ICDL Exam Cram: Using the Computer and Managing Files
[ Source: Pearson Education ]
January 2008-A user interface consists of the graphical components one uses to view and interact with the computer. To help one prepare for the ICDL exam, this paper published by Pearson Education, Exam Cram teaches the way around the system’s file structure. Specifically, the paper covers the computer environment, the desktop, how to manage files, viruses, and print management.
The Pros And Cons Of Non-Traditional Careers: Working In Careers That Defy Gender Stereotypes
[ Source: Quintessential Careers ]
January 2008-Sometimes in career planning people are discouraged from following their dreams because their career choice does not fit with traditional gender roles. Men are discouraged from careers in nursing, social work while women are discouraged from careers in technology, security. It’s imperative in career planning that people - regardless of their gender - are allowed to follow their dreams and utilize their interests and skills. Career planning should not be about gender stereotyping.
The Use of Spreadsheets: Considerations for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
[ Source: Lyquidity Solutions ]
January 2008-Many companies rely on spreadsheets as a key tool in their financial reporting and operational processes. As a result, the use of spreadsheets is an integral part of the information and decision-making framework for these companies. In developing and using spreadsheets, companies need to balance their ease and flexibility against the importance of reliable information for management’s use. This paper from PricewaterhouseCoopers discusses the evaluation of the control environment and specific control activities that should ....
IBM PLM FBC ROI: The Financial Business Case for Product Lifecycle Management Information Technology Decision Making
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-This paper published by IBM discusses about IBM PLM FBC ROI: The Financial Business Case for Product Lifecycle Management Information Technology Decision Making. The financial business case methodology should be used to gain consensus on the value proposition, accelerate the data gathering of benefit and cost estimates, and provide a means to formulate a well articulated business valuation of a specific PLM solution.
Market Your Diagnostic Imaging Center for a Strong Return on Investment: A Diagnostic Imaging Center White Paper
[ Source: Siemens ]
January 2008-Sound marketing strategy relies on communicating a consistent message about the diagnostic imaging center and the benefits it provides. This white paper serves as a primer to get the reader started in insuring the capital investments with strategic marketing. The paper discusses developing a strategic marketing plan, creating a distinctive brand and strong positioning based on the marketplace, and utilizing specific tactics to put the marketing plan into action.
Toward A Creation Theory Of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
[ Source: Ohio State University ]
January 2008-Entrepreneurial opportunities may exist, independent of the actions of entrepreneurs, or may be created by the actions of entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurial opportunities are emphasized in a Creation Theory of entrepreneurship. The central assumptions of Creation Theory, and how they differ from alternative approaches to understanding entrepreneurial opportunities are described. The conditions under which Creation Theory likely applies, and the implications of these conditions for the effectiveness of different managerial tools used by entrepreneurs, are ....
Dont Get Stumped By Off-The-Wall Job Interview Questions
[ Source: Quintessential Careers ]
January 2008-Welcome to the world of the off-the-wall interview question - weird, wacky, gimmicky, and off-beat ""Wild card"" questions that seem to have nothing to do with ability to handle a job. If they’re irrelevant to job performance, why do employers ask them? They want to see how well one can think on their feet. They may want to test creativity or sense of humor. In creating stress by asking a weird question, the interviewer may ....
The Relationship Between Personality And Career Type: Step One - Self Assessment
[ Source: Quintessential Careers ]
January 2008-Self-examination is the best way to begin thinking about career and personality. Conduct self-assessment in a thoughtful and focused manner. The best match is a career in which the major tasks of the work are the tasks one most enjoy doing and the topic is one of interest. This paper suggests few exercises help one to remain focus.
Job Interview Questions For College Seniors/Recent Grads
[ Source: Quintessential Careers ]
January 2008-This paper from Quintessential Careers explains list of sample interview questions college seniors and recent grads can expect, especially at first, more traditional interviews. Prepare answers to these questions, but don’t memorize the answers so that one come off sounding like a robot; in other words, be prepared for these questions and have an outline or script ready, but don’t worry about remembering the answers word-for-word.
Personal Presentation During Professional Situations
[ Source: Carnegie Mellon University ]
January 2008-A professional situation is a time when one are likely to interact with a person or people that may have an impact on one career development. It is imperative to exhibit the best professional behavior. This white paper from Carnegie Mellon University explains the importance of Personal Presentation during Professional Situations.
