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In the short term, Microsoft Dynamics SL will likely follow the professional services automation (PSA) trend of extending
functionality to the Web. In the long term, its eventual absorption into the Microsoft Dynamics product line may affect Microsoft's
strategy in the project portfolio management market (...)
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functionality to the Web...
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2006-02-10
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Although technology is pivotal in maintaining a competitive edge, many smaller professional services organizations (PSOs)
have limited time and resources to dedicate to their IT infrastructure. For this reason, the application service provider
model can be a very attractive offering. (...)
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Although technology is pivotal in maintaining a competitive edge, many smaller professional services organizations (PSOs)
have limited time and re...
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2006-09-13
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to deliver
a mid-market solution to services industries. Despite Microsoft's competing ERP offering, Epicor continues to build a Microsoft-centric
solution with its partners' support. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to
deliver a mid-market solut...
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2007-06-04
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There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed vendors provide hosted solutions with out-of-the-box integrations, while integrated PPM solutions provide
the complete back-office systems preferred by many l (...)
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There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed...
Published:
2006-01-02
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What started out as a set of applications to better manage customers' projects, astutely allocate staff and monitor their
utilization rates has become an important foundation for coordinating a full range of business activities amongst increasingly
virtual teams both within and outside the four-walls. (...)
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What started out as a set of applications to better manage customers' projects, astutely allocate staff and monitor their
utilization rates has be...
Published:
2003-12-27
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, activate, expedite, and monitor projects. In recent years, however, small to medium businesses have
been able to benefit from PPM too, through software-as-a-serv (...)
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, ac...
Published:
2008-10-29
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Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and internationally, as well as the full range of federal contractors and project-focused enterprises. (...)
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Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and inte...
Published:
2006-07-13
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Deltek recognizes that most organizations run their enterprises by using a sort of closed-loop, corrective action process.
However, most product-based businesses still need solutions to replace manual workarounds, and Deltek has embarked on a mission
to garner a one-stop-shopping portfolio. (...)
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Deltek recognizes that most organizations run their enterprises by using a sort of closed-loop, corrective action process.
However, most product-b...
Published:
2006-07-12
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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changing market is conveying mixed messages; however, users can navigate this space by separating market
messages from vendors' functional capabilities. (...)
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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changin...
Published:
2006-09-04
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Indisputably, Deltek remains an enterprise applications vendor of choice for project-based businesses. With its recent capital
infusion and product deliveries, it has taken some critical steps towards creating even more value for its customers. (...)
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Indisputably, Deltek remains an enterprise applications vendor of choice for project-based businesses. With its recent capital
infusion and produc...
Published:
2006-07-14
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The need to support flexibility prior to installation of enterprise systems has largely been mastered by many vendors. But
what is really more important is ongoing agility after the installation. Agresso seems to have raised the bar in this regard. (...)
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The need to support flexibility prior to installation of enterprise systems has largely been mastered by many vendors. But
what is really more imp...
Published:
2006-10-16
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Abstract:
There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed vendors provide hosted solutions with out-of-the-box integrations, while integrated PPM solutions provide
the complete back-office systems preferred by many l (...)
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There are two types of project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for professional services organizations (PSO). For smaller
PSOs, best-of-breed...
Published:
2006-01-02
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Abstract:
Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and internationally, as well as the full range of federal contractors and project-focused enterprises. (...)
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Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and inte...
Published:
2006-07-13
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In addition to growing at a breakneck pace for the last few years, Vendavo has recently rounded out its suite for price and
margin management. The market should take notice, while the competition should indeed watch out. (...)
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In addition to growing at a breakneck pace for the last few years, Vendavo has recently rounded out its suite for price and
margin management. The...
Published:
2008-05-02
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IT initiatives driven within silos, where each department maintain its own project management office, inhibits the overall
cohesiveness and effectiveness of corporate strategy. This document outlines best practices to centralize and deliver a scalable
and robust project management framework strategy. (...)
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... its continued enhancements. A product we are impressed with is the Business Propulsion
Systems PPM product. The real time application ...
Published:
2005-09-21
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. But who really is to blame, and how can a company avoid the same problems in the future? (...)
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. B...
Published:
2009-06-03
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical"
including financials and accounting, asset management, and human capital management applications to supply chain management
and channel management solutions. (...)
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical"
including financials ...
Published:
2007-01-15
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CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets collaboratively and securely. However, CODA must defend its narrow specialist and best-of-breed approach
against larger-scale integrated enterprise system offerings. (...)
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CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets collab...
Published:
2005-11-16
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... PSA) and project portfolio management (PPM) features needed to ...
the solution to streamline the complete services lifecycle throughout their business. ...
Published:
2009-11-24
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... SAP Business ByDesign, Oracle CRM On-Demand and ... the benefits of
Deltek products and services and the ... like EVM or project portfolio management (PPM)
without any ...
Published:
2008-05-16