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... Peter Whibley on 2 March, 2012 at 4:08 am #. It’s actually a bit of both a software
problem and a business culture problem. ... This is a software
problem. ...
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2012-02-29
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO)
expectations. Many companies have consequently been s (...)
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Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected,
the majority of ...
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2003-05-23
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Energy purchasing has become increasingly complex as a result of deregulation. The deregulated market provides more suppliers
and more options for supply contracts. Managers who buy energy need to have more information about projected operational
energy demand in order to get the best energy prices. T (...)
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Energy purchasing has become increasingly complex as a result of deregulation. The deregulated market provides more suppliers
and more options fo...
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2002-08-09
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The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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... Process One category of vendors trying to address the problem is the ...
In an effort to make business processes more valuable, BPM software applications have been ...
Published:
2003-02-27
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Picture your business today without software applications. It's hard to imagine, isn't it? But maybe you should try - and
not for the reason you may be thinking. Think about how hard it would be to run your business if your software applications
weren't working - and then build a plan to provide total (...)
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... And this doesn't address the application servers, integration software, security,
and ... of a nail, the ship was lost" suggests, a very simple problem can have ...
Published:
2004-02-14
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Hearing the complaints of dissatisfied customers, some vendors are developing customer-centric contracts. HarrisData has
even gone so far as to draft a Bill of Rights for customers. How well do these pledges measure up? (...)
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Hearing the complaints of dissatisfied customers, some vendors are developing customer-centric contracts. HarrisData has even
gone so far as to dr...
Published:
2005-12-23
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Traditional license models may be wearing out their welcome for both vendors and customers. A competitive market and a more
IT savvy business generation is prompting change, but what alternatives are out there for software service and maintenance? (...)
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Traditional license models may be wearing out their welcome for both vendors and customers. A competitive market and a more
IT savvy business gene...
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2005-12-22
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While enterprise applications are becoming a commodity, their pricing schemes have yet to follow suit. Users are put in a
costly position where the "fine print" clauses of implementation contracts may inhibit reasonable expectations for software
warranties. (...)
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... might always be some optional software or service costs, but basically, TCO revolves
around total software- and service-based costs. So what is the problem? ...
Published:
2005-12-21
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is a reality leading to dissatisfaction and the application being a drag on the business. This gap,
the lack of the ability to change, costs the business dearly. (...)
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is...
Published:
2004-05-31
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The launch of irista mimics a trend among supply chain management vendors to achieve a higher profile for their products
amid a multitude of competitive offerings. (...)
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The launch of irista mimics a trend among supply chain management vendors to achieve a higher profile for their products amid
a multitude of compe...
Published:
2000-06-21
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The root of creativity rests in the people, the management, and the culture of the organization. A better tool will not help
an organization that is resistant to change and stifles creativity. It is important to remember that while management can
solve a technical problem, technology will never solve a m (...)
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... The problem is that creativity is a function of the mind and the mind works very differently
than the software tools and applications that we use to enslave it ...
Published:
2005-02-01
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Having just completed implementing your enterprise-wide software, you are about lean back, put your feet up on the desk,
and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Not so fast! While you were completing your implementation project, a new release of the
software may have already hit the street or, for sure, ther (...)
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Having just completed implementing your enterprise-wide software, you are about lean back, put your feet up on the desk, and
enjoy the fruits of y...
Published:
2004-08-16
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Organizations are surrounded by ambiguity when making their implementation decisions. Accurate and relevant criteria that
are properly weighed against an enterprise’s needs, what-if scenarios, and supporting graphics and reports are essential when
making a software selection. (...)
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... Problem Overview. Generally, when an enterprise seeks to implement a new software
solution, it determines a team of stakeholders, evaluates internal processes ...
Published:
2008-03-14
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The problem of information technology investments particularly concerns small and medium enterprises, as they are much more
limited in resources than large enterprises. One of the critical questions is whether to implement an open source or closed
source solution. (...)
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The problem of information technology investments particularly concerns small and medium enterprises, as they are much more
limited in resources t...
Published:
2006-12-18
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply chain management software should be postponed. If you do have some pain in one or more of these areas,
then you can follow the concepts in this article to unde (...)
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply c...
Published:
2001-07-13
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If you're researching a software selection project, you need to take full advantage of the white papers available to you.
Find out about the top 10 white paper buzzwords used today—and learn how to make solid sense of them. (...)
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If you're researching a software selection project, you need to take full advantage of the white papers available to you.
Find out about the top 1...
Published:
2007-08-24
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide
profitability. Most vendors will tell you that they are both new account and customer oriented, and some have struck this
balance. But the vast majority have been worshipping at the (...)
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide profitability.
Most vend...
Published:
2003-05-09
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... It didn’t take long before the big software companies realized this problem
and decided to try and address it. The quickest and ...
Published:
2008-07-02
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The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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... Process One category of vendors trying to address the problem is the ...
In an effort to make business processes more valuable, BPM software applications have been ...
Published:
2003-02-27
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Abstract:
Demand for mill products especially in the metals and packaging industry is growing fast. This presents a good opportunity
for the software vendors who cater to the needs of customers in these industries. But these industries have some unique
requirements which are discussed throughout this article. S (...)
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Demand for mill products especially in the metals and packaging industry is growing fast. This presents a good opportunity
for the software vendor...
Published:
2004-07-17