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Movie-Theater Giant Acts on Technology Decisions With Input From Experts: A mix of older technology began to hinder business users and technical staff at AMC Entertainment. The company needed a new infrastructure and considered both Microsoft and open-source solutions. AMC attended several Microsoft Technology Center MTC engagements, which provided their team with the technical insight and support to make a...; Tags: Technology Decision, Microsoft Corp., Open Source; Case studies 2007-06-01
When the project manager makes a bad technology decision: When project managers that have a limited understanding of IT start making arbitrary decisions on technology, it can set the stage for disaster. Your choices as a team member are to understand why the decision was made or find ways to fight it.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails...; Tags: Team management, Databases, Strategy, Tom Mochal, technology decision; Technical articles 2001-12-03
Arm yourself with a quantitative approach when resolving clients' technology wars: When individuals argue about technology decisions at the client site, your first instinct may be to run. But helping them reach an agreement could make you invaluable. Here's the objective, quantitative method one consultant uses to resolve this conflict.By Dave SmithHave you ever seen a situation at a client site...; Tags: Team management, Guest Contributor, technology decision, team; Technical articles 2001-02-20

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Technology and Policy in Decision Support Systems: Data warehousing, data marting, online analytical processing OLAP -- these terms dominate discussions of enterprise decision support systems DSS. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that none of these product categories has a particularly stellar track record for improving the quality or quantity of commercial decisions. This...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Decision-making, Decision Support System, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 1998-01-30
network design is a key business decision as well as a technology decision.: network design is a key business decision as well as a technology decision.why?; Tags: design, kagashut200@..., network, network design, networking; Discussion threads 2007-02-26

The Cost of No Decision: Prudent business practice generally dictates that to minimize risk, it is better to put off or fail to come to a decision than to make the wrong decision. In certain cases, this may be true, but essential to that equation is the knowledge of all the factors and assumptions. Then...; Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management; White papers 2006-10-01
Government Outsourcing: Making the Decision: Information technology outsourcing has been an important part of the commercial market for more than a decade, and governments at all levels are beginning to adopt the practice to meet their own needs. The decision to outsource, however, is not a simple one. This is especially true in the public...; Tags: Computer Sciences Corp., Information Technology Outsourcing, Government, Outsourcing, Vertical Industries, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2005-01-18
A Methodology Targeted at the Insertion of Data Warehouse Technology in Corporations: A particular interest has been observed in the Data Warehouse DW technology by corporations aiming to improve their decision processes. A large number of corporations that have no tradition on the use of computer systems for decision support, has to rely on a team qualified in the development of traditional...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Methodology, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware; White papers
T-Online France Improves Operational Efficiency and Customer Service With Decision Support System: T-Online France is the French subsidiary of T-Online International AG, Deutsche Telekom's internet arm. T-Online wanted to provide operating units with control and monitoring data appropriate to their core business areas and improve the precision of decision-making and forecasting processes. The challenge was to optimize customer profitability. The company created...; Tags: Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Decision Support System, T-Online France, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Sales, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies
Gateway Solutions Guide: Download this Gateway Solutions Guide to learn about the product innovations and service offerings that have made Gateway the third largest PC provider in the U.S. Whether you're in business, government, or education, Gateway offers a complete line of desktops, notebooks, servers, and storage products to meet your ever-changing technology...; Tags: Gateway Inc., Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Government, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management; White papers 2005-04-01
From the OntoBayes Model to a Service Oriented Decision Support System: The aim of this paper is to propose a service oriented decision support system based on an ontology-driven uncertainty model OntoBayes. OntoBayes consists of knowledge and decision model parts. The former is the integration of ontologies and Bayesian Networks while the latter can describe different decision models. OntoBayes gives a...; Tags: Decision Support System, OntoBayes, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2006-08-25
Decision Makers - Stick to the Basics: Customer relationship management is built around technology, but experts advise companies not to lose sight of business basics. In this Experience Edge, correspondent James Hilliard talks to analysts and a business decision maker about smart choices when adopting a CRM solution.; Tags: Basics, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; Webcasts
Going Beyond Spreadsheets: How Visual Modeling Can Enhance Decision Analysis: Traditional spreadsheet technology has peaked as the most effect method of data analysis. This paper outlines how the next advancement in the speed and quality of decision making comes with the creation of fully interactive and visually compelling models that provide greater insight into data.; Tags: Decision Analysis, Business Objects, Spreadsheet, Modeling, Spreadsheet Technology, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2006-03-03
Process Mapping - CSU Chico Information Technology Procurement: In fall 1999, a self-directed team of individuals involved in various aspects of technology procurement activities realized that Chico's procurement process - a process that had been in place for over 15 years - was in need of change. Team objectives included applying the recently learned process mapping methodology PMM...; Tags: Team, Procurement, Team Management, Purchasing & Procurement, Management, Business Operations; Case studies
See effect of dependent risk by using decision tree: decision treeI use decision trees quite often, to the point that my consulting company has that name. I probably never have use a DT for project management; I should try that.I also encourage the use of matrixes, but I have noticed that the decision trees are more easily understood and...; Tags: decision tree; Discussion threads 2006-08-30
Georgia Information Technology Strategic Plan: Information technology has the potential to enhance government efficiency and responsiveness, but success requires sound decisions about quality, cost, reliability and security of infrastructure and systems. Decision-makers must understand the important business functions of state government and the infrastructure and applications necessary to support them, so they can set priorities...; Tags: Information Technology, Georgia, Strategy, Management; White papers 2004-12-09
Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions: In the current networked world, outsourcing of information technology or even of entire business processes is often a prominent design alternative. In the general case, outsourcing is the distribution of economically viable activities over a collection of networked organizations. To evaluate outsourcing decision alternatives, the authors need to make a...; Tags: Modeling, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; White papers 2004-11-08
MPLS and IPSec: A Misunderstood Relationship: There exists considerable confusion regarding the respective place in Service Provider networks for MPLS and IPsec. This paper will clarify some of these misunderstandings and show that far from being competing technologies, both IPsec and MPLS are in fact essential tools for the creation of profitable services. One provider may...; Tags: MPLS, Service Provider, IPSec, Business Services, VPNs, Networking, Network Technology, Network Security, Security; White papers 2002-07-05
The outsourcing decision for a globally integrated enterprise: from commodity outsourcing to value creation.: Globalization and advances in technology have changed the way business gets done. Today, outsourcing helps make the globally integrated enterprise possible. And the decision-making process for outsourcing is changing -- with CIOs playing a more strategic role. To learn how IBM helps turn outsourcing into opportunity, download this whitepaper.; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; White papers 2008-01-01
White Paper: The State of Workforce Mobility: Today, businesses are integrating mobile technologies in varying forms and complexities with their IT infrastructures. Regardless of geography, company size, or whether companies are compensating employees for mobile devices and related services, the workforce is increasingly reaping the benefits of mobile technologies, so much so that an interesting disconnect between...; Tags: Mobile, Workforce, Mobile Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing, Human Resources; White papers 2005-09-01

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