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SearchCIO.com eBook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change by SearchCIO.com May 04, 2009 - (Free Research) The key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Change Management Best Practices for the Engineering and Construction Industry by Oracle Corporation April 01, 2009 - (Free Research) The purpose of this white paper is to highlight best practices of identifying and managing changes that might occur on a construction project, and provide a process to effectively manage changes on construction projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Negotiating cloud contracts by ComputerWeekly.com January 24, 2013 - (Free Research) This article, drawing on sources including interviews with cloud computing providers, users and other market actors, is the first in-depth research into how cloud contracts are negotiated.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Book: A CIO’s Guide to Outsourcing by Dimension Data November 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Access this e-book and learn outsourcing contract danger signs, how to tell if changing vendors is worth the risk, the importance of encouraging innovation and flexibility from providers, and more!  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide: Managing Requirements in Agile Environments by Hewlett-Packard Company March 01, 2012 - (Free Research) This e-guide provides expert guidance on requirements management in Agile development. Read it to find best practices for contract negotiation and tracking changes the Agile way.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+: Compass: How to negotiate effective telecoms contracts by ComputerWeekly.com October 22, 2010 - (Free Research) Effective negotiations and management of telecom contracts can have a measurable impact on a business’ financial performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly – 7 May 2013:Public cloud is ready for business by ComputerWeekly.com May 07, 2013 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly: Amazon and Microsoft earn $5bn in public cloud revenue – we ask if public cloud is now ready for the mainstream. Banks face huge challenges replacing legacy IT – but is the short-term nature of CIOs hindering progress? And we look at how user experience can deliver return on investment for IT. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Advanced Case Management for Smarter Energy and Utilities by IBM October 23, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to gain an approach to unifying utility company's information, processes and people to gain a 360-degree view of contracts, work orders and so much more, effectively enabling employees to make better-informed decisions which then reduce costs and elevate efficiency. Learn how case management can make your business smarter.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Reducing Risk through Requirements-driven Quality Management: An End-to-end Approach by Hewlett-Packard Company December 23, 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains a structured way to manage requirements and how risk-based requirements and quality management are inseparable from the larger process of managing the planning, test and release of a software system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 25: Software Licensing in a Virtual Environment by SearchDataCenter.com August 04, 2010 - (Free Research) Stay up to date on the current state of software licensing in a virtual world and learn the guidelines that can help keep your organization out of trouble. Also in this issue, find out how to make the most out of hardware contracts, and separate the fact from the fallacy in cloud computing.  (EZINE)

Computer Weekly – 19 March 2013: Delivering software development success by ComputerWeekly.com March 19, 2013 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to IT leaders about successful software development, and how they combine the best of agile and waterfall methods. Drugs giant AstraZeneca talks about how it changed its outsourcing approach to eliminate past mistakes. And we look at a new social media bank that is shaking up the sector. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly – 16 October 2012: Delivering IT change at Royal Mail by ComputerWeekly.com October 16, 2012 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to Royal Mail CIO Catherine Doran about one of the UK's largest IT transformations. Software suppliers are under fire for the complexity of their licensing policies; we look at the issues. And we examine how to manage suppliers as firms increasingly turn to multiple outsourcing providers. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Contract Management: How to Shrink Your Sales Cycle through Smart Contract Management by SpringCM October 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the seven best practices in contract management. It's time for you to think about how to manage your contracts more effectively, close more deals, and get more cash. Learn how in this paper.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The SAP Contract Lifecycle Management Application: Reducing Cost and Risk While Optimizing Contract Value by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) Too many companies struggle to efficiently create, file, and ensure the compliance of corporate contracts using manual, incomplete, disjointed processes.View this demo to learn how SAP Contract Lifecycle Management streamlines these processes by automating contract creation, enhancing visibility, and improving compliance.  (VIDEOCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

The Case for Contract Management -- Why You Should Get Started Today by SAP America, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) How well-versed are you in the three key areas of contract lifecycle management (CLM) that will give you the visibility to control your contracts and comply with regulations? Take this quick quiz to determine your contract competency and understand whether a CLM solution would benefit your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

An On-Demand Solution to Optimize Contract Management by SAP America, Inc. April 2011 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn three ways your company can get the most out of its contracts by ensuring that the agreements you enter into are low in risk and that contractual terms are being observed and met.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enterprise Contract Management for Life Sciences: Integrating Contract Creation, Administration, and Execution by SAP AG June 2009 - (Free Research) Leading life sciences companies are recognizing the need for synchronized, enterprise-wide pricing and contract management processes. An integrated solution can provide the transparency needed to satisfy auditors, balance pricing with go-to-market strategies, and support sales and finance teams - including accurately predicting margins.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly – 26 March 2013: How to be a winner with business analytics by ComputerWeekly.com March 2013 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at IBM's work with England's rugby team and Premier League football on how business analytics can improve the chances of winning at sport. We find out the issues to consider when negotiating cloud contracts. And we examine how software-defined networking will automate network management. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly - 17 April 2012: How to ensure smartphone security by ComputerWeekly.com April 2012 - (Free Research) This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Forrester Research: Improving Application Deployments - How an Application Delivery Architecture Can Help Businesses Overcome Deployment Challenges by F5 Networks August 2007 - (Free Research) Today's businesses must operate in a drastically changing environment. Forrester found most companies are not well equipped to reorient IT as a critical driver of top line success. This report showcases the results of an April 2007 Forrester survey.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Scribe - Equinox Fitness Case Study by Scribe Software Corporation March 2008 - (Free Research) Active and prospective members have diverse needs and interests, and Equinox uses two primary applications to adress them.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly – 19 February 2013: Software Developers in demand by ComputerWeekly.com February 2013 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at why companies are struggling to attract the right talent for in-house IT. We investigate why CIOs are not happy with Oracle's Fusion strategy. And betting company William Hill tells us how mobile technology has changed the high street bookmaker. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Stratus Technologies: Stratus streamlines contract negotiations by SpringCM March 2011 - (Free Research) Stratus needed to address 3 key needs: Salesforce.com integration; user access through a familiar Outlook interface; and full self-service visibility for salespeople. The SpringCM Contract Accelerator for Salesforce.com enables Stratus' sales teams to collaborate, share best practices and to streamline contract negotiation and approval processes.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Collaborative Learning in a Project Environment by ComputerWeekly.com April 2013 - (Free Research) This guide from ESI International explains how organisations can harness collaborative learning to drive better project management.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Global Cloud Computing Adoption: Transformation Is In The Air by VMware, Inc. February 2011 - (Free Research) This paper analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing cloud services, examines the business benefits and risks, and provides the steps you should take for a successful implementation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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