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whitepaper Weathering the Perfect Storm: How Executives and Boards Can Help Improve Large Technology Projects2009-02-06
  For too many organizations, major information technology projects turn out badly. The demand planning project that was intended to revolutionize the business, but now forecasts large overruns. The new supply chain system that was expected to reduce inventory, speed orders and satisfy customers - but instead has added operational complexity and increased customer dissatisfaction. The steady slide, as initial optimism about new technology projects fades to skepticism, followed by pessimism. Project failure in large enterprise technology projects is unfortunately very common from an operating and financial perspective. But it's not inevitable. Nor is it irreversible, if the right steps are taken.

Tags: Customer Management		   
whitepaper Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts2009-02-03 Concert Technologies
  This paper explains a Technology Rollout System, how it lowers costs and saves time without compromising quality, and provides essential questions to ask any technology rollout company. Suppose one has a legacy enterprise network that connects many offices nationwide or globally and one wants to install new, standardized circuits and equipment in all of them. One can't rely on a technology rollout company that only offers a single point of contact, Web-based management software, and local contacts. The project rollout is simply too complex and the snafu potential too high. Success requires a proven network of processes and services that work together smoothly and effectively. It also requires a company with in-depth, industry-wide expertise. A Technology Rollout System embodies these critical qualities.

Tags: IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Risk Management: Protect and Maximize Stakeholder Value2009-02-01 Oracle
  All companies must take risks to survive, and the most successful companies are those that actively integrate risk management into their decision-making processes. This white paper explains how a risk management program can help identify opportunities for value creation while also protecting against potential threats.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Security Administration, IT Budgeting, Project Management		   
whitepaper What is the difference between Workflow Engines and BPM Suites?2009-01-28
  In the 1990s, workflow vendors created quite a bit of confusion in the market when trying to define workflow and how it could best be utilized. Today, that situation is being replicated in the Business Process Management (BPM) industry. Ask 10 different vendors to define BPM or BPM suites, and you will likely get 10 variations of the definition, even though all vendors use the same basic terminology to explain it. Organizations need help sorting through this confusion in order to discover why a BPM suite is a different, and more important, application for process improvement. Read this paper to help understand those differences.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Financial Services, Software Development Tools, Workflow Management, Internet and Web, Project Management, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Microsoft Office System Webcast: Setting the Baseline, Re-Setting the Baseline, and Tactics for Multiple Baselines in Project 2007 (Level 200)2009-01-15 Microsoft
  The presenter of this webcast demonstrates how to use Microsoft Office Project 2007 as an effective management and tracking tool. Office Project 2007 can help to manage a project during implementation by keeping the project on track and the stakeholders aligned. Managing to the plan, understanding the impact of change, and taking corrective action quickly and effectively is important on any type of project. Understanding the techniques around using the baseline functionality and tactics for setting the core baseline, re-setting the baseline, and saving multiple baselines provide with a set of powerful tools to significantly increase the effectiveness as a project manager.

Tags: Office Suites, Enterprise Planning		   
whitepaper Productivity Improvement and Measurement Mechanism in Maintenance Projects2009-01-13
  Maintenance of Projects involves the management of highly dynamic tasks as the list of bugs to be tracked and eliminated keeps changing on the basis of the requirements of its end-users. Hence, the measurement process for Maintenance Projects has to be different from that for project-based assignments, which have definitive estimates, tasks and milestones to be achieved. This paper describes the measurement process, capable of predicting costs and schedules, used for Maintenance Projects. It also gives an overview of the measurement of Comparative Productivity, which in turn helps in the Cost-Benefit Analysis and ROI calculations of an outsourced operation.

Tags: Project Management		   
whitepaper Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Maturity Value Calculator2009-01-01 CA (Computer Associates)
  In just five minutes you can use this calculator to assess your Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) maturity level, compare it with your peers and get a customized report detailing the value potential PPM can bring to your enterprise.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, User Satisfaction, Workflow Management, Project Management, IT Budgeting, Project Management		   
whitepaper IDC White paper: How Project and Portfolio Management are Delivering Value to Organizations to Enhance Their Current Knowledge of PPM2008-09-01 CA (Computer Associates)
  If you're still managing your IT projects and portfolios with spreadsheets, you may be falling behind. Disconnected, manual systems don't provide the visibility you need to make fact-based decisions in real time to better align IT with business objectives. In their August 2008 research report, How Project And Portfolio Management Are Delivering Value to Organizations, IDC analysts reveal that substantial business benefits are being realized by IT organizations deploying PPM solutions.

Tags: Workflow Management, IT Infrastructure, User Satisfaction, IT Budgeting, Project Management, IT Infrastructure		   
whitepaper The Fundamentals of a Coaching Session: Preparation Is the Game Plan for Developing Talent2009-01-12
  Employee coaching is a methodology used to develop talents and skills within the employees that leads to promotion, increased productivity, and career longevity. Successful coaching techniques help people to retain top talent, and that talent helps drive and expand the business. But good coaching takes knowledge, forethought, and-most of all-planning.   
whitepaper 9 Steps to a Hassle Free and Effective Software Development Project2009-01-01
  When undertaking a software development project, the first element to consider is the establishment of a comprehensive yet practical approach to the initiative that ultimately will lead to a successful end result. The in-house project manager has a key role in ensuring each phase of the project is carried out as planned. The project manager is responsible for considering the potential risks involved with the project and how to avoid and resolve them, establishing and maintaining momentum throughout the project, ensuring individual project team member tasks are assigned appropriately and carried out according to specifications, and successfully addressing and resolving any conflicts that may arise during the length of the development project.

Tags: Software Development Tools