- How To Chop T&E Costs in Half
Companies are still largely dependent on manual processes -- paper forms or basic spreadsheets -- for travel and entertainment expense reporting. [more]
- Will BPM Replace ERP?
Is the combination of business intelligence (BI) and business performance management (BPM) more important than enterprise resource planning (ERP)? [more]
- Predictive Analytics Merge with BPM
Dell, Wal-Mart and Target all use predictive analytics to improve operations. [more]
- The Next Junction for IT and Finance: The IT CFO?
Information technology (IT) budgeting is such a critical activity for businesses today that a new, hybrid discipline is beginning to emerge, according to ComputerWorld. [more]
- Oracle Snaps Up Hyperion
Enterprise software colossus Oracle announced today that it will pay over $3 billion in cash to buy Hyperion Solutions, a leading business performance management software provider. [more]
- The Latest Word: What If Spreadsheets Are the Answer, After All?
Developing corporate budgets in spreadsheets -- that's heresy these days. [more]
- BPM Pulse Survey Reveals Growing Interest in Operational Analytics
The results of BPM Partners' annual BPM Pulse survey are in — and they confirm the widely-held hypothesis that BPM is moving beyond finance and into operations. [more]
- Continuous Improvement for Scorecards and Dashboards
A recent Ventana Research study indicates that although managers have come a long way in assessing operational performance through dashboards and scorecards, the applications can still be better utilized. [more]
- BPM Software Increases Employee Satisfaction
One sure way to boost employee satisfaction is to improve your budgeting and planning processes. [more]
- BI Market in Flux, But Consumers Can Benefit
The business intelligence (BI) market is still expanding, according to Gartner's prediction that BI platform revenue will increase 10 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2007. [more]
- SunGard Acquires Aceva Technologies
Continuing a 2007 buying spree that began with the January purchase of XRT's high-end treasury product lines and the acquisition of Maxim Insurance Software Corp., Calabasas, Calif.-based SunGard announced its purchase of Aceva Technologies on February 15. [more]
- Many CFOs Still Need Convincing on BPM Adoption
While BPM product development is soaring, the software is only gaining entry into 20 percent to 25 percent of the market, according to Tom Manley, senior vice president and CFO of BPM software provider Cognos. [more]
- Valuing IT
Given the shifting nature of information technology assets and the steady onward march of Moore's Law, measuring the value of enterprise IT systems at any given time has always been a challenge for finance. [more]
- The Latest Word: What If Technology Is Not the Answer?
As I edit BPM Magazine and write BPM Express, I talk to a lot of software vendors and their customers. [more]
- Codie Award Finalists for Finance Software Announced
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced the 2007 finalists for the Codie Awards, which includes categories for Business Intelligence, Asset Management, and Financial Software, among others. [more]
- Safeguarding Security in a Merger
Computerworld offers a number of tips to prepare your network security for a merger that are worth sharing with your CIO. [more]
- Microsoft and BPM: A Serious Run for the Money?
With so much going on at Microsoft -- the launch of Vista (the new version of Windows) and Office 2007 -- can they muster the necessary sales and marketing momentum to make a difference in the business performance management market? [more]
- Spreadsheet Management Tools All the Rage
Ventana Research anticipates a growing appeal for spreadsheet management applications in the next few years. [more]
- A Catalyst for Collaboration
Information workers spend up to 30 percent of their working day just looking for data they need, and 15 percent to 25 percent of their time on nonproductive information-related activities, according to Butler Group research. [more]
- Updated for 2007: Annual BPM Software Buyers Guide
In the past year, business performance management (BPM) vendors have begun to introduce a fresh set of features and technologies that herald a new era in performance management. [more]
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