Business Process Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides answers to basic questions relating to the management of outsourced development and maintenance. What is the metrics approach to managing sub-contractors? What is the quality of the code expected to be that has been developed by the sub-contractor? Read on for the answers to these and other important considerations.

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: It is estimated that 90% of most external attacks take advantage of known vulnerabilities and misconfigured systems. This white paper provides comprehensive guidance on integrating security and access-control best practices into your SOA and WSOA initiatives. It includes such topics as access control and SOA security implementation models.

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 | Published: 03 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: The intrepid data miner runs many risks, including being buried under mountains of data or disappearing along with the "mysterious disappearing terabyte." Myths and misconceptions create their own risks and need to be debunked. This article outlines some risks, debunks some myths, and provides some protective "hard hats" for data miners.

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Process-centric IT is, first and foremost, a way for the IT organization to build applications that will deliver greater flexibility and agility to the business-enabling high performance.

Posted: 18 Feb 2009 | Published: 18 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals how WebSphere® adapter nodes within IBM® WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 speed and simplify the tasks of creating integrated processes, resulting in greater productivity and lower cost.

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 11 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains.

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 | Published: 18 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: Investing in the right IT platform and end-to-end business processes enables companies to simplify the IT landscape and reduce total it cost.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: Learn how integrated software solutions help you invest and innovate to sustain your company's growth by differentiating products and services keeping your costs down and prices competitive and more.

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: Shop Floor Execution (SFX) automates and streamlines factory operations by combining three popular applications: Labor Management, Machine Utilization and Paperless Dispatching. This provides the essential tools for real-time production process management

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2005

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains ITIL by describing its benefits, where it comes from, why you need to know about it, which types of IT organization can benefit from using it, and how to get started.

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores optimization strategies and demonstrated benefits being achieved today with IBM Software solutions. Utilization of these capabilities can help you meet the increasing challenges of energy efficiency, cost containment and compliance.

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 | Published: 04 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: Supply chain operations play a vital role in the success of any consumer or high-tech original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This SAP Executive Insight examines how the adoption of industry best practices can add value to your organization.

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: In this report, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the views of C-level managers—at large companies on how to improve the value derived from human resources outsourcing.

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: Applications based on the RPG programming language running on the IBM i operating system on the IBM Power Systems platform are the cornerstone of many companies' business processes.

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers a check list that manufacturers can use for evaluating and comparing alternative Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: In today's rapidly changing marketplace, small businesses are facing new challenges and competitive pressures. Read this whitepaper to learn how to choose the right vendor to build the solutions that your business needs.

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how asset discovery, and AssetWise Discovery software, plays a vital role in raising help desk efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction and resolving problems effectively.

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 | Published: 19 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: TechExcel's HelpDesk application is unique in the industry, offering a combination of intuitive interfaces, sustainable performance, and total customizability for a reasonable price.

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 | Published: 19 Aug 2008

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

WHITE PAPER: This Forrester Consulting white paper examines the total economic impact and potential ROI that companies may realize by deploying Oracle Universal Content Management, a systematic approach of managing structured and unstructured content.

Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 10 Jul 2008

WHITE PAPER: Enterprise systems can lead to high performance in terms of differentiated customer response, new market discovery and development, and even the rapid reconfiguration of fundamental business processes.

Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: To see how the vendors stack up, Forrester evaluated eight business process management suite (BPMS) suppliers best suited and most experienced for document-intensive processes across approximately 150 criteria.

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 09 Jul 2007

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses SOA deployment best practices and lessons learned. Learn how to use SOA technology to better support agile business innovation and optimization.

Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how to create a flexible infrastructure through the implementation of an SOA and alignment of business processes with strategic goals to overcome the challenges associated with the rapidly changing business world.

Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007

WHITE PAPER: This eBook discusses how SOA can be used to overcome business process inefficiencies. Explore practices for effectively implementing SOA and developing service-oriented applications.

Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Jun 2008