Alignment White Papers

(View All Report Types)
The Alignment-Focused Organization: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Take a look at how organizations are taking strides to align business strategy with actual initiatives, projects, and daily activities - in short, to close the gap between strategy and execution.
Posted: 24 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007

SAP America, Inc.

Four Starting Points for Effective Project and Portfolio Management
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Many IT project management initiatives often miss goals, exceed budgets and fail to deliver benefits. Read this paper to learn how optimizing project management can help organizations transition from managing IT projects to managing business outcomes.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

SOA Platforms - Evolving to Meet Stringent Market Realities
sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the evolution of SOA platforms from point products to second-generation architectures such as the enterprise service grid.
Posted: 13 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

Fiorano Software, Inc.

A New Model for Healthcare Transformation
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the major issues that are driving support for care transformation. More importantly, it outlines an approach for achieving value from the IT investments made by health care organizations in support of transformation initiatives.
Posted: 20 Jun 2012 | Published: 20 Jun 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Service-oriented Architecture: A Practical Guide to Measuring Return on That Investment
sponsored by IBM Global Services
WHITE PAPER: Service-Oriented Architecture allows organizations to commission new products and services, at lower cost and with less labor, often with existing technology assets. Learn how to measure and create the most business value of an SOA.
Posted: 15 Nov 2006 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

IBM Global Services

Extending the Business Value of SOA through Business Process Management
sponsored by BEA Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the differences between SOA and BPM, and explores the benefits of combining the two for organizational initiatives.
Posted: 02 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

BEA Systems, Inc.

IT governance: enabling high performance in turbulent times
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how CIOs can use governance best practices to mitigate the depth and duration of performance declines that often accompany periods of change and innovation. It will clarify what governance is - and isn't - and articulate how CIOs can begin to improve governance within their organizations.
Posted: 13 Feb 2009 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

IBM

The New Language of Business: SOA and Web 2.0. Download a complimentary chapter
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Sandy Carter, Vice President of SOA and WebSphere Strategy, IBM Corporation, takes readers through a specific roadmap on how, where, when, and why to embrace a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategy in her new book.
Posted: 22 Oct 2007 | Published: 22 Oct 2007

IBM

Integrating the Finance organization for global business: Important implications for CIOs
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the growing alignment between the financial and technical disciplines. It examines the results of the Global CFO Study 2008 in the context of IT, identifying the critical implications for CIOs, and the need for a strategic partnership with CFOs and more ongoing collaboration between Finance and IT.
Posted: 13 Feb 2009 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

IBM

Value-driven product management: Six keys to product success
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how assessment, alignment, achievability, accessibility, agility and accountability, the six key concepts of value-driven product management, can be applied to create a repeatable process for developing successful products.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009

IBM