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The Business Case: Information for Project Portfolio Decision Makers by Global Knowledge May 25, 2010 - (Free Research) Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fixed Asset Management Strategies and Best Practices by Sage Software February 29, 2012 - (Free Research) Challenges to control fixed assets include lack of accurate physical asset inventories and inadequate tools and resources to adapt to changing tax laws and methods. Read this white paper to learn best practices for managing fixed assets and how control will help you save time and money.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

Business Intelligence In the Corporate Finance Environment: Productivity Gains Associated with Data Agnostic BI Solutions by IBM December 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how organizations with highly-complex organizational structures will find an application independent business intelligence strategy more effective than BI tools that come bundled in ERP applications.  (WHITE PAPER) 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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

The Education Edge: School Administration Software by Blackbaud This complete solution was developed exclusively for school administrators to help effectively manage every aspect of school administration and student information.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

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 |

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)

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 |

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 Total Economic Impact™ of Building Operational Performance Reporting Applications by Actuate July 2008 - (Free Research) Forrester found that by moving from a legacy reporting platform to a more flexible and dynamic reporting environment organizations can realize benefits around greater employee efficiency and improved visibility and consistency of financial information.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Fast Delivery of Complex Financial Reports - How Leading CFOs Do It by IBM November 2011 - (Free Research) Reporting speed and accuracy are vital today. But it would be wrong to assume that you have to spend more to go faster and do a competent job. This white paper illustrates how some organizations achieved top-tier results in financial reporting and why some did not.  (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)

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 |

Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance by Quantum Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

iTest Team - Rapid Test Automation for Equipment and Devices by Fanfare iTest Team is an integrated test environment for developers, testers, and automation teams. It offers a unified approach for rapidly developing, automating, and maintaining test cases. iTest Team tests complex equipment and systems that are accessed through various protocols, such as command line interfaces, Web interfaces, SNMP, or command shells.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

The Renewed Finance Function - Extending Performance Management Beyond Finance by SAP AG June 2009 - (Free Research) Companies and their stakeholders have always had high expectations for their finance teams. But this research program reveals that, most recently, these pressures- from regulators, from investors, and from competitors&#$5; are pushing companies to look for more from their finance teams in two main, but often conflicting, areas.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Best practices for streamlining financial processes and reporting in SAP environments by Dolphin October 2011 - (Free Research) In this e-book, get expert advice and ideas on how to improve critical financial processes such as order-to-cash, controlling, general ledger, accounts receivable and financial reporting.  (EBOOK)

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