WHITE PAPER - Enterprise analysis by a Business Analyst (BA) is a method used to identify and define why an organizational change is needed. Read this whitepaper to learn the importance of this process to an organization.
Posted: August 26, 2010 | Published: August 26, 2010


Topics:  Business Metrics | Business Models | Business Process Management | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - In most software projects, the importance of testing Requirement specifications is often ignored. Requirements must be clearly specified, completely described and unambiguously defined. Several techniques are available to test requirements. One such technique is 'Ambiguity Testing' and is implemented at the inception phase of requirement gathering.
Posted: August 25, 2010 | Published: August 25, 2010


Topics:  Project Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing | Test Results | Testing

WHITE PAPER - If your organization is considering deploying a new portal or migrating from one solution to another, IBM can help you make an educated and benefits-focused decision. This evaluation guide takes a scenario-based approach to help you navigate the portal decision criteria based on your current business priorities.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Published: April 14, 2010


Topics:  CRM | Enterprise Portals | Portal Applications Software | Portals | Project Management | SharePoint | Supply Chain Management | Web Content Management | WebSphere

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how this software can aid in starting new projects and adding and transitioning team members quickly, thereby increasing your ability to respond to changes in your business as well as marketplace demands.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: December 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Processes | Project Management | Project Management Software | Software Development Methodologies | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - In their latest book, Thomas Davenport, Jeanne Harris and Robert Morison show how companies apply analytics in their daily operations. We see examples of analytics at work within core processes in a variety of business areas. Read this white paper to learn how embedding analytics into your organization's processes can help you.
Posted: July 30, 2010 | Published: July 30, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Processes | Collaboration | ERP | Project Management | Quality Control | Statistical Software | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Working together, HP and CollabNet offer a true end-to-end ALM solution. This paper describes the integration that offers efficiency improvements leading to higher quality software delivered at increased velocity. Enterprise-wide, stakeholders can stay in their specialized environments and still take advantage of improved processes.
Posted: July 14, 2010 | Published: July 13, 2010


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Metrics | Cloud Computing | Collaborative Product Development | Program Management | Project Management | Project Management Software | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - Learn how you can test both your SAP and non-SAP software more easily and with more confidence in the results through services offered by SAP Consulting and applications such as SAP LoadRunner by HP.
Posted: June 23, 2010 | Published: June 23, 2010


Topics:  Performance Testing | Project Management | SAP (Product) | Strategic Planning | Testing | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - One of the most important things a PMO can do for an organization is to enforce consistency across the enterprise’s processes. Learn more about how a PMO can be your project’s guiding light.
Posted: June 23, 2010 | Published: June 23, 2010


Topics:  Enterprise | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Process Control Software | Project Management | Project Management Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for the story of how, through the efforts of salesforce.com and CA, agile development has come to the cloud, and why that matters to companies looking to take agile beyond the pilot project stage into their broader organization.
Posted: June 10, 2010 | Published: May 14, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Project Management | Research and Development | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: May 25, 2010 | Published: May 25, 2010


Topics:  Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Investments | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Regulatory Compliance | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides an overview of PPM and an argument as to why spreadsheets and traditional project management tools cannot help to deliver the benefits of PPM and why specialized PPM systems offer vast advantages over the other methods.
Posted: April 2, 2010 | Published: November 2, 2008


Topics:  IT Governance | Microsoft Excel | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for a discussion of the research findings of the CA Project Health Check, which analyzes the project management challenges facing companies and offers insight into how project portfolio management can benefit your organization.
Posted: April 2, 2010 | Published: February 19, 2010


Topics:  IT Management | IT Spending | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - There is a paradigm shift in the management of projects as many firms, especially in the Information Systems and New Product Development disciplines, move from just managing projects to creating and managing portfolios of projects. This shift is bringing constructive change to the way that projects are selected.
Posted: March 31, 2010 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for information on the project management office (PMO), the department or group that defines and maintains the standards of process, generally related to project management, within the organisation. This paper offers details and results from research conducted about PMO position in organizations and its value.
Posted: March 31, 2010 | Published: March 30, 2010


Topics:  IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Spending | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: March 19, 2010 | Published: July 25, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | CIOs | Collaboration | Collaborative Product Development | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - Need complete yet costeffective project management and implementation services for your SAP® software? SAP Consulting brings the know-how, commitment, and resources you need to succeed. Our certified consultants are second to none and backed by the vast, global resources of the SAP Services organization.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | ROI | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Find out how to measure ROI for your business. Companies of all sizes constantly evaluate their operations, seeking to make changes that will increase effectiveness while controlling costs. This paper offers concrete practices, processes, and recommendations to drive the ROI of a company's IT investment (ROIT).
Posted: January 29, 2010 | Published: January 29, 2010


Topics:  eCommerce | Investments | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Spending | Project Management | ROI | SOA | TCO | Value Chains | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - In the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey, conducted at that end of last year, one of the questions put to respondents was "What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?" Here's the complete list, with the No. 1 skill listed being in the highest demand.
Posted: January 25, 2010 | Published: January 25, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Careers | Cloud Computing | Database Management | Desktop Computer Support | IT Managers | IT Workforce | Project Management | Security Managers | Training | Training and Educational Services | Web Development

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides practical advice that will help the reader understand the pivotal role data quality technology must play in a data migration and describes five distinct implementations of data quality technology in detail.
Posted: January 22, 2010 | Published: January 22, 2010


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Profiling | Data Quality | Data Synchronization | Project Management | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper will provide a list of questions that should be considered and reviewed during any project designed to deliver a 360-degree view. The paper then explores how information sharing and identity resolution combine to show the connection between MDM and enterprise customer-centricity.
Posted: January 22, 2010 | Published: January 22, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CRM | Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Customer Profiles | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Data Management | Master Data Management | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - A company’s overall success largely relies on the software team’s success. Organizations that embrace this concept experience less frustration, fewer errors, and faster planning and development cycles. Read this guide to learn about seven essential tips to help you be more successful with requirements management and software development.
Posted: December 8, 2009 | Published: December 8, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Product Development | IT Management | Project Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - How do companies create winning business cases to justify key data center and IT initiatives and speed-up the budget approval process? Read this paper for tips and best practices for how to succeed in the budget approval process and business case development.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: June 25, 2009


Topics:  Budgeting | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Investments | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will answer the question of whether or not these standards are necessary in project management by exploring what can happen in the absence of these regulations.
Posted: August 28, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  IT Management | Manufacturing | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - There is a growing, interdisciplinary field known as knowledge management that is dedicated to how we acquire, organize, manage, share, and utilize knowledge and information. This white paper will discuss what knowledge management is, why it is important, and how you can apply knowledge management to project management.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Document Management | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Knowledge Management | Knowledge Management Software | Project Management | Project Management Software | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how an organization can Survive poor economic conditions with strategic thinking and use of Project ERP by managing a downturn like a variance in a project.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: May 22, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Systems | Project Management | Project Management Software