When Should You Hire A Mainframe Systems Consultant?
[ Source: Longpela Expertise ]
September 2009-
As mainframe technical skills become increasingly hard to find, many organizations are struggling with their mainframe-related problems and projects. In particular, high-caliber senior systems-related skills are exceptionally rare, and for some organizations unattainable. This white paper discusses how consultants can be a viable, cost-effective way of accessing mainframe systems skills. It examines mainframe consultants, how they can be a good or bad choice, how to find the best consultants, and how to get the most ....
Cost-Benefit Analysis Of An RFID Asset-Tracking System
[ Source: Ramp RFID Solutions ]
July 2009-
Ramp RFID Solutions presents an RFID cost-benefit analyses of an RFID asset-tracking system. An experiment comparing RFID with bar-coding was conducted and the findings from this experiment were further analyzed from the point of view of a hypothetical, but realistic, asset-tracking operation.
Leadership Training: Three Perspectives on Development Methods That Work
[ Source: SkillSoft ]
August 2009-
Developing talent is job one for human resources professionals to ensure their company's long-term competitiveness. Find out how top HR and talent development experts rely on leadership training inside and outside the classroom to drive alignment with corporate strategic goals and tap into unutilized employee potential.
Building Your IT Staff: Essential Experience and Skill Sets for Tomorrow’s Challenges
[ Source: SkillSoft ]
August 2009-
Today's IT departments must be true business partners, actively engaged in serving internal and external customers, and aligned with company goals. IT leaders discuss how educating and training IT professionals for leadership leads to high-performance, business-savvy tech teams.
Selecting & Implementing an Effective Time & Expense Management Solution
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
August 2009-
In this guide, Atlantic Global looks at some of the common benefits of automating your timesheet and expense capture; how significant cost savings can be achieved, and how your organization can potentially improve its bottom line. Atlantic focuses on basics such as home-grown vs. dedicated solutions and client-installed software vs. software as a service (SaaS), and complex areas of tax credits and automated client billing. Using real client case studies, we highlight some of ....
CRM Software Guide for Small Business
[ Source: SURADO CRM ]
November 2006-
There are many articles on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and its benefits. However, most articles cater to large organizations and don't concentrate on the needs and objectives of small business owners and managers. The purpose of this whitepaper is to educate small business owners on what, why and how CRM can retain existing customers and help their business grow.
How Outsourcing Can Help Recession-Proof Your Company
[ Source: Infuze Technologies Inc. ]
July 2009-
The economic downturn has forced many companies in the U.S. and Europe to reduce spending across the board. For the information technology organization in these companies, this financial hardship means falling behind in the fast-moving Web service-oriented economy. Outsourcing with the right offshore development partner can overcome this problem. It can enable companies to maintain an aggressive strategy of new Web application development in the face of budget reductions of up to 70 percent.
Building a Scaleable Banking Organizaton
[ Source: Metavante Corporation ]
June 2009-
Compensation expense accounted for about 44 percent of operating costs for the U.S. banking industry as a whole through March 31, 2009. It is, by far, the largest controllable expense category in most financial institutions and is an obvious target for potential savings during an economic downturn. True to form in a recession, overall employment declined by nearly 98,000 full-time equivalent positions, or 4.4 percent of the workforce, in the last 12 months ....
The Top 5 Ways ECM Can Help You Avoid An Annoying Co-worker
[ Source: Optical Image Technology - DocFinity ]
June 2009-
This article discusses interoffice relationships and gives tips for using enterprise content management to address typical barriers to office productivity. Its light-hearted discussion of common workplace issues deals with real problems that can negatively affect productivity, and shows how to address them effectively. Electronic access to documents, business process management, and integration are highlighted.
Looking Beyond Cost: Practical Guidance For Leaders Contemplating Organizational Change
[ Source: Celerant Consulting ]
April 2009-
Despite a daunting amount of literature on organizational design and behavior, there is limited practical guidance on how to execute organizational change and make it sustainable. Defining the right structure is vitally important, but the truth is that even the best designs rarely see the light of day. A recent study coauthored by Celerant Consulting and the Economist Business Intelligence Unit indicated that greater than half of all organizational initiatives fail to achieve their expected ....