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White Papers
Integrate Enterprise Architecture With Application Portfolio Governance
Aug 2009
IT organizations that are seeking to drive down operating costs while delivering business projects on time and on budget find they must manage their application portfolios to provide an optimal...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
The Impact and Value of Human Capital Management [HCM] in Today's Organisations
Jun 2007
This paper examines the impact and value of Human Capital Management [HCM] in today's organisations. It illustrates the importance of Human Capital Management and how this can impact an...
Provided by Maxumise Consulting
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White Papers
The Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework
Oct 2009
The Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework helps Oracle to collaboratively work with customers in developing strategic roadmaps and architecture solutions that enable business and IT alignment....
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Introducing the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 3: Create an Enterprise Architecture With TOGAF
Sep 2006
When considering the implementation of an enterprise architecture, one can begin to feel overwhelmed with all the pieces. This paper walks through how to begin that process by leveraging an...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Application Performance Management Tips: Simple Ways to Enhance Your CA Wily Deployment
Feb 2009
The Application Performance Management Maturity Model provides guidance to many CA Wily customers on how to improve the value and capability of their CA Wily deployments. While many enhancements...
Provided by CA
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Case Studies
Georgia's State Personnel Administration Centralizes e-Performance to Meet State's Goals
Jul 2009
The State Personnel Administration (SPA) wanted to support statewide initiative to standardize performance management processes and ultimately drive individual and organizational performance...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
HP ProCurve Network Immunity Manager v2: Event Interpretation
Jul 2009
This paper is intended to inform administrators about Network Immunity Manager (NIM) events and how to interpret them. It will also provide a guide to follow while optimizing NIM in unique...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
From Tactical to Strategic: Transforming Government's Chief Human Capital Officer - Managing the Work Force in a Proactive and Strategic Way
Mar 2008
Government agencies are facing what many experts have called a human capital crisis in the public sector - the aging and retiring work force. To complicate matters, few agencies know when, where...
Provided by SAS Institute
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White Papers
From E-Government to M-Government? Emerging Practices in the Use of Mobile Technology by State Governments
Nov 2004
This report explores the prospects of mobile government (m-government), an extension of the growing movement toward electronic government (e-government). Specifically, the paper looks at the...
Provided by The Center for The Business of Government
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Webcasts
Human Capital Planning for Success
Jun 2004
The Industrial Age has yielded to the Information Age. Employees are no longer "human resources" to be expended but tangible human capital assets to be developed and protected. Workforce planning...
Provided by Better Management.com
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White Papers
Cash Flow Is Oxygen in Turbulent Times: CFOs Look to Improve Working Capital Management Practices to Combat Liquidity Pressure and the Credit Crunch
Mar 2009
Many of the tactics designed to free money from A/R, A/P, and inventories can also help boost the accuracy of cash flow forecasting - the process of continuously tracking all cash dispersals and...
Provided by APQC
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Case Studies
Korea Exchange Bank Executes Smarter Spending Strategies
Mar 2010
In order to maintain the bank's leadership position and to add momentum to its global growth initiative, KEB leaders sought out procurement experts to optimize processes, improve sourcing...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Modeling Performance Budgeting in the States: What Matters to the Integration of Performance With Budgeting
Sep 2009
An important issue on the government reform agenda regards the integration of performance information with a results-oriented public budgeting approach. The paper defines results-oriented...
Provided by City University of New York
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Case Studies
Brookdale Senior Living Identifies Opportunities to Improve Talent Management and Staff Efficiency
Apr 2010
Brookdale Senior Living wanted to reduce employee administrative paperwork to increase focus on resident care and improve employee and manager self-service tools to raise employee satisfaction and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Product Lifecycle Sourcing Enabled by Teamcenter's SRM Solutions
Jun 2008
In today's era of outsourcing, most companies find that the lack of coordination among suppliers, procurement and product development has led to process inefficiencies that can no longer be...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
The Path to Strategic Sourcing
May 2009
The goal of any Purchasing organization, indeed the goal of any organization, should be for optimal skill level and engagement of its resources - including its Purchases resources. If one is...
