Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints. A project is a temporary and one-time endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. This property of being a temporary and a one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same product or service over-and-over again.
You've heard it a million times: Do more with less. It may be good business, but as budgets shrink and IT demands grow, you may start to wonder if the people who are saying "do more with less" think that it's a magical incantation. Run the servers without electricity! You've already taken basic cost-cutting steps and saved the easy money. You know that you need to dig deeper. But where should you start? This e-book, provided by IBM, will introduce you to the five big IT budget killers - and some of the best ways to knock them out. Download Now
According to Forrester, organizations spent $1.5 trillion globally managing IT last year. 75% of this was spent on silos, legacy systems that still don't get answers to the most important questions: troubleshooting outages, investigating security incidents, and demonstrating compliance. Learn about the innovative software product forward-thinking organizations are using to dramatically improve their productivity and change the way they manage and secure IT. Download Now
This ExecBlueprint discusses ways that IT can step into this new role and, in the process, improve its ability to execute technology solutions that will most optimally drive business growth and productivity. Download Now
Before your company launches its next package selection, implementation or upgrade, make sure you don’t cripple the project from the start by failing to identify your requirements – the number one reason that projects spin out of control. This white paper summarizes some of the key lessons we have learned through our industry-leading requirements definition practice. Download Now
The later in the system development life-cycle that major errors are discovered the more expensive it is to fix them. But the earliest stages of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) are most often the least consistently executed. This paper describes a methodology that brings the early stages of the SDLC up to a high level of maturity: consistent, proven, and optimized for success.
Leverage best practices to manage & control the time, cost & risk of migrating your enterprise PCs to Windows Vista operating systems. Learn how HP covers every phase of the migration process & can cut deployment time by 50%, costs by 68% & improve software management efficiency by 78%. Download Now
This exclusive Yankee Group White Paper reveals and examines how mid-size businesses can now build a real-time enterprises and leverage real-time information. Learn how to reduce scattered information and silo databases that prevent your enterprise from achieving operational excellence. Download Now
Avaya can be an important partner in helping your IT group cope with this wave of business challenges by helping you to strategize and execute effective programs that are designed to meet the pressure on budgets and staffing. Learn how today!
All too often when web monitoring and Internet use restrictions are put into place it hurts company morale and does little to enhance employee productivity. Not wanting to create friction in the work place many employers shy away from using what could be a significant employee productivity enhancement tool. Wasting time through Internet activities is simple and it’s a huge hidden cost to business. Download Now
ALM is much more than just writing code. All three aspects—governance, development, and operations are important. Maximizing the value of the applications we create means doing all three aspects of ALM well. Achieving this goal isn’t easy, especially when today’s ALM tools aren’t as well integrated as they could be. Yet there’s no way around it: Taking a broad, holistic view of ALM is essential for improving this critical business process. Download Now
While marketers usually look first to customer facing applications when making technology acquisitions, taking into account the entire marketing value chain--from strategic brief to a personalized communication--is the best way to look at achieving marketing ROI. Too often, investments in customer facing technology fail to account for operational burdens created upstream in the marketing process.
BearingPoint wanted a “one-stop-shop” for its growing marketing organization that was easy to setup and didn’t require a lot of resources. A tool was needed to help with the wide-range of marketing activities that satisfied the needs of the entire marketing team. This system needed to easily handle financial and legal requests, capture campaign and event data, support creative development and reduce manual processes that contributed to the lagging of concrete knowledge of their marketing budgets and spending at any given point in time. Download Now
Learn how PPM is delivering compelling ROI. In the September 2008 IDC White Paper sponsored by CA, How Project and Portfolio Management Solutions Are Delivering Value to Organizations, IDC analysts reveal that substantial business benefits are being realized by IT organizations deploying PPM solutions. Download Now
Marketing operations is in the midst of a major revolution. While the tools of marketing have changed dramatically over the past 25 years, the operational systems and processes have remained relatively stagnant. Most organizations use desktop productivity tools and e-mail to plan, deliver and ultimately execute their marketing activities.
LendingTree wanted to leverage and increase its strong brand awareness by putting the right tools in place to create a marketing-driven technology system. Download Now
To keep up with the growth and volume of its business, the marketing department at a $2B enterprise software company knew they needed a next generation marketing application to track marketing program expenditures. Download Now
Perforce SCM is a dedicated Software Change and Configuration Management (SCCM) tool. Its key attributes are speed of operation, high scalability, connectivity via TCP/IP, and small footprint. The Perforce system is architected to minimise network traffic and yet has the power to manage the most complex development efforts, spanning multiple projects, versions, and releases, with multiple source build requirements. Download Now
Over the past three years there has been a sharp rise in the number of mega projects in boom markets such as the Middle East, and Asia. This has presented the opportunity for US firms to play a leading role in some of the most ambitious construction developments ever undertaken. Download Now
As MRM becomes a mainstream tool of marketers, it is helpful to understand the technology underpinnings and the various types of business processes that are related to marketing. Download Now
Planning & Financial Management addresses this broad business issue. Planning & Financial Management is one component within the Aprimo Suite. The entire suite is based on our Enterprise Marketing Backbone that reduces total cost of ownership and connects your marketing technology with the rest of the enterprise. Download Now
Financial Company Marketing maintains all key functions of marketing in-house to include: marketing strategy, creative services, direct mail, lead management, eCommerce, emerging markets, database, reporting analytics, strategic partnerships & cross-sell, and print vendor management.
For a limited time, we're offering you complimentary access to the entire Project Portfolio Management Maturity Model. This practical resource shows you how to assess the maturity of your organization's PPM portfolio and guide it to a higher level of performance.
Evaluating and managing the media buying processes for advertisements Warner Bros. purchases from its six sister companies can be time consuming and complicated. Generating reports for media purchased by each of Time Warner’s 2,500 media suppliers and comparing Warner Bros.’ spend decisions with competitors creates the need for internal resources dedicated specifically to focus on it – taking time away from other activities. Download Now
Learn how you can leverage SAP expertise to for faster, more cost-effective upgrades. The SAP Upgrade Assessment for SAP ERP service helps you find the services and implementation options that are right for you and will ensure the success of your project. Download Now
