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whitepaper Top 10 Ways to Increase IT ROI Without Adding Staff2009-10-12 KACE
  Tough economic times are upon us, and no one knows how long they may last. Today, IT managers are looking for alternative strategies to increase their IT ROI. The first principle is: Simplify operations. This white paper outlines 10 specific strategies for increasing IT ROI.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Data Infrastructure, Government, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Succession Planning: Five Costly Errors to Avoid2009-10-01 SumTotal Systems
  This white paper shows you how to avoid five of the most common --- and costly -- errors when embarking on a succession planning initiative. You'll learn:
  • How a lack of alignment between the succession plan and company goals can derail the initiative
  • How to budget your time to account for upfront planning activities
  • How having a strong follow-up after the kickoff is critical to your success


Tags: Business Functions, IT Budgeting, Government, Government		   
whitepaper Shared Services: The Practicalities of Local Council Cost Reduction2009-09-17 Speed Communications
  Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and creates efficiencies. With so much progress having been made, attention is now turning to how IT managers can reduce costs without disrupting the progress of modernisation programmes.

Tags: Network Management, LAN - WAN, Government		   
whitepaper Zen and the Art of the Balanced Scorecard2009-07-01 Oracle
  Today the use of balanced scorecards for performance management has become a hallmark of a well-run company. A recent study by Cranfield University showed that more than 50 percent of large enterprises use some type of a balanced scorecard. The concept is simple. In order for your business to succeed, you need a way to consider the factors that influence the organization's overall performance.

But simplicity can be elusive. The balanced scorecard is a management concept that has been so thoroughly boiled down to its essence that it no longer provides much application guidance. As a result, many of the best practices of the balanced scorecard are widely misunderstood. As much an art as a science, the balanced scorecard is a living process that must be adaptive to constantly changing external forces and internal course corrections. You learn as you go. This paper contains a few guiding principles that will help you along the way.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Government, Government, Office Suites		   
whitepaper The business value of Portal for Telecommunications- Telco ROI Framework2009-06-04 IBM
  Learn more about the benefit areas and value propositions of a web portals for telecommunications in this sample Telco ROI framework.

Tags: IT Budgeting, Government, Government, Government		   
whitepaper Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Federal Performance Reporting: Lessons from the OMB Pilot Program2009-06-03 IBM
  In 2006, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) authorized the Performance and Accountability Reporting (PAR) Pilot Program, which permitted executive branch agencies to use an alternative approach to reporting financial and performance information. Eleven departments and agencies volunteered to participate in the FY 2007 PAR Pilot Program. Three initiatives were held to assess and share lessons learned from the PAR Pilot Program. A summary of these initiatives as well as recommendations in how federal performance reporting can be improved are included in this concise, 14-page report.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Business Functions, IT Budgeting, Government		   
whitepaper Maximize customer insight to achieve your goals2009-06-03 SPSS
  EFM is a system for centralizing the collection, management, and use of feedback throughout your organization. It enables you to fully engage with people through targeted feedback programs or by asking questions during naturally occurring interactions. Through EFM, you can deliver insights to guide planning and improve processes.

This paper defines EFM and details the benefits if offers. It then describes several business problems that organizations are already addressing through the use of EFM. It also describes some of the capabilities your organization will want to look for in an EFM system.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Network Management, Data Tools, Government		   
whitepaper A Formal Performance Tuning Methodology: Wait-based Tuning2009-05-28 Quest Software
  Are you effectively testing an application's performance BEFORE it reaches production? If not, you're risking time, money and resources.

In the Quest white paper, "A Formal Performance Tuning Methodology: Wait-Based Tuning," learn how to analyze the architecture of your applications to identify wait points, and how tuning your environment optimizes wait points and helps you get peak performance from your applications.

Learn why focusing on wait points - instead of performance ratios - is not only effective, but logical, and helps you understand the impact of your tuning options. Read this white paper today.

Tags: Business Functions, Data Infrastructure, Government, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Effective Performance Testing in Java Environments2009-05-28 Quest Software
  When applications perform poorly so does your business. With performance testing as a best practice, you can catch code errors before they reach production.

In the new Quest white paper, "Effective Performance Testing in Java Environments," Steven Haines discusses:
  • Performance requirements - from architecture artifacts through unit testing, integration testing and production staging
  • The tools you'll need at each step of the application development lifecycle
  • Why automation is vital for testing
Keep your code rock-solid with performance testing as a best practice. Read the white paper today.



Tags: Software Development Tools, Business Functions, Data Infrastructure, Government		   
whitepaper Performance Analysis in Eclipse2009-05-28 Quest Software
  When your Java applications aren't tested consistently - and correctly - in the development lifecycle, your Java application performance suffers. Waiting for formal performance testing in QA works, but is there a better way to test your code earlier?

In the Quest white paper "Performance Analysis in Eclipse," learn how to improve a vital part of application testing - code profiling - and how a simple two-step strategy will help you identify lagging code in the development cycle.

Maximize your Java applications - find and fix problems BEFORE they become problems! Read this white paper today.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Software Development Tools, Government, Business Functions