Provided by GrayLine Consulting
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White Papers
What Is Strategic Sourcing?
Nov 2009
Quite simply, Strategic Sourcing is the most powerful tool a company can deploy to unlock profit, with a return on investment that is measured in the hundreds of percent and payback in months....
Provided by Stonebeck
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White Papers
Sourcing: Selecting the Right Partners and Solutions
Jan 2010
As a general (and simple) rule, the more proactive and prescriptive the client can be in articulating their requirements and objectives, the better the contract that will result. The key tasks...
Provided by Hudson & Yorke
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White Papers
Meeting Consolidation and Procurement: Best Practices for Success
Jan 2010
European companies, and in particular multinationals, are increasing their focus on cost management; meeting consolidation and procurement has become an important initiative on the strategic...
Provided by Travent
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White Papers
Procurement Efficiency in Government: Policy, Process, and Technological Transformation
Apr 2008
This paper provides a roadmap for state and local governments to improve government efficiency and generate savings that can fund critical government services instead of raising taxes, cutting...
Provided by CGI Group
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White Papers
Indirect Services Procurement: The Roadmap to Success
Feb 2010
As 2010 kicks off a new decade, North American economic markets are starting to see signs of recovery. At the same time, organizations continue to look for ways to reduce operational expenditures...
Provided by HCMWorks
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White Papers
Status and Trends in Private Label Product Sourcing
Dec 2008
Much has changed since the 1970s, when British retailers Sainsbury, Boots and Marks & Spencer pioneered private labels, quickly followed by counterparts in the United States and elsewhere. Long...
Provided by Centric Software
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White Papers
Seven Common Mistakes in IT Procurement... and How to Avoid Them
Aug 2008
Information Technology (IT) departments are constantly evolving their infrastructure and services to keep pace with an ever-changing technology landscape. They must continually explore the...
Provided by Symphony Consulting
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White Papers
Make or Buy Strategy and Origin of Sourcing Materials and Their Relationship With Firm Performance
Apr 2009
The paper presents a study relating to the strategic decision of 'Make' or 'Buy' to organizational performance, and whether it is related to the origin of the resources used on manufacturing firms...
Provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
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White Papers
Second Sourcing Vs. Sole Sourcing With Capacity Investment and Asymmetric Information
Jun 2008
In a sole-sourcing strategy, the buyer commits to source from a single supplier (the incumbent) over the entire horizon. In a second-sourcing strategy, the buyer keeps the option open to source...
Provided by University of Chicago
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Case Studies
IT Enabling the Procurement Process for Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Jan 2010
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), is one of the largest municipal bodies in the world provides civic services to over 14 million citizens. Extensive procurement activities are carried out at...
Provided by Wipro Technologies
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White Papers
Sustainable New Product Innovation With PLM Software
May 2010
Today's consumers are more aware than ever before of how the products they purchase will impact the environment. Consumer packaged goods and food & beverage manufacturers are increasingly looking...
Provided by Siemens
-
Case Studies
Ernest Health, Inc. Cites Increased Flexibility and New Functionality as Highlights of Human Capital Management Upgrade
Apr 2010
Ernest Health, Inc. owns and operates community-based acute rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities in several states, including Arizona, Idaho, South Carolina, and New Mexico. Ernest...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Horry County Schools Looks to Simplify Contract Pay and Reduce Paperwork With Upgrade to Human Resources System
Apr 2010
Horry County Schools is a countywide school district in coastal South Carolina serving more than 37,000 students. Already realizing the benefits of its Oracle human resources application, Horry...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Why Architecture Matters: PowerDesigner Enhances Support for Enterprise Architecture
May 2010
This white paper examines the evolutionary changes that are occurring in the overall architectural tools market, including the increasing emphasis on enterprise architecture tools and the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
Drawing Tools: Too Primitive for Enterprise Architecture
Jun 2010
Achieving optimal business results: that's what enterprise architecture is all about. Whether one is transforming the organization due to a change in the marketplace, responding to new...
