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Evaluating Financial Management Software ...Is it time for a change? by Microsoft March 2008 - (Free Research) Financial management software that becomes disjointed can impact the success and profitability of any business. Read this paper to learn how your business can streamline processes to manage accounting, project management, payroll and human resources.  (WHITE PAPER)

Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America, Inc. January 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 |

The Superstar CFO - Optimizing an Increasingly Complex Role by SAP America, Inc. May 2007 - (Free Research) Read this CFO Research study to understand how CFOs should prioritize the external and company-wide mandates, as well as how they should manage the finance function itself.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Renewed Finance Function: Extending Performance Management Beyond Finance by SAP America, Inc. September 2008 - (Free Research) In August 2007, CFO Research Services launched a research program to explore the ways in which the role of the finance team has changed in recent years. This report presents the findings of our online survey of 255 senior finance executives.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Spotlight on IT - Sustained Growth through Operational Excellence by SAP America, Inc. July 1967 - (Free Research) This paper-one of four function-specific papers-is based on the IT responses and follow-up interviews with technology executives who participated in the 2008 Economist Intelligence Unit operational excellence survey sponsored by SAP.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Business Case for Enterprise Disaster Recovery Planning: Calculating the Cost of Downtime by Iron Mountain September 2008 - (Free Research) Given the enormous long-term costs and implications of a systems interruption, companies need to carefully define and implement plans to mitigate losses. This paper arms you with how to build a strong business case for a recovery plan.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Thinking through Uncertainty: CFOs Scrutinize Non-Financial Risk by IBM Line of Business June 2008 - (Free Research) Risks can impact the top and bottom line and eventually every risk is expressed in the company's share price.  (WHITE PAPER)

Technology Implications of IFRS adoption for U.S. Companies: More than a technical accounting change by Deloitte July 2009 - (Free Research) In this publication, we explore the technology implications associated with IFRS conversion and discuss: Evaluating the potential technology impact; how companies can prepare technology and systems changes related to IFRS adoption; Major differences between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS and much more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

2009 ERP Report: Hospitality and Entertainment by Panorama Consulting Group November 2009 - (Free Research) This part of Panorama’s ERP Report outlines the use of ERP software at companies in the hospitality and entertainment industry, including a comparison of ERP results to other industries. This study includes ERP implementation results surrounding average budget, duration, actual costs, and implementation variables.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Styles of Business Intelligence by MicroStrategy Incorporated June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper looks at the historical development of BI applications and BI technology, and concludes that five common Styles of BI have evolved during the past decade - each style representing a certain characteristic usage.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Augmenting the Value of ERP to Achieve the Perfect Plant by Apriso Corporation September 2008 - (Free Research) This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The CIO's Role in Driving Business Performance by SAP America, Inc. August 2008 - (Free Research) Explore the changing role of the CIO, and the blurring of the line between IT and finance, as CIOs begin to function as strategic advisors to the executive team.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

WebFOCUS Operational Enterprise Business Intelligence by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company) WebFOCUS is a comprehensive and fully integrated enterprise business intelligence platform. It sets the standard for enterprise business intelligence by scaling to support every level of the global organization – executive, analytical, & operational – and make data available, accessible, and meaningful to every person or application that needs it.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Drive Finance in Real Time with SAP HANA by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) With speeds up to 100,000 times faster than traditional business analytics software, SAP HANA can provide your organization with deep insights into large volumes of financial data, enabling smarter financial and managerial decisions. Check out this comprehensive e-book to learn more about SAP HANA's power to transform financial processes.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence by SAP America, Inc. June 2009 - (Free Research) The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls  (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 |

Whitepaper: Extending the value of Business Intelligence with ‘Disclosure Management’ by IBM October 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper details on the relationship between financial reporting and business intelligence. Learn more about how applying new disclosure management technology to financial reporting can extend the value of existing BI tools.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Ventana Research “Keys to a Fast, Clean Close"-2012 benchmark report by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) Closing the books and reporting financial results are core functions of any finance department, but the most successful companies are achieving closes at the fastest rates.  This informative white paper explains how you can close faster and shorten decision-making time in order to gain edge over your competitors.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Workday Advantage: Financial Management in the Cloud by Workday March 2013 - (Free Research) In this video, an HR financials expert discusses the benefits and possibilities of SaaS and cloud-based HR functions.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Disclosure Management for budgeting, planning and forecasting -- the next frontier? by IBM October 2012 - (Free Research) This resource explains how disclosure management can lead to significant productivity gains when used for statutory reporting, and evaluates the viability of this strategy as an option for improving budgeting, planning, and forecasting (BPF) financial processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Infor - ERP LN by Infor September 2008 - (Free Research) Infor ERP LN is an advanced, easy-to-use ERP solution that brings together a wide range of business functions to serve the needs of leading discrete and project-based manufacturers in industrial industries. Check out this demo for more details.  (DEMO) READ ABSTRACT |

Innovation in Financial Management: How Workday Is Breaking the Barriers of Legacy ERP by Workday December 2011 - (Free Research) Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are too heavy, too complex, and too expensive. Read this paper to discover an alternative ERP strategy that provides the agility, visibility and controls beyond basic accounting needed in today’s climate of constant change, increasing regulatory oversight, and instant information access.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Agile CFO: Enabling the Innovation Path to Growth by IBM Line of Business June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper proposed several actions financial executives can take to become agile CFOs.  (WHITE PAPER)

Oracle Hyperion Workforce Planning by Oracle Corporation December 2008 - (Free Research) In most organizations, employee compensation and related expenses are the largest line items in the budget. Having control over these expenses is critical to meeting corporate performance objectives. Check out this data sheet to learn more.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

BoxTone: Mobile User Management with ITIL and ITSM by BoxTone April 2008 - (Free Research) This White Paper outlines the capabilities of Mobile User Management developed by BoxTone -- which for many of the best-known organizations are enabling improvements and efficiencies in responsiveness to mobile users, process, measurability, service...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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