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March 5, 2012

Badri Narayan and 1 other person answered this question

Tips for a successful business intelligence implementation?

Below are several tips to help achieve an efficient and effective input process:
1.) Understand the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – Understanding what you eventually need to have in order to make decisions is half the battle. Once you know what information is vital to ... more

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Feb. 16, 2012

Christophe Letellier and 2 other people answered this question

Should companies change their approach to ERP/CRM projects given worsening market conditions? How?

Yes and no!
Yes because a difficult economic environment does force businesses to think differently, to go for more immediate efficiency gains and to focus on what's good and not on what's beautiful. Focusing on their end-users to make sure they get the maximum return ... more

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Feb. 10, 2012

Theresa Kramarz and 1 other person answered this question

What factors affect the perception of ERP implementation success, ranked by importance?

It is important to define these factors for your company when you put together your plan. Your projects success should be measured by the goals you are hoping to obtain. Quite simply said, if you are looking to reduce errors in inventory or reduce late ... more

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Feb. 10, 2012

Theresa Kramarz and 9 other people answered this question

Which ERP vendors offer packaged solutions for manufacturing?

Yes, Infor has really a huge space out there in the manufacturing industries. They have specialization in all of the verticals and for all sizes of companies.They are in the top three software companies for manufacturing. The best in class manufacturing companies are all using ... more

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Nov. 1, 2011

John Holliday and 3 other people answered this question

What is your best advice for executives who are planning a SharePoint implementation?

My advice is to focus on the information architecture and how it affects key business processes before embarking on a SharePoint implementation plan. The bottom line is that in order to manage enterprise content, you first have to understand how that content is being used. ... more

Information Technology

Oct. 10, 2011

Barry Schaeffer answered this question

Is a change management strategy necessary for a successful SharePoint adoption? Why or why not?

In that perfect world we would all like to inhabit, the nature of the changes to be made in how the impacted organization, its staff and users do their work and business should be the determiner of whether or not a change management strategy is ... more

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Sept. 28, 2011

Chris Howell and 1 other person answered this question

Should you rollout SharePoint enterprise-wide all at once, or should you take a phased approach?

I think this question depends on the context in which it is being asked.
If you are deploying an Intranet or Internet site on SharePoint I'm not sure you can do anything but an enterprise wide launch otherwise you are managing old and new sites. To ... more

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Sept. 26, 2011

Marlabs Inc and 2 other people answered this question

What are the major business intelligence implementation challenges?

Thanks for your inputs Adrian and Melissa. Speaking from a solution provider point of view there is also the challenge of accurately estimating the required effort for a BI project.This is so because the scope is typically difficult to nail down and expected outputs are ... more

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Information Management

Sept. 21, 2011

Wylie Shadow answered this question

How do you decide which SharePoint features to deploy?

Business Requirements, Budget, and Resources.

Information Technology

Sept. 21, 2011

Dux Raymond Sy and 1 other person answered this question

How involved should an organization’s executive team be in a SharePoint implementation?

Great points! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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