Provided by Sybase
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Case Studies
Leveraging eSourcing and Strategic Sourcing to Build a World-Class Procurement Organization
Jul 2009
The world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company decided to build a world-class procurement organization. It wished to manage spending more effectively by standardizing and streamlining its...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
U.K. Ministry of Defence Rationalizes IT Spending With an on Call Logistics Support Team
Jan 2010
U.K Ministry of Defence - Logistics Applications Project Team (LAIPT's) portfolio of 180+ applications was still organized around the three single Service environments, which meant that it had...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Sustainable Procurement in Government
Apr 2009
Green Procurement is smart procurement - it means improving the efficiency of public procurement at the same time using public market power to bring about major environmental benefits locally and...
Provided by New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
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White Papers
Implementing Performance Budgeting in South Africa
Nov 2007
South Africa, like many other countries, has adopted performance budgeting as a system to improve budget planning and financial management. The implementation of performance budgeting is expected...
Provided by University of Cape Town
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White Papers
Performance Budgeting in the United Kingdom
Jun 2008
This case study defines performance information in line with the OECD: broadly speaking, "The term includes both evaluations and performance measures" (OECD, 2005, p. 58). The use of measures and...
Provided by OECD
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White Papers
BIDS Budget Management System: An Innovative Approach to Public Sector Budgeting
Oct 2009
The innovative solution was developed and enhanced based on best practices and lessons learned from deployment projects for federal, state, and local government entities around the globe. The BIDS...
Provided by Project Performance
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White Papers
Production and Quality of Information for Performance Budgeting: The Australian Case
Jun 2008
This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of national government performance information in Australia. It identifies the main policies and institutions. It explains the sources,...
Provided by World Bank Group
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White Papers
Performance Based Budgeting: Opportunities and Considerations
Apr 2010
It is difficult to say with certainty when and where an idea as broad as performance based budgeting began. Many date its origins to the post World War II period in the US when the Hoover...
Provided by SEIU Local 1000
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White Papers
Performance Budgeting in Denmark
Apr 2008
This paper describes the development and current content of the performance management system in the Danish central government. Since the 1980s, innovations have included results-based management,...
Provided by OECD
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White Papers
Formal Semantics for Property-Property Relations in SEAM Visual Language: Towards Simulation and Analysis of Visual Specifications
Apr 2007
SEAM is an enterprise architecture method that defines a visual language for modeling. The authors' goal is to provide formal semantics for SEAM. Model simulation, model comparison, and refinement...
Provided by EPFL
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White Papers
Comprehensive Measurement Framework for Enterprise Architectures
Aug 2011
Enterprise Architecture defines the overall form and function of systems across an enterprise involving the stakeholders and providing a framework, standards and guidelines for project-specific...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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White Papers
SAP IT Governance, SAP Program Management, SAP PMO Metrics
Jan 2012
SAP Program and SAP Project Management can be tough. In a recent Focus.com expert discussion the issue was raised about who a Project Manager or a Program Manager should be accountable to on...
Provided by R3Now.com
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White Papers
A Picture IsWorth a ThousandWords: Improving Usability and Robustness of Online Recommendation Systems
May 2011
Recent statistics show that the number of online shoppers are increasing where the majority of them use online recommendation systems for product/service reviews. Although online reviews are...
Provided by Carnegie Mellon University
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Case Studies
Defense Company Delivers Smarter System-of-Systems Solutions With Enterprise Architecture and Requirements Management Solutions From IBM
Aug 2010
A defense company builds and delivers some of the industry's largest and most complex "System of systems" solutions. In addition to the immense technical challenges of these systems, intense...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Representing IT Governance Frameworks as Metamodels
May 2008
Up to now, there is little academic support for the challenges of IT management. As a reaction, various best practice frameworks were developed, which can be subsumed under the topic IT...