Outlook for 2007
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
January 2007-
What does 2007 hold for your organization? InformationWeek Research provides an early look of what's on tap for 2007 in its annual Outlook for 2007 study. Business and technology priorities, IT spending plans, and IT hiring plans are documented in this 12-page report.
Key report areas include:
IT budget allocations
Business priorities
Technology and product plans
IT Hiring Plans
Responses are trended with ....
Underwriting Just Got Easier: Technology Integration at Unitrin Direct Enhances Customer Service
[ Source: Optical Image Technology - DocFinity ]
October 2007-
Unitrin Direct, an insurer that sells direct-to-consumer automobile insurance nationwide, had a vision to significantly expedite services and increase efficiency with integrated technologies. They began by automating the processing of returned mail, incomplete customer submissions, and collection of signatures required on underwriting documents. Integration of DocFinity document management and digital workflow software with their third-party automated call system, policy management software, third-party capture and indexing provider, claims management system, and data review criteria stored on ....
Top 5 Myths of Screen Scraping
[ Source: Seagull Software ]
June 2008-
Many organizations with mainframe, System i or OpenVMS applications still ask their employees to use green-screen (or text-based) user interfaces to work with essential business information. Green-screens are a business problem and a technology problem. They're unappealing, hard to learn, intimidating, and accessible only with terminal emulation software. They’re also incompatible with modern application integration methods like Web services and SOA.
The appeal of screen-scraping is understandable — it's simple and inexpensive. But many ....
Improving Bottom Line Performance Through Precision Forecasting And Scheduling
[ Source: GMT Corporation ]
March 2009-
Whether in a contact center or bank branch environment, workforce managers everywhere face the constant challenge of balancing the yin and yang priorities of service levels and labor costs. This is especially true in today's economic environment where inaccurate forecasts can lead to poor scheduling decisions and can have dramatic impact on bottom line profitability. In this guide, GMT Corp. analyzes how to improve bottom-line performance in contact centers and bank branches through precision forecasting ....
ERP For IT And Tooling For Automation
[ Source: Cornerstone Technology BV ]
March 2009-
The question is what can be depicted to be a major key for a successful ERP implementation for the IT disciplines The primary condition for effective ERP systems for the IT-shop itself is self-automation. No human expert input or intervention! Enterprise applications must be automatically inputted into the ERP database. This aspect makes system engineering methodologies like ITIL much more consistent and complete.
Project Portfolio Management: An Overview
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
August 2009-
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is about how the business manages projects as short-, medium-, and long-term strategic investments. It helps the business establish a clear line of sight from the top right down to the individual project layer -- giving you the ability to spot project redundancies before they happen. From the strategic viewpoint, it allows stakeholders, business leaders, and executives to see clearly and understand how effective their strategies are and, if necessary, which ....
Realizing Business Value through Collaborative Document Development
[ Source: Value Prism Consulting ]
October 2009-
Collaborative Document Development is a business process that is common to organizations across all industries and all functional areas. In every business, information is communicated through reports and presentations - documents which are used in decision making at every level within an organization.
Collaborative Document Development describes how process stakeholders collaborate, create content, review content, revise content, publish final drafts, and archive important business documents. This paper describes how groups from a variety of industries ....
How IT Leaders Are Capturing Missed Savings
[ Source: ICG Commerce ]
November 2009-
According to The Hackett Group, three in four companies have failed to drive enough SG&A reductions to offset declining revenues. Facing increased pressure for cost reductions, IT leaders from companies like Whirlpool, Kimberly-Clark and Hertz are responding by gaining greater control over project expenditures – a large but largely under-managed area of spending.
According to a recent performance study, IT organizations typically "self-source" these purchases (e.g., custom software applications, one-time hardware ....
The Solaris 10 Advantage: Understanding the Real Cost of Ownership of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
[ Source: Crimson Consulting Group ]
January 2008-
This paper published by Crimson Consulting Group discusses the solaris 10 advantage: understanding the real cost of ownership of red hat enterprise linux. Long-term cost of ownership is a more accurate metric than acquisition cost in making an operating system decision. CIOs considering Linux should be aware that other UNIX operating system providers, such as Sun Microsystems, may offer better long-term cost of ownership as compared to Linux. This paper discusses a study based on ....
