June 2008 - (Free Research) Too often, data governance teams rely on existing measurements as the metrics used to populate a data quality scorecard. But without a defined understanding of the relationship between specific measurement scores and the business's success criteria..
June 2010 - (Free Research) Risk is a function of the likelihood that a potential vulnerability will be exploited, and the resulting impact of that exploitation. In IT systems, risk can be introduced from the internet, servers, networks, malicious insiders, and even lapses in physical security. This whitepaper provides IT risk management best practices.
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.
July 2010 - (Free Research) DataFlux was recently positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of its 2010 “Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools” report. Gartner’s Magic Quadrants evaluate vendors within a particular technology market based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. Use this Magic Quadrant to understand the data quality tools market.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This report by Mark Madsen will explain what data integration is, and especially the difference between Operational Data Integration and Analytic Data Integration. It highlights the benefits of open source for data integration, and provides a series of recommendations to make the integration job easier, repeatable and more productive.
September 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper explores the challenges and rewards of test management and provides practical ways to help you implement an organized and structured testing process. In addition, this paper discusses the benefits of HP Quality Center software, which addresses the need for global test management.
September 2010 - (Free Research) Join this webcast for an informative session that will address the myriad of considerations associated with designing and implementing a successful Software Asset Management (SAM) program, including recommended approaches to mitigate risks and ensure program success.
November 2009 - (Free Research) In this expert podcast, industry analyst Simon Jacobson discusses the best starting point for a quality improvement initiative within a manufacturing plant, explores what types of software and technology can be used for support, explains why the IT team plays a key role in its success, offers tips on how to reduce error rates, and more.
November 2008 - (Free Research) To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency..
December 2009 - (Free Research) Scope creep kills innovation. Over $1 trillion is spent each year on R&D, and 60% of the projects fail due to requirements issues. By using requirements management best practices you can achieve 2x higher profits and 6x faster development cycles.
April 2010 - (Free Research) This report describes how organizations are attempting to improve specific decisions. Most analyses of decision-making address single capabilities, such as technology, leadership, or group process. In this research, the topics addressed were more comprehensive - the idea being to understand which improvements were used most frequently.
December 2008 - (Free Research) In this guide you will learn the most commonly used business analysis and project management terms and how to better communicate with business analysis and project management professionals.
July 2010 - (Free Research) Join our free 30 minute webinar and learn how Compleo for SAP reformats background reports (systems reports and background jobs) directly from within the SAP spool file or output device system. Compleo for SAP converts spool files into PC Formats such as excel PDF and XML.
July 2010 - (Free Research) The data management discipline known as data integration (DI) has undergone an impressive expansion over the last decade. The 10 practices described in this report paint a modern landscape of current DI practices. This report raises the bar on DI, showing how sophisticated and powerful a DI solution can be.
August 2010 - (Free Research) Healthcare organizations need to improve their agility between processes and people through improved information sharing. A smarter healthcare system starts with better connections, better data and faster, more detailed analysis. Read this paper to learn more about the latest innovations in enterprise content management for the healthcare industry.
October 2009 - (Free Research) The Dell Project and Program Management approach enables the alignment of all elements of a client deployment. This standardized and easy-to-understand framework can be tailored as necessary to complement and integrate with existing customer processes.
July 2009 - (Free Research) With the Jazz project, IBM Rational is providing integrated tools and processes that help people working on distributed teams become more effective in producing software solutions. Read this paper to learn more about the Jazz project, Rational's vehicle for achieving collaborative application lifecycle management.
January 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper focuses on the use of a log-based, real-time change data capture (CDC) solution to enable real-time reporting using a low overhead solution that minimizes the impact on IT infrastructure.
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.
May 2009 - (Free Research) GFI WebMonitor polices Internet access, reports on users’ website browsing habits and downloads, while providing web security features such as anti-virus and malware protection in real-time for SMBs.
July 2010 - (Free Research) Join Neil MacDonald, Vice President and Research Fellow at Gartner, Inc., as he looks at the opportunities and risks – both for security and service – in adopting virtualization. Then, Gijo Mathew, VP of Security Management at CA, reveals how effective management approaches can provide a catalyst to achieving IT’s business and strategic goals.
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