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	<rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Bitpipe: Business Metrics Research</title> 
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	podcasts, IT downloads and product information provided by Bitpipe</description>
	<language>en-us</language> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:15:12 EDT</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:15:12 EDT</pubDate>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Enabling the Analytics-Driven Business: How Parallel, Columnar Database Technologies Power Operations Management]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246050304_989.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    As the speed of business intensifies, C-level executives are struggling to implement effective strategies that give their companies a competitive edge. Operational Strategy and Operations Management (OM) are two business fields that work together to help executives set and manage business strategy based on
quantitative analysis, not gut feel.
   Published by: ParAccel]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Presentation Transcript: Pervasive Business Intelligence (BI) Trends]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245978266_614.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this expert webcast transcript, you'll learn more about the pros and cons of pervasive BI solutions, specific vendor offerings and ways to get executive buy - in.
   Published by: IDS Scheer]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Top CPM Deployment Mistakes]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245773998_848.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this expert podcast, hear about the top CPM deployment mistakes, including selecting a vendor, choosing build vs. buy and negotiating contracts.
   Published by: IDS Scheer]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[How Your Medium-Size Business Can Join the Business Intelligence (BI) Revolution: Redefining the Mid-market and its BI Requirements]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245426676_172.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This webcast discusses the latest advances in business intelligence solutions for medium-sized businesses. Watch this webcast to learn how your mid-sized company can make the most out of BI.
   Published by: Birst]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Automated Business Intelligence: Delivering Real Business Value, Quickly, Easily, and Affordably]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245425413_773.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This White Paper explores how traditional approaches fall short, what the automated solution and its benefits look like, how the on-demand delivery model best represents the integrated stack necessary for automation, and how the automated, on-demand model brings the benefits of BI to a far broader audience than ever before.
   Published by: Birst]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[It's Time to "Go Commando" - The Birst Sales Survival Guide for 2009]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245424204_743.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Commando teams carefully plan and execute to reduce risk and achieve success. Read this sales survival guide to learn how to - and why you should - adopt this philosophy and the main factors to focus on that will ensure your sales organization not only survives 2009 but comes out of it successfully.
   Published by: Birst]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Data Best Practices for Spend Analysis]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245359156_632.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Corporate sourcing and procurement organizations should always look for opportunities to introduce efficiencies, reduce costs, as well as negotiate desirable terms with vendors and suppliers. In this paper, we look at the business drivers and organizational objectives of a spend analysis program.
   Published by: DataFlux Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244477151_843.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Building a Best-Run Finance Organization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244483408_847.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[SAP NETWEAVER BPM - Industry Trend Reports]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244473048_624.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Business process management provides a new management discipline, a new suite of software technologies and tools, and a new IT implementation style based on concrete links between strategy and execution. This white paper explains SAP's place in the BPM landscape and describes its new offering in that arena, NetWeaver BPM.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Sustained Growth Through Operational Excellence]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244228412_565.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Operational excellence is a simple concept with complex implications. Consistently doing things well across every element of the value chain is clear enough in principle. The ultimate goal is a &quot;single source of truth&quot; where senior executives have shared visibility into all parts of the organisation, enabling management by facts.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Connecting the Dots]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244208138_217.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper demonstrates how an enterprise performance management (EPM) system connects people and processes, metrics, businesses, and systems. It introduces important criteria for successful design and implementation while also exploring the far-reaching benefits of EPM: improved decision-making and greater competitive advantage.
   Published by: Oracle Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Manager's Guide to Oracle Cost Containment]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1242749323_277.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This Webcast explores a variety of cost containment strategies for IT, as well as potential risk and reward scenarios.
   Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Event Management]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240514069_941.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This BMC webcast will present a methodology for identifying the metrics that have the most impact on critical business applications and for creating exception events to notify of critical application problems.
   Published by: BMC Software, Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[BMC Enhances its Performance Assurance for Mainframes solution]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1239985228_584.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This research brief examines the new release of the BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes product. We assess its overall significance and describe the reaction of two early users.
   Published by: BMC Software, Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[As Agile Goes Mainstream It's Time for Metrics]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1238743028_753.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Increasingly, organizations create software via a complex, distributed supply chain that spans organizational boundaries and multiple software sources. As a result, communication between business stakeholders and a diverse range of IT resources has become increasingly more problematic.
   Published by: Rally Software Development Corp.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  </channel> </rss>

