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DEFINITION: A best practice is a technique or methodology that, through experience and research, has proven to reliably lead to a desired result. A commitment to using the best practices in any field is a commitment to using all the knowledge and technology at one's disposal to ensure success. The term is used frequently in the fields of health care, government administration, the education system, project management,  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Best Practices
Static and Dynamic Analysis: Best Practices, New Approaches
sponsored by Klocwork
WEBCAST: This webcast offers advice on the one-two punch of any software quality assurance strategy: static and dynamic analysis of source code and running applications during development. Get best practices and a view of new approaches.
Posted: 01 Jul 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Agile Software Best Practices
sponsored by Ness Software Product Labs
WHITE PAPER: Agile software development practices have exploded onto the product engineering scene. However when development teams are distributed around the country and around world, a core tenant of Agile is disrupted. The following paper reviews this topic and proposes several areas to focus on to ensure program success.
Posted: 26 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Analyzing the Total Cost of a Global Service Desk
sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Do you know what it really costs to operation your Service Desk? If your organization has not addressed Total Cost of Ownership, you are probably experiencing out-of-control cost increases and reduced service quality for end-user support. Read this white paper to learn about CompuCom's Service Desk solution.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009
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Disaster Recovery Planning for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange: An Overview of Best Practices
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: This document provides an overview of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server components and is intended to help administrators prepare for the design and delivery of disaster recovery procedures for the BlackBerry environment.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Mar 2009
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The Operational Responsiveness of Business
sponsored by Progress Software
WHITE PAPER: Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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Dashboard Reports Help Save Investments
sponsored by AtTask
WHITE PAPER: Read this article to learn more about how to work with visual performance indicators in a dashboard environment to provide accurate information and safeguard investments.
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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Source Code Analysis in an Agile World
sponsored by Klocwork
WHITE PAPER: This paper will demonstrate that several of the core principles of Agile cannot be fully realized without implementing a repeatable process for ensuring code that is as bug-free as possible.
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Presentation Transcript: The Practical Implementation of BPM & SOA, Part II
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes. Discussed here is methodology, best practices and experiences.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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SOA and BPM: A Process Centric Approach - Part 1 Background and Basic
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes - discussed here as Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) as a way of gaining a better view on SOA in relation to BPM.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Embracing the Cloud: Top Seven Imperatives for an Organization
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy.
Posted: 12 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009
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Practices and Trends in Enterprise Application Management
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Deploying business applications and vertical industry applications is complex and time-consuming. EMA research has found that while enterprise IT organizations are very good at deploying and maintaining infrastructure, they are still struggling to effectively deploy and manage the business services and applications that infrastructure supports.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Dec 2008
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Best Practices in ECM Document Archive Migration
sponsored by Xenos Group Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this white paper is to outline the challenges of migrating documents from enterprise content management (ECM) systems, educate the reader, and provide best practices that ensure success.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
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Best Practices: Application Performance Management
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of application performance management (APM) design, implementation and operation fundamentals, and discusses end-to-end APM as a process.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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Info Support: Responding Faster to Customers
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
CASE STUDY: This case study outlines how Info Support, a Dutch IT service provider, was able to launch new servers and storage up to 75% faster using virtualization. The challenge was that Info Support wanted to respond to their clients faster by creating an environment where new projects were up and running in a couple of hours.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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The Agile Project Manager
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009
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E-Guide: Ensuring Maximum ROI when Developing Mobile Applications
sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
EGUIDE: This E-Guide explains how enterprises can maximize ROI while mobilizing their enterprise applications. Part one explains three common deployment approaches. Part two discusses the challenges and benefits of each approach. Part three provides tips to help enterprises maximize mobile application ROI. Read this E-Guide to learn more.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009
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SOA and BPM: A Process Centric Approach - Part 1 Background and Basics - PODCAST
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PODCAST: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes. Discussed here as Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) as a way of gaining a better view on SOA in relation to BPM.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 08 Jun 2009
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SOA and BPM: A Process Centric Approach - Part 2, A Look at a Methodology - PODCAST
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PODCAST: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes. Discussed here is methodology, best practices and experiences.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 08 Jun 2009
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SOA and BPM: A Process Centric Approach - Part 2, A Look at a Methodology
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes. Discussed here is methodology, best practices and experiences.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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SOA and BPM: A Process Centric Approach - Part 1 Background and Basics
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: In a process centric approach to SOA and BPM, perspectives of strategy, systems, business and technology can be incorporated in order to achieve successful change in business processes - discussed here as Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) as a way of gaining a better view on SOA in relation to BPM.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Learning from BPM Leaders: Benefits, Prerequisites and the Impact of Successful BPM Initiatives
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: The experiences of BPM leaders have created, for CIOs just beginning the implementation process, a road map to success: improved business and IT communication, an overall refresh of roles and responsibilities and greater process flexibility - those that do BPM right reap the ultimate reward of business innovation: competitive advantage.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Best Practices to Gain Visibility and Control of Your Demand Network
sponsored by E2open
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript of the "Best Practices to Gain visibility and Control of Your Demand Network" webcast E2open and AMR Research will discuss new demand network management trends and technologies that will enable multi-enterprise companies to maximize the potential of their demand networks by providing more visibility and control.
Posted: 03 Jun 2009 | Published: 03 Jun 2009
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Application Server Quality: Review Your Assumptions
sponsored by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
ANALYST REPORT: Application development professionals have better platform options to choose from than they might think. In this Forrester Research report, you'll learn about factors you should consider as application platforms evolve, four criteria that application development professionals should examine when selecting application server products, and more...
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Apr 2008
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Streamlining Sales Processes to Boost Performance: Five best practices for optimizing the sales pipeline
sponsored by SugarCRM Inc.
WHITE PAPER: When chosen wisely and used appropriately, technology can have a positive impact on both the sales process management and the results of managing the sales effort more efficiently. SugarCRM can remedy the gap in four crucial areas. And it does so very economically, avoiding a fifth mistake, spending more money than you have to in order to improve.
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009
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Building a Business Case for Self-Service
sponsored by TimeTrade Systems
PODCAST: This Expert Podcast explores today's self-service technology market and provides tips for building a business case and using self-service technology effectively.
Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 01 Jun 2009
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Optimizing Sales Performance Management through Data Integration and Analytics
sponsored by Varicent Software
WHITE PAPER: Sales Performance Management (SPM) encompasses both the technology and processes that align performance with business objectives. This study explores the current intentions, challenges and strategies across 150 sales organizations.
Posted: 29 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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BEST PRACTICES DEFINITION (continued): …  hardware and software product development, and elsewhere.In software development, a best practice is a well-defined method that contributes to a successful step in product development. Throughout the software industry, several best practices are widely followed. Some of the more commonly used are: an iterative development process, requirement management, quality control, and change control. An iterative (meaning repetitive) development process, which progresses in incremental stages, helps to maintain a focus on manageable tasks and ensures that earlier stages are successful before the later … 
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