June 1, 2004
Articles
The First Word
Business performance management (the concept) continues to enjoy its status as the hottest business strategy and technology application of the new millennium....
Playing Politics: Debunking the Myths That Block a Successful BPM Implementation
Today's business performance management (BPM) software enables organizations to incorporate strategy and key performance indicators (KPIs) into management processes, and improve the effectiveness of performance monitoring, measurement, and management. One might think that the biggest implementation challenge would simply be technical in nature. However, many organizations ultimately find this to be a myth...
Improving Budgeting and Planning: It's About More Than Saving Time
Companies have embraced business performance management (BPM) in response to today's challenging business environment, in an effort to optimize business processes and better align them with corporate strategy...
BPM Consulting: Let the Buyer Beware
In order for major initiatives such as business performance management (BPM) to gain widespread acceptance and adoption, there needs to be a track record of demonstrable success...
Don't Forget the Data: Keeping the Right Focus in Consolidation and Reporting
Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have focused the attention of corporate accounting and finance functions on the importance of accurate...
Intelligence at Lower Cost: BPM Breathes Life Into Legacy Systems
The right software system can give managers the kinds of pertinent information they need to make business decisions that improve their bottom line. In...
The Last Word
Has technology made businesses more intelligent? That may be an odd question to ask at this point, in that businesses have spent what I estimate at $389...