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Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For
organizations seeking flexible workflow and IT governance capabilities, BEN delivers functionality in the financial services,
health care, government, manufacturing, telecommunicati (...)
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Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For
organizations seeking ...
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2006-03-24
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Abstract:
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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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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In the short term, Microsoft Dynamics SL will likely follow the professional services automation (PSA) trend of extending
functionality to the Web...
Published:
2006-02-10
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Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project portfolio management (PPM) vendors have adopted the IT governance mantra to differentiate their solutions from
those offered by the enterprise resource planni (...)
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Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project...
Published:
2005-12-13
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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...
Published:
2006-09-13
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Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in
the service industry. Simultaneously, professional services automation (PSA) became a viable software category. Consequently,
deciphering the difference between ERP and PSA remains a c (...)
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Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in the
service industry. Sim...
Published:
2006-04-13
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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...
Published:
2007-06-04
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Organizations providing billable services to their clients can benefit from an enterprise resource planning solution. But
what makes ERP for services different from solutions known as product portfolio management for professional services automation?
And which is best for your organization? (...)
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Organizations providing billable services to their clients can benefit from an enterprise resource planning solution. But
what makes ERP for servi...
Published:
2009-07-15
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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:
Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project portfolio management (PPM) vendors have adopted the IT governance mantra to differentiate their solutions from
those offered by the enterprise resource planni (...)
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Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project...
Published:
2005-12-13
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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new product
development. It is tailored to discrete and process manufacturers in the electronics, food and beverage, specialty chemicals,
and telecommunications sectors. (...)
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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new
product development. It is t...
Published:
2006-02-08
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications,
and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application
portfolio management solutions. (...)
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and
the need to evaluate ...
Published:
2006-05-15
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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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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic looks at key product development strategies in SAP’s innovations SCM and PLM. Read
the full article. You have probably heard of SAP’s recent blockbuster acquisitions, but did you know about the vendor’s
fervent in-house innovation and newly developed products (...)
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TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic looks at key product development strategies in SAP’s innovations SCM and PLM. Read the
full article. You h...
Published:
2011-06-23
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implement an IT governance framework successfully. Pacific Edge offers a three-stage approach to implementing
IT governance, based on an organization's maturity. (...)
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Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implem...
Published:
2006-06-20
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
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:
A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary
stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability
to stakeholder dynamics. (...)
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... stakeholder management should be a critical element of a PPM framework, today's
marketplace pushes PPM as a methodology that aligns business with project ...
Published:
2006-12-05