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. 

Access this white paper to uncover how cloud-based portfolio project management (PPM) strategies are changing the way CIOs and IT teams are viewed by the business. Gain insight into PPM best practices and real world of examples of how PPM keeps you on time, budget, quota, and target. 

Interested in automating the AP process? Before moving ahead, consider whether it’s best to automate AP workflow inside or outside the SAP system. Integrating a solution that runs AP workflow inside the SAP system might seem logical, but there are some important factors to take into account. Learn about the advantages of external AP workflow. 

What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the future of computer science education now the government has scrapped the current ICT curriculum, and what this means for the IT industry. We talk to an early adopter of the government G-Cloud plan; and we examine the key challenges for network architects. Download the new issue now. 

This is a transcript of a presentation by Brian Turner, Chief Service Delivery Officer at Point consulting firm. He discusses how to keep governance relevant and effective in today’s tough times, what factors drive effective governance structures and what strategies make those governance structures in your organization more effective. 

This application lifecycle management (ALM) Q&A with SearchSoftwareQuality.com Editor-in-Chief Yvette Francino covers ALM adoption best practices, advice on using reports and measuring productivity, the subtleties of CMMI, SDLC and ALM, and more. 

Curious about IBM Information On Demand (IOD) Global Conference 2010 in Las Vegas? Explore the best of the conference, virtually. Learn how to deliver trusted information for greater insight and smarter decisions, and align information and related projects to business goals. 

This white paper written by Advent Software outlines how hedge funds can create a "culture of compliance" with best practice ideas for accurate record keeping and reporting, transparency in operations and, putting the interests of investors first. 

Companies worldwide are affirming the value of archiving as a best practice for managing data growth, completing faster application upgrades and much more. Inside this white paper, learn how archiving can help support data retention compliance initiatives and mitigate risk for audits and electronic discovery requests. 

This paper illustrates a new way of thinking about the funding of IT software projects, one that considers funding in terms of investment, and value as an expansive, longitudinal variable.