability of the team to operate against new processes and methodologies, having a clear understanding of what transactions are being outsourced, properly selecting retained resources based on skills and requirements, the understanding of all knowledge transfer requirements, and the ability to provide strong leadership to implement communications and change management.

Tags: Project Management, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Focus Research Checklist: Enterprise Unified Communications2009-07-17 Focus.com
  This comprehensive buyer's checklist will help you ask the right questions of potential vendors and providers of call center solutions.

The more information you can give a prospective vendor, the better they'll be able to tailor or recommend a VoIP solution that can truly benefit your company and improve your overall service.

This buyer's checklist will help you consider some of the information you'll need to know before making that important puchasing decision, including:
  • What degree of customization do you expect?
  • What type of reporting capabilites are included?
  • How can you imporove your customer support?


Tags: Workflow Management, Business Functions, IT Budgeting, Project Management		   
whitepaper Reinventing Business Processes Through Strategic Implementation2009-07-16 bwired
  The aim of this paper is to educate users about strategic implementation, and the impact it can have on success in the online environment. Its RISE methodology exemplifies the strategic implementation process, and the impact it can have on success in the online environment. It can mean the difference between a successful or unsuccessful launch, and can greatly affect the end result in terms of usability, functionality and impact on the bottom line. Incorporating all of the essential elements required for businesses to reach their potential online, methodology and its unique application to individual business needs is the means through it transforms business processes, maximise return on investment and enable organisations to run more efficiently and effectively.

Tags: Project Management, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper HP Global Method for Business Intelligence Implementation: A Comprehensive Methodology for Successful BI Projects2009-07-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  Creating a thorough, well-documented, and organized set of procedures that can move project teams successfully through an entire system development lifecycle is not a simple matter. The HPGM for BI Implementation, built from the ground up for BI, makes the complexities manageable by encapsulating years of deep BI experience. With the HPGM for BI Implementation, it helps one finish BI projects on time, within budget, and beyond expectations.

Tags: Project Management		   
whitepaper Improving Patient Care with a High-Performance CampusFabric2009-06-26 Cisco Systems
  The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), a large medical treatment and research campus in upstate New York, is the university's primary medical facility for education, research, and patient care. Like most healthcare providers, URMC relies on its network to deliver patient services, reduce costs, and make its operations as efficient as possible.

Download a copy of the case study.

Tags: Business Functions, Customer Management, Project Management, Office Suites		   
whitepaper A Planet of smarter cities2009-06-03 IBM
  As populations grow at a fast clip, they are stressing our city infrastructures. Smarter transportation, policing, governance and grids promise relief to urban areas.

Tags: E-commerce - E-Business, Internet and Web, Project Management, User Satisfaction