CRM - Worth the Investment
[ Source: AbilityCRM ]
April 2008-
The process of determining the value of an investment in CRM differs depending on the viewpoint of the decision maker. This special report examines the decision criteria from three viewpoints: the CEO, the CFO and the CIO.
Forrester Wave: Open Source Business Intelligence
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2011-
Open source software and BI are two related market segments where Forrester sees
continually increasing interest and adoption levels. BI specifically continues to be one of the top priorities on everyone's mind.
Comparing open source BI technologies is often an apples-to-oranges comparison: 1) not all vendors include the same functionality in the free community versions of the software versus commercial open source versions that carry license and/or support cost, 2) some tools offer full ...
Open Source BI to the Rescue
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Follow the trials of the hero of our story as he uses open source BI to break away from the limitations, high costs and complexity of proprietary software. He saved the day with BIRT and now his company is able to make better decisions and improve productivity. Learn how to become a Business Intelligence hero in your company with this e-book.
Tips and Tools for Automating Excel Spreadsheets
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Over 250 million people know how to use Microsoft Excel. Because so many end users are comfortable with using Excel for reviewing data and for conducting "what-if" analysis, delivering reports in spreadsheet format is a common requirement for reporting projects.
Download this whitepaper to learn key tips and tools for deploying a fast and cost-effective method of automating Excel spreadsheet manipulation, thereby, reducing potential costly mistakes.
Why Budgeting Fails: One Management System is Not Enough
[ Source: Adaptive Planning ]
June 2012-
Whether you are preparing for, or have already begun your 2010 budget, you'll want to understand how your organization can adopt the best practices outlined in this article.
Budgeting Seeing the Future
[ Source: Adaptive Planning ]
June 2012-
Budgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals.
Competing on Analytics
[ Source: Adaptive Planning ]
June 2012-
We all know the power of the killer app. It's not just a support tool; it's a strategic weapon.
Companies questing for killer apps generally focus all their firepower on the one area that promises to create the greatest competitive advantage. But a new breed of organization has upped the stakes: Amazon, Harrah's, Capital One, and the Boston Red Sox have all dominated their fields by deploying industrial-strength analytics across a wide variety ...
CFO as Architect
[ Source: Adaptive Planning ]
June 2012-
Despite a number of compelling reasons to move away from annual plans and budgets, many CFOs are reluctant to make the change. They fail to recognize that there are alternative (and less dysfunctional) ways of driving performance improvement and making managers accountable for performance.
CFOs need to implement systems that provide managers at every level with the capability to make fast, well-informed decisions. They need to replace annual planning cycles with more regular ...
CFO Analyst and Advisor
[ Source: Adaptive Planning ]
June 2012-
Surveys show that most CFOs want to upgrade their role from accounting specialists to strategic or business partners. But few CFOs have actually made the change, primarily because they have neither the time nor the necessary capabilities within the current finance team. But for those who do make the change, the rewards are tangible.
This chapter lays out a number of important steps that the CFO and the finance team need to take ...
Tamale RMS Gives Clearbrook a Clear View of Investment Managers
[ Source: Advent Software ]
July 2010-
Clearbrook Investment Consulting advises institutional clients on their investment strategies, then identifies investment managers best qualified to meet their clients’ objectives. That requires maintaining current, in-depth information and evaluations on nearly 600 managers. “We were using our company file server and creating directories of managers by asset class,” recalls Dean Armstrong, a managing director at Clearbrook. “As our business grew, we outgrew that system.”
Adds Clearbrook consultant Sheila Lamb, “What we needed was a system to ...