Strategic Business Planning

WHITE PAPER: In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages.

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 | Published: 29 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM Business Process Manager provides the simplicity, efficiency, visibility and collaboration needed to manage highly dynamic and networked business environments. IBM Business Process Manager is easy to deploy and use straight out of the box or in an easily customizable configuration - providing rapid time to value and improved user productivity.

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the convergence of dashboards, scorecards and business intelligence (BI) tools and the emergence of systems that incorporate these into a single, unified solution.

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 | Published: 26 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Advances in mobility and client computing technology combined with the ubiquity of social media are creating a culture of constant connectivity and anywhere access to information. This paper provides best practices for creating end user computing strategies that respond to an evolving workforce.

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read how Business analytics investments are more important than ever for business competitiveness and profitability and are becoming increasingly essential to maximize a company's return on investment.

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Published: 10 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio.

Posted: 25 May 2010 | Published: 25 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Contact Relationship Management (CRM), and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is complicated. Here are six simple steps to take to manage that complexity.

Posted: 04 Feb 2008 | Published: 04 Feb 2008

WHITE PAPER: Web applications are extremely flexible and valuable assets to any organization. But they’re also vulnerable to threats like hijacking, splitting, forging and injection. Read this white paper to find out how IBM Rational® AppScan® solutions can help your agency overcome virtual threats to achieve mission objectives.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: During past economic slowdowns companies didn’t plan ahead to safeguard the ability to grow profitably. While the current economic downturn shows a need to reduce costs, many SMMs are also pursuing growth. They’re responding to market pressures and rising costs by targeting IT solutions like industry-specific ERP to set the stage for future growth.

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 | Published: 06 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper from looks Ovum Research examines the key criteria and considerations you need to be aware of when evaluating your organizations BI and analytics strategy.

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 | Published: 28 Oct 2010