Provided by Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Case Studies
Patni Builds a Portal Solution for Global Procurement at a Large IT Company
Jan 2011
A leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers which set up a Global Procurement Services (GPS) division with the aim of developing an efficient...
Provided by iGATE
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Case Studies
IT Governance PPM Upgrade Improves Satisfaction Ratings and Performance for a Leading Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Customer
Jan 2011
A leading Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Company are in need for an upgrade of the installed HP PPM Solution because of the challenges it faced. The enhanced features of Project...
Provided by iGATE
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Case Studies
Enabling IT Governance
Jan 2011
IT stakeholders in the customer organization had been struggling to collaboratively govern their IT Portfolio across the various functions. They faced technology challenge of huge Inventory of...
Provided by iGATE
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White Papers
Performance Analysis Based on Requirements Traceability
Oct 2007
Software system performance analysis has become an important research topic in the last decade because it can be performed at early software development stages to mitigate the risk of redesign...
Provided by Iowa State University
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White Papers
ENAVis: Enterprise Network Activities Visualization
Sep 2008
With the prevalence of multi-user environments, it has become an increasingly challenging task to precisely identify who is doing what on an enterprise network. Current management systems that...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Architectural, Technological and Performance Issues in Enterprise Applications
Sep 2010
Enterprise applications are complex systems that are hard to develop and deploy in organizations. Although software application development tools, frameworks, methodologies and patterns are...
Provided by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
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White Papers
Securely Extending the Enterprise With Private MPLS Networks
Dec 2009
Globalization has had a profound, lasting effect on the world economy. With the rise of globalization many companies have, therefore, recognized the need to change how they organize themselves -...
Provided by Verizon
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White Papers
ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
Jan 2010
Using panel data for 161 countries, the authors explore the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration. They find evidence indicating that income,...
Provided by Blackwell Publishing
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White Papers
A Workshop on Analysis and Evaluation of Enterprise Architectures
Nov 2010
This paper summarizes a workshop on analysis and evaluation of enterprise architectures that was held at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The SEI invited accomplished...
Provided by Carnegie Mellon University
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White Papers
MOVES: A Modular Framework for Hardware Evolution
Mar 2008
In this paper, the authors present a framework that supports experimenting with evolutionary hardware design. They describe the framework's modules for composing evolutionary optimizers and for...
Provided by University of Paderborn
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Case Studies
Current Version of glovia.com Automates Business Processes, Provides Real-Time Information and Standardizes the Company on a Single Enterprise Solution
May 2010
Headquartered in the United States with five additional primary worldwide locations. The company has some 600 users regularly using glovia.com. Operating on an outdated version of glovia.com, the...
Provided by Fujitsu
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Case Studies
Finmeccanica: Industrial Giant Relies on SAS Human Capital Management in Strategy to Gain Global Edge in Aerospace, Defense, Security Industries
Jul 2010
Technology, innovation, research: These strategic principles have guided Finmeccanica's growth and success throughout its history. Finmeccanica wanted to gain a greater position in global defense,...
Provided by SAS Institute
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White Papers
Performance Management Policy Framework
May 2009
Performance information indicates how well a municipality is meeting its aims and objectives, and which policies and processes are working. Making the best use of available data and knowledge is...
Provided by Theewaterskloof Municipality
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White Papers
Performance Budgeting in the UK: 10 Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Jun 2008
While results-oriented management has featured in some parts of the British Government for decades, the systematic, transparent outcome-based performance management of public expenditure in the UK...
Provided by World Bank Group
-
White Papers
Performance Budgeting in Denmark
Apr 2008
This paper describes the development and current content of the performance management system in the Danish central government. Since the 1980s, innovations have included results-based management,...