Why, What, Where and How of Outsourcing
[ Source: S5 Systems ]
April 2008-
To implement a successful outsourced project considerable planning and
efforts are required. This white paper discusses the important guidelines to help through your next outsourced project.
This whitepaper is for product/project managers, CFO and other managers involved in making decisions related to outsourcing.
How IT Leaders Are Capturing Missed Savings
[ Source: ICG Commerce ]
November 2009-
According to The Hackett Group, three in four companies have failed to drive enough SG&A reductions to offset declining revenues. Facing increased pressure for cost reductions, IT leaders from companies like Whirlpool, Kimberly-Clark and Hertz are responding by gaining greater control over project expenditures – a large but largely under-managed area of spending.
According to a recent performance study, IT organizations typically "self-source" these purchases (e.g., custom software applications, one-time hardware ....
Unique SLA Model saves upto 40% on Product Engineering
[ Source: Wipro ]
November 2009-
A leading telecom giant was able to deal with industry challenges — such as eroding margins, inefficient operations and increased costs by leveraging a unique SLA model. Discover the benefits of leveraging such a model in your company.
Product Optimization Services for a Precision Engineering Company
[ Source: Wipro ]
November 2009-
A Swiss surveying and geographic measurements product company outsourced design and test for an ASIC, reducing time to market by half and increasing fabrication house chip yield. Find out how.
Proven IT Strategies For Lowering Costs, Reducing Capex and Transforming Business
[ Source: Wipro ]
November 2009-
IT or the Engineering department can find ways to reduce not only operating costs, but also capital investment while maintaining and even improving service levels. Obtain and implement proven methodologies found in this whitepaper to transform your business.
Managing The Merger Of IT And Facilities
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Many factors contribute to the convergence of facilities and IT, including power, cooling, and virtualization -- all factors in data center design. IT managers need more than diagrams and spreadsheets to manage merging infrastructure. This session will address strategies and real-time tools required to assess, plan, and manage complex data centers.
Next Generation Ethernet: Challenges And Opportunities Deploying 10G Ethernet
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
As data centers and enterprise networks continue to deploy advanced applications such as virtualization, cloud computing, and SAN/LAN convergence, it becomes necessary to look at upgrading the existing infrastructure to 10G Ethernet. This panel of industry experts will present an overview of the technologies available and the deployment challenges in rolling out 10G Ethernet networks. Gain the latest information about these technologies and decision criteria to guide deployments. Topics include: virtualization, cloud networking, protocols (iSCSI, ....
The MSSP Model: When Security Is Critical To Your Success, But Not Core To Your Functionality
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
As network security threats grow more complex, the technologies to defend against them have become more sophisticated. Managed security services allow organizations to take advantage of powerful security solutions and to leverage security experts as an extension of their staff. This presentation, by StillSecure’s Alan Shimel, will highlight the benefits of the MSSP (Managed Security Services Provider) model for those needing to increase security and lower TCO in light of today’s economic climate.
Sustainability Matters: Why And How Business Is Widening Its Focus To Consider The Needs Of All Stakeholders
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
Organizations can derive strategic advantage by embracing sustainability as part of their business. Benefits of becoming a sustainable company include: cost savings by limiting waste and consumption of natural resources, new business opportunities through environmentally friendly product innovations, and enhanced brand value and reputation with customers and partners.
Introducing Management Excellence
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
Being smart, agile, and aligned are not characteristics of operational excellence, but define what Oracle calls management excellence. Management makes the difference, and enterprise performance management (EPM) should be the enabler. Unfortunately, most organizations are too internally focused.
Lowering Your IT Costs With Oracle Database 11g Release 2
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
Organizations across the world use grid computing with Oracle to make the most of their IT resources. And now, Oracle is making grid computing even more accessible. Learn how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels with Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Nucleus Research ROI case study with Google Message Discovery
A leading medical products provider adopted Google Message Discovery, an on-demand message discovery service, to improve productivity of its IT staff,...
Leadership in e-Learning
It’s never been more important to develop leadership skills in IT organizations and the business at large. Continuing the nurture technical and business talent at all levels of the organization...
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