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Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America, Inc. January 23, 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

An Agile Approach to "Metrics": Applied Macromeasurements to Ensure On-Time Delivery by CollabNet January 17, 2011 - (Free Research) This article challenges the value of traditional metrics for managing product development schedules and presents an alternative compatible with Agile approaches such as Scrum and XP. It is written for development managers or Scrum Product Owners who want to make decisions based on empirically derived schedule forecasts instead of shots in the dark.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Power Metrics for Data Centers by Intel Corporation June 30, 2009 - (Free Research) Some of the most useful benchmarks and metrics in evaluating server performance are provided in this article along with descriptions to help IT managers identify the ones that best fit their organization.  (BOOK)

Justifying Your Technology Investments Through ROI by KnowledgeStorm Webinars (E-mail this company) April 27, 2004 - (Free Research) As budgets stay tight and finance professionals become more involved in technology buying decisions, be better prepared to defend your business case through the use of financial metrics and Return on Investment (ROI) calculators.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

How Does your Service Measure Up? Getting to Grips with Metrics by GoToAssist July 19, 2011 - (Free Research) This quick guide will identify some of the most popular metrics that you should be measuring, look at ways in which you can measure them, and how to utilize these measures to improve your service delivery.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

What Upper Management Should Know About Managing Software Testing Processes by Micro Focus May 02, 2012 - (Free Research) Read this expert article to discover exactly what your managers needs to know about software testing. Find tips on how to make processes run more smoothly and ways to make sense of large quantities of data to make the most informed decisions possible.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Procurement Lessons Learned from the Economic Downturn (SAP Insider Article) by SAP America, Inc. September 30, 2011 - (Free Research) Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Euro crisis: Key questions CEOs and CIOs should ask each other by ComputerWeekly.com April 02, 2012 - (Free Research) With a potential economic crisis looming in the Eurozone, Gartner offers a checklist of questions that CIOs and CEOs should ask each other.  (ANALYST BRIEF) READ ABSTRACT |

IT matters again by ComputerWeekly.com December 01, 2011 - (Free Research) This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn.  (IT BRIEFING) READ ABSTRACT |

Financial Guide: How to save Money and Create Value in a Tough Economy by Planon January 15, 2009 - (Free Research) Real Estate and Workplace industry metrics and studies strongly suggest that hidden value on the balance sheet can reside within real estate and workplace assets.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Journal of Management Excellence: Building Trust by Oracle Corporation July 16, 2009 - (Free Research) It is crucial for businesses to build trust with their customers, partners, investors, and with society at large. This journal article discusses building trust through modern performance management techniques, sustainability initiatives, managing reputation risk, end-to-end approaches to financial reporting and compliance, and more.  (JOURNAL ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

America's Quest for IPv6 - Part II: An Analysis of the Business and Financial Metrics of the Coming IPv6 Marketplace by Command Information June 2008 - (Free Research) the transition to IPv6 is very much on its way to becoming a viable, profitable market. This white paper this conclusion with some attention grabbing highlights...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Finance for IT decision makers: Making business cases by ComputerWeekly.com January 2013 - (Free Research) This extract from Michael Blackstaff's book, Finance for IT decision makers, teaches you how to make effective business and financial cases for IT projects.  (BOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Business and Financial Benefits of Virtualization by VMware, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) When IT executives engage with VMware they often ask themselves many questions, including “How do my metrics compare to my peers with respect to virtualizing my IT environment?”. This exclusive white paper highlights top anecdotes and qualitative research on virtualization's business and financial benefits. Learn more here.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 6: Managing for Efficiency and Effectiveness by CIO Decisions April 2009 - (Free Research) Midmarket CIOs are always under the gun to enhance IT and business alignment, and to show how their organization is continually growing more efficient and responsive to business needs. IT Service Management aims to make both happen.  (EZINE)

Appreciating People: An Asset Perspective on Human Capital by SuccessFactors April 2012 - (Free Research) This informative presentation discusses the importance of human capital and its effect on business performance and financial success.  (VIRTUAL SEMINAR) READ ABSTRACT |

Appreciating People: An Asset Perspective on Human Capital by SuccessFactors April 2012 - (Free Research) This informative presentation discusses the importance of human capital and its effect on business performance and financial success.  (VIRTUAL SEMINAR) READ ABSTRACT |

Application Note: Structured Testing - The Path to Thorough Code Coverage by McCabe Software, Inc. March 2011 - (Free Research) Basis path testing, also known as Structured Testing, is the primary code-based testing strategy recommended by McCabe Software and supported by McCabe IQ. The main idea behind this testing is that decision outcomes within a software function should be tested independently. This article provides an overview of the benefits of basis path testing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

HR reporting tools: Realize smarter staffing, planning, and budgeting by Ultimate Software February 2012 - (Free Research) With proper business intelligence (BI) tools, human resources (HR) is empowered to gain insight into the company's workforce and thus improve overall business efficiency and financials. Read this e-guide for tips on making the most of your workforce data to make educated business decisions.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Best practices for planning and budgeting by Prophix Software February 2013 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to discover how you can improve business management through the application and adherence of budgeting and planning best practices. Read on to learn the twelve best practices that have been adopted by leading companies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Building a Best-Run Finance Organization by SAP America, Inc. June 2008 - (Free Research) This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Cloud Risk Framework by ComputerWeekly.com June 2012 - (Free Research) This unique cloud framework is designed to help organisations assess the financial risks of moving to the cloud.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

The Total Economic Impact of Lumension Security's Sanctuary by Lumension August 2008 - (Free Research) Lumension's Sanctuary Application and Device Control is an IT-driven solution that automatically enforces endpoint security policies. The financial impact of moving from a "voluntary" compliance solution to an "automatic" one is illustrated  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Editorial Tip: Measuring the ROI of Social CRM: No easy task by Infor February 2011 - (Free Research) As more organizations invest in social channels, the question of value becomes increasingly important. In social media, ROI alone may not tell the value of the effort, and benefits to the business from the customer service approach could be gauged by a variety of factors. Uncover how to measure the real value of an investment in social CRM.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Journal of Management Excellence - Enterprise Performance Management Innovations by Oracle Corporation April 2010 - (Free Research) This collection of journal articles focuses on the many facets of enterprise performance management that can help organizations thrive through the recovery, including; integrating the financial close and reporting process, managing the transition to IFRS, centralized enterprise dimension management.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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