Provided by OECD
-
White Papers
Performance Based Budgeting: Opportunities and Considerations
Apr 2010
It is difficult to say with certainty when and where an idea as broad as performance based budgeting began. Many date its origins to the post World War II period in the US when the Hoover...
Provided by SEIU Local 1000
-
White Papers
Production and Quality of Information for Performance Budgeting: The Australian Case
Jun 2008
This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of national government performance information in Australia. It identifies the main policies and institutions. It explains the sources,...
Provided by World Bank Group
-
White Papers
BIDS Budget Management System: An Innovative Approach to Public Sector Budgeting
Oct 2009
The innovative solution was developed and enhanced based on best practices and lessons learned from deployment projects for federal, state, and local government entities around the globe. The BIDS...
Provided by Project Performance
-
White Papers
Performance Budgeting in the United Kingdom
Jun 2008
This case study defines performance information in line with the OECD: broadly speaking, "The term includes both evaluations and performance measures" (OECD, 2005, p. 58). The use of measures and...
Provided by OECD
-
White Papers
Implementing Performance Budgeting in South Africa
Nov 2007
South Africa, like many other countries, has adopted performance budgeting as a system to improve budget planning and financial management. The implementation of performance budgeting is expected...
Provided by University of Cape Town
-
White Papers
Sustainable Procurement in Government
Apr 2009
Green Procurement is smart procurement - it means improving the efficiency of public procurement at the same time using public market power to bring about major environmental benefits locally and...
Provided by New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
-
Case Studies
U.K. Ministry of Defence Rationalizes IT Spending With an on Call Logistics Support Team
Jan 2010
U.K Ministry of Defence - Logistics Applications Project Team (LAIPT's) portfolio of 180+ applications was still organized around the three single Service environments, which meant that it had...
Provided by IBM
-
Case Studies
Leveraging eSourcing and Strategic Sourcing to Build a World-Class Procurement Organization
Jul 2009
The world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company decided to build a world-class procurement organization. It wished to manage spending more effectively by standardizing and streamlining its...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
-
White Papers
Drawing Tools: Too Primitive for Enterprise Architecture
Jun 2010
Achieving optimal business results: that's what enterprise architecture is all about. Whether one is transforming the organization due to a change in the marketplace, responding to new...
Provided by Sybase
-
White Papers
Why Architecture Matters: PowerDesigner Enhances Support for Enterprise Architecture
May 2010
This white paper examines the evolutionary changes that are occurring in the overall architectural tools market, including the increasing emphasis on enterprise architecture tools and the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
-
Case Studies
Horry County Schools Looks to Simplify Contract Pay and Reduce Paperwork With Upgrade to Human Resources System
Apr 2010
Horry County Schools is a countywide school district in coastal South Carolina serving more than 37,000 students. Already realizing the benefits of its Oracle human resources application, Horry...
Provided by Oracle
-
Case Studies
Ernest Health, Inc. Cites Increased Flexibility and New Functionality as Highlights of Human Capital Management Upgrade
Apr 2010
Ernest Health, Inc. owns and operates community-based acute rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities in several states, including Arizona, Idaho, South Carolina, and New Mexico. Ernest...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Sustainable New Product Innovation With PLM Software
May 2010
Today's consumers are more aware than ever before of how the products they purchase will impact the environment. Consumer packaged goods and food & beverage manufacturers are increasingly looking...
Provided by Siemens
-
Case Studies
IT Enabling the Procurement Process for Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Jan 2010
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), is one of the largest municipal bodies in the world provides civic services to over 14 million citizens. Extensive procurement activities are carried out at...
Provided by Wipro Technologies
-
White Papers
Second Sourcing Vs. Sole Sourcing With Capacity Investment and Asymmetric Information
Jun 2008
In a sole-sourcing strategy, the buyer commits to source from a single supplier (the incumbent) over the entire horizon. In a second-sourcing strategy, the buyer keeps the option open to source...
