June 1, 2003
Articles
The First Word
Welcome to the first issue of Business Performance Management magazine, the only publication dedicated to the subject of -- you guessed it -- business...
How BPM Technology Enables Better Business Performance
The current economic climate is putting companies under more stress than they have experienced in quite some time. The economic downturn is forcing executives...
A Near-Term Outlook on the BPM Solutions Market
In most companies, financial business performance management (BPM) initiatives begin with a need to move off of Microsoft Excel for budgeting. However,...
Passing the ROI Test: A Three-Tiered Model For Obtaining Project Funding
However, building a business case takes time, at least if it's done well. Thus, a project leader needs to decide early on whether this is the route he or she wants to take...
The Implementation Challenge: Key Considerations in Choosing a BPM Consultant
Consultants who install and maintain complex software systems are among the least-scrutinized service providers hired by businesses today...
Operational Risk Management: A New Performance Management Imperative
The unprecedented volatility of the last few years has called into question the effectiveness of current risk management processes...
Transformational Outsourcing: How To Use "Radical" Methods To Achieve Rapid, Sustainable Gains
Outsourcing isn't what it used to be. When executives began outsourcing substantial portions of their operations more than a decade ago, they did it to off-load noncore activities that distracted them from their real strategic agenda. To people inside the organization, "outsourcing" became a dirty word...
The Last Word
The excitement was palpable when hundreds of CEOs, CFOs, COOs, MBAs, Ph.D.s, and experts from PR, IR, HR, and IT convened in L.A. at the seventh annual...