Getting It Right: Product, Quality, Timing, and Price
| by P.J. Jakovljevic |
. PJ Jakovljevic - April 19, 2006 1. The Functionality of Jeeves
Enterprise—Not To Be Undermined. 2. Focus on Communications.
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_04_19_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-04-19 |
| Summary: The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has become
to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time—and for the right price.
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Standard & Poor's Announces Security Certification
| by L. Taylor |
... Program. The timing of the announcement is uncanny enough to make users
question the motivation of the
announcement. Market Impact. ...
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/07/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_07_31_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-07-31 |
| Summary: After exposing numerous customers to embarrassing security vulnerabilities, S&P announces a security certification program.
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Should Your Software Selection Process Have a Proof of Concept? ...
| by Robert Rudd |
... Timing of the sale. ... Moreover the timing (important for public listed companies)
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more uncertain which can lead to further discounting. ...
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| http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2004/07/research_notes/TU_TS_XRR_07_13_04_1.asp - 10k - 2004-07-13 |
| Summary: A proof of concept (POC) should be completed as part of the selection process when the risk of project failure is comparatively
high. Risk can be measured by two key variables. These variables are complexity of requirements and level of expertise of
the selection/implementation team. The more complex the
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CRM: Creating a Credible Business Case and Positioning It with the ...
| by Glen Petersen |
... itself through a sensitivity analysis, which essentially recalculates results based
on introducing less favorable
assumptions relative to timing and levels of ...
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/11/research_notes/MI_CR_XGP_11_09_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-11-09 |
| Summary: An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility
implies that the document clearly delineates assumptions regarding cause and effect plus the mechanism that will be used to
assess results and declare success.
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Maximizing Potential Benefits in Reverse Auctions
| by Amitava and Noorani Subramanian Hariharan |
... increased effectiveness in request for quotation (RFQ) process, certainty of volume
and timing. ...
time, Timing and frequency of the auction are suboptimal. ...
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/08/research_notes/TU_SC_XA_08_31_07_1.asp - 24k - 2007-08-31 |
| Summary: Reverse auction (RA) has emerged as a strategic tool for consumer packaged goods companies pursuing cost efficiencies in their
sourcing programs. This article presents a framework to structure and gain maximum mileage out of the RA process.
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Inflation’s Demise: The Impact on Business Informa
| by Nelson M. Nones CPIM |
... In short, they are designed to maximize profits by timing business events so exactly
that productive
resources are committed as late as possible, but never too ...
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| http:/.../researchhighlights/businessapplications/2000/06/research_notes/mi_ba_nn_06_29_00_1.asp - 34k - 2000-06-29 |
| Summary: Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary
period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many manufacturers are now confronting
worldwide price stability, or even deflationary pres
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Lawson Standing Vertically in a Flat Economy » The TEC Blog
... unique requirements: it is deal- or promotion-driven with both customers and F&B
manufacturers having a
history of impacting the timing of transactions based ...
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| blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/12/09/lawson-standing-vertically-in-a-flat-economy/ - 49k - 2008-12-09 |
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Software Selection, Mafia-style » The TEC Blog
... People who can’t be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the
police, anyone with a two-timing
relative in the family, anyone who behaves ...
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| blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/05/14/software-selection-mafia-style/ - 48k - 2008-05-14 |
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Getting Strategic Planning and Financial Planning in the Same ...
| by John Diezemann |
... The completeness of the set of projects poses another set of issues including
project coordination, resource
allocations and timing. ...
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/1999/10/research_notes/TU_EV_JD_10_99_1.asp - 33k - 1999-10-01 |
| Summary: To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a single projected cash flow. While the concepts of options are certainly familiar to most executives, the
trick to valuing strategic choices lies in the complex an
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Establishing Enterprise Architecture Governance
| by Alex Cullen |
... A consistent project lifecycle process (SDLC). This is important for the
timing of review checkpoints.
... Timing and content of reviews. ...
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| http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/08/research_notes/GA_EV_AC_08_08_00_1.asp - 37k - 2000-08-18 |
| Summary: This article discusses the issues around implementing architecture governance, and what constitutes viable approaches to establishing
effective governance processes.
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