Provided by University of Chicago
-
White Papers
Make or Buy Strategy and Origin of Sourcing Materials and Their Relationship With Firm Performance
Apr 2009
The paper presents a study relating to the strategic decision of 'Make' or 'Buy' to organizational performance, and whether it is related to the origin of the resources used on manufacturing firms...
Provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
-
White Papers
Seven Common Mistakes in IT Procurement... and How to Avoid Them
Aug 2008
Information Technology (IT) departments are constantly evolving their infrastructure and services to keep pace with an ever-changing technology landscape. They must continually explore the...
Provided by Symphony Consulting
-
White Papers
Status and Trends in Private Label Product Sourcing
Dec 2008
Much has changed since the 1970s, when British retailers Sainsbury, Boots and Marks & Spencer pioneered private labels, quickly followed by counterparts in the United States and elsewhere. Long...
Provided by Centric Software
-
White Papers
Indirect Services Procurement: The Roadmap to Success
Feb 2010
As 2010 kicks off a new decade, North American economic markets are starting to see signs of recovery. At the same time, organizations continue to look for ways to reduce operational expenditures...
Provided by HCMWorks
-
White Papers
Application Performance Management Tips: Simple Ways to Enhance Your CA Wily Deployment
Feb 2009
The Application Performance Management Maturity Model provides guidance to many CA Wily customers on how to improve the value and capability of their CA Wily deployments. While many enhancements...
Provided by CA
-
Case Studies
Georgia's State Personnel Administration Centralizes e-Performance to Meet State's Goals
Jul 2009
The State Personnel Administration (SPA) wanted to support statewide initiative to standardize performance management processes and ultimately drive individual and organizational performance...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
HP ProCurve Network Immunity Manager v2: Event Interpretation
Jul 2009
This paper is intended to inform administrators about Network Immunity Manager (NIM) events and how to interpret them. It will also provide a guide to follow while optimizing NIM in unique...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
From Tactical to Strategic: Transforming Government's Chief Human Capital Officer - Managing the Work Force in a Proactive and Strategic Way
Mar 2008
Government agencies are facing what many experts have called a human capital crisis in the public sector - the aging and retiring work force. To complicate matters, few agencies know when, where...
Provided by SAS Institute
-
White Papers
From E-Government to M-Government? Emerging Practices in the Use of Mobile Technology by State Governments
Nov 2004
This report explores the prospects of mobile government (m-government), an extension of the growing movement toward electronic government (e-government). Specifically, the paper looks at the...
Provided by The Center for The Business of Government
-
White Papers
The Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework
Oct 2009
The Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework helps Oracle to collaboratively work with customers in developing strategic roadmaps and architecture solutions that enable business and IT alignment....
Provided by Oracle
-
Webcasts
Human Capital Planning for Success
Jun 2004
The Industrial Age has yielded to the Information Age. Employees are no longer "human resources" to be expended but tangible human capital assets to be developed and protected. Workforce planning...
Provided by Better Management.com
-
White Papers
Integrate Enterprise Architecture With Application Portfolio Governance
Aug 2009
IT organizations that are seeking to drive down operating costs while delivering business projects on time and on budget find they must manage their application portfolios to provide an optimal...
Provided by Forrester Research
-
White Papers
Cash Flow Is Oxygen in Turbulent Times: CFOs Look to Improve Working Capital Management Practices to Combat Liquidity Pressure and the Credit Crunch
Mar 2009
Many of the tactics designed to free money from A/R, A/P, and inventories can also help boost the accuracy of cash flow forecasting - the process of continuously tracking all cash dispersals and...
