Product Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Learn how leading UK retailer, Argos, increased sales by via mobile apps by 125% by leveraging a robust API management platform.

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 | Published: 11 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: This guide offers insight to help you optimize your product mix and maximize profits.

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 | Published: 01 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: Access this informative white paper to learn about an engineering lifecycle management tool that provides comprehensive views into the product lifecycle, and goes beyond data integration to reduce the complexity of this process.

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 | Published: 12 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: Thirty-five percent of consumers say they would never use a mobile app again if it contained incorrect product data. This brief resource explores how the global standards body GS1 established the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) as a means of combatting outdated, inconsistent product information.

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 | Published: 20 Feb 2014

WHITE PAPER: This brief resource explores the need for food manufacturers to disclose GMO information before the upcoming Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) is introduced, and describes how the right product information management and data aggregation systems can help you get there.

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 | Published: 19 Feb 2014

WHITE PAPER: To stay ahead of the competition, companies need to react quickly to adapt to changing customer demands. Discover how you can adapt quickly, improve product quality, and speed time to market by applying agile principles to the development of interconnected products.

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this informative resource, learn exactly how Agile principles apply to the product delivery lifecycle of an embedded software product or complex safety critical system. Discover the most effective implementation strategy, and get guiding principles for agile success.

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Delivering increasingly complex and smarter products in less time and at a lower cost requires new strategies and development techniques. Consult this insightful resource to learn how a "systems thinking" approach facilitates consideration of the functional dependencies and interconnections necessary to produce high quality, "smarter" products.

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: MUMM is a global leader in the wines and spirits industry, but they needed a better solution for batch traceability requirements. In order to maintain grape quality for their products, MUMM needed to establish a system to keep their standards in order.

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 | Published: 17 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: Your customers want access to timely information, and you need to confirm and process orders quickly and efficiently. What if you could do both - while also increasing customer satisfaction? Access this white paper to find out how that's possible using SAP Global Available-to-Promise check rapid-deployment technology.

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: Organizations that can continually deliver innovative products and services often garner majority marketplace share, premium profit margins and an industry-leading status. This white paper focuses on controlling that innovation with a portfolio management solution that will support sourcing, prioritization, process support, and more.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Different managers have different philosophies for project planning and scheduling, especially when it comes to meeting deadlines. But what if there was a way to improve risk management in relation to corporate projects? Learn how capacity planning provides the foresight necessary to complete projects on time and boost customer satisfaction.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) can provide the supply chain and asset visibility required for business success through automated identification, location and tracking of your products and assets.

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 | Published: 31 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report from the Economist Intelligence Unit examines how their practices are evolving and offers examples of data use at some highly successful companies.

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant compares 18 vendors and the strengths and cautions they each bring to the table with marketing resource management. This provides means each company based on constant criteria, allowing you to choose a vendor that meets your needs.

Posted: 06 May 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Five tips for improving the ROI of your software investments.

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Interstage BPM's superior architecture lets business users and IT professionals collaborate on defining and refining business processes. It empowers knowledge workers to stretch processes to fit to the business needs and it provides developers with the ability to easily create and deploy high performance process-based applications.

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 | Published: 03 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Many manufacturers are already using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology to design products, test them and automate their production. This same technology can be integrated with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, like IBM’s Maximo® Asset Management to manage manufacturing assets involved in production.

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 | Published: 07 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Forecasts never seem to be as accurate as you would like them, or need them, to be. This white paper explores why forecasting is often poorly done and provides some ways to improve it. Continue reading to learn what management must know about forecasting.

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 | Published: 04 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides CIMdata’s perspective on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, including its motivation for use, value and future. It also describes Mentor Graphics’ FloEFD CFD analysis solution that is designed to provide product designers and engineers with direct access to CFD techniques directly in their design (CAD) environment.

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 10 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: This document discusses the challenges in implementing DOORS in a rapidly evolving environment and the clear payoffs from using DOORS to integrate across diverse disciplines and to boost the collaborative effort.

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 | Published: 25 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: The product portfolio decisions you make today will determine whether your company is relevant tomorrow. To increase the chances of marketing a successful product, organizations must deliver products and services to the consumers they value the most, and they must provide those deliverables when their consumers want them. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 23 Jun 2009

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

WHITE PAPER: This is the first in a series of six reports addressing the opportunities and challenges faced by midsize manufacturers.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management.

Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009