Provided by APQC
-
Case Studies
Korea Exchange Bank Executes Smarter Spending Strategies
Mar 2010
In order to maintain the bank's leadership position and to add momentum to its global growth initiative, KEB leaders sought out procurement experts to optimize processes, improve sourcing...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Modeling Performance Budgeting in the States: What Matters to the Integration of Performance With Budgeting
Sep 2009
An important issue on the government reform agenda regards the integration of performance information with a results-oriented public budgeting approach. The paper defines results-oriented...
Provided by City University of New York
-
Case Studies
Brookdale Senior Living Identifies Opportunities to Improve Talent Management and Staff Efficiency
Apr 2010
Brookdale Senior Living wanted to reduce employee administrative paperwork to increase focus on resident care and improve employee and manager self-service tools to raise employee satisfaction and...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Product Lifecycle Sourcing Enabled by Teamcenter's SRM Solutions
Jun 2008
In today's era of outsourcing, most companies find that the lack of coordination among suppliers, procurement and product development has led to process inefficiencies that can no longer be...
Provided by Siemens
-
White Papers
The Path to Strategic Sourcing
May 2009
The goal of any Purchasing organization, indeed the goal of any organization, should be for optimal skill level and engagement of its resources - including its Purchases resources. If one is...
Provided by GrayLine Consulting
-
White Papers
What Is Strategic Sourcing?
Nov 2009
Quite simply, Strategic Sourcing is the most powerful tool a company can deploy to unlock profit, with a return on investment that is measured in the hundreds of percent and payback in months....
Provided by Stonebeck
-
White Papers
Sourcing: Selecting the Right Partners and Solutions
Jan 2010
As a general (and simple) rule, the more proactive and prescriptive the client can be in articulating their requirements and objectives, the better the contract that will result. The key tasks...
Provided by Hudson & Yorke
-
White Papers
Meeting Consolidation and Procurement: Best Practices for Success
Jan 2010
European companies, and in particular multinationals, are increasing their focus on cost management; meeting consolidation and procurement has become an important initiative on the strategic...
Provided by Travent
-
White Papers
Procurement Efficiency in Government: Policy, Process, and Technological Transformation
Apr 2008
This paper provides a roadmap for state and local governments to improve government efficiency and generate savings that can fund critical government services instead of raising taxes, cutting...
Provided by CGI Group
-
White Papers
Indirect Services Procurement: The Roadmap to Success
Feb 2010
As 2010 kicks off a new decade, North American economic markets are starting to see signs of recovery. At the same time, organizations continue to look for ways to reduce operational expenditures...
Provided by HCMWorks
-
White Papers
Status and Trends in Private Label Product Sourcing
Dec 2008
Much has changed since the 1970s, when British retailers Sainsbury, Boots and Marks & Spencer pioneered private labels, quickly followed by counterparts in the United States and elsewhere. Long...
Provided by Centric Software
-
White Papers
Seven Common Mistakes in IT Procurement... and How to Avoid Them
Aug 2008
Information Technology (IT) departments are constantly evolving their infrastructure and services to keep pace with an ever-changing technology landscape. They must continually explore the...
Provided by Symphony Consulting
-
White Papers
Make or Buy Strategy and Origin of Sourcing Materials and Their Relationship With Firm Performance
Apr 2009
The paper presents a study relating to the strategic decision of 'Make' or 'Buy' to organizational performance, and whether it is related to the origin of the resources used on manufacturing firms...
Provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
-
White Papers
Second Sourcing Vs. Sole Sourcing With Capacity Investment and Asymmetric Information
Jun 2008
In a sole-sourcing strategy, the buyer commits to source from a single supplier (the incumbent) over the entire horizon. In a second-sourcing strategy, the buyer keeps the option open to source...
Provided by University of Chicago
-
Case Studies
IT Enabling the Procurement Process for Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Jan 2010
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), is one of the largest municipal bodies in the world provides civic services to over 14 million citizens. Extensive procurement activities are carried out at...
Provided by Wipro Technologies
-
White Papers
Sustainable New Product Innovation With PLM Software
May 2010
Today's consumers are more aware than ever before of how the products they purchase will impact the environment. Consumer packaged goods and food & beverage manufacturers are increasingly looking...
Provided by Siemens
-
Case Studies
Ernest Health, Inc. Cites Increased Flexibility and New Functionality as Highlights of Human Capital Management Upgrade
Apr 2010
Ernest Health, Inc. owns and operates community-based acute rehabilitation and long-term acute care facilities in several states, including Arizona, Idaho, South Carolina, and New Mexico. Ernest...
Provided by Oracle
-
Case Studies
Horry County Schools Looks to Simplify Contract Pay and Reduce Paperwork With Upgrade to Human Resources System
Apr 2010
Horry County Schools is a countywide school district in coastal South Carolina serving more than 37,000 students. Already realizing the benefits of its Oracle human resources application, Horry...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Why Architecture Matters: PowerDesigner Enhances Support for Enterprise Architecture
May 2010
This white paper examines the evolutionary changes that are occurring in the overall architectural tools market, including the increasing emphasis on enterprise architecture tools and the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
-
White Papers
Drawing Tools: Too Primitive for Enterprise Architecture
Jun 2010
Achieving optimal business results: that's what enterprise architecture is all about. Whether one is transforming the organization due to a change in the marketplace, responding to new...
Provided by Sybase
-
Case Studies
Leveraging eSourcing and Strategic Sourcing to Build a World-Class Procurement Organization
Jul 2009
The world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company decided to build a world-class procurement organization. It wished to manage spending more effectively by standardizing and streamlining its...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
-
Case Studies
U.K. Ministry of Defence Rationalizes IT Spending With an on Call Logistics Support Team
Jan 2010
U.K Ministry of Defence - Logistics Applications Project Team (LAIPT's) portfolio of 180+ applications was still organized around the three single Service environments, which meant that it had...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Sustainable Procurement in Government
Apr 2009
Green Procurement is smart procurement - it means improving the efficiency of public procurement at the same time using public market power to bring about major environmental benefits locally and...
Provided by New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
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White Papers
Implementing Performance Budgeting in South Africa
Nov 2007
South Africa, like many other countries, has adopted performance budgeting as a system to improve budget planning and financial management. The implementation of performance budgeting is expected...
Provided by University of Cape Town
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Performance Budgeting in the United Kingdom
Jun 2008
This case study defines performance information in line with the OECD: broadly speaking, "The term includes both evaluations and performance measures" (OECD, 2005, p. 58). The use of measures and...
Provided by OECD
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White Papers
BIDS Budget Management System: An Innovative Approach to Public Sector Budgeting
Oct 2009
The innovative solution was developed and enhanced based on best practices and lessons learned from deployment projects for federal, state, and local government entities around the globe. The BIDS...
Provided by Project Performance
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Production and Quality of Information for Performance Budgeting: The Australian Case
Jun 2008
This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of national government performance information in Australia. It identifies the main policies and institutions. It explains the sources,...
Provided by World Bank Group
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White Papers
Performance Based Budgeting: Opportunities and Considerations
Apr 2010
It is difficult to say with certainty when and where an idea as broad as performance based budgeting began. Many date its origins to the post World War II period in the US when the Hoover...
Provided by SEIU Local 1000
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White Papers
Performance Budgeting in Denmark
Apr 2008
This paper describes the development and current content of the performance management system in the Danish central government. Since the 1980s, innovations have included results-based management,...
Provided by OECD
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White Papers
Performance Budgeting in the UK: 10 Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Jun 2008
While results-oriented management has featured in some parts of the British Government for decades, the systematic, transparent outcome-based performance management of public expenditure in the UK...
Provided by World Bank Group
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White Papers
Performance Management Policy Framework
May 2009
Performance information indicates how well a municipality is meeting its aims and objectives, and which policies and processes are working. Making the best use of available data and knowledge is...
Provided by Theewaterskloof Municipality
