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RSS leanAccelerate results by aligning Lean Six Sigma, BPM and SOA
White Paper Lean Six Sigma (LSS) produces real results, and when combined with business process management (BPM) and service oriented architecture (SOA) can position a company for growth as the economy begins to improve. [20 Oct 2009]
Visual Six Sigma: Making Data Analysis Lean
White Paper This paper introduces the idea of "Visual Six Sigma," a practical and pragmatic approach to data analysis and process improvement. This approach has been developed in response to a growing business need to broaden the use of Six... [02 Oct 2009]
The SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform: SAS Analytics - Analytic Insights for More Confident, Proactive Decision Making
White Paper IT groups are challenged to deliver intelligence throughout the enterprise within the constraints of existing architectures and lean budgets. The analytics architecture in today's typical organization - built around... [02 Oct 2009]
Plain Talk about Training Payment Options
White Paper Yet even with today's lean budgets, many IT professionals are getting the valuable training they need by locating training funds hidden in the most interesting places. You know you need training; the trick today is how... [01 Oct 2009]
Lean IT: Innovations in Managing Service Quality
White Paper Experts discuss innovations in managing service quality. Gain insight on a framework of products that can be used to support today's IT operations challenges and initiatives. This framework of products could accurately be described as... [01 Oct 2009]
OVISO Manufacturing Ensures Business Continuity and Scalability With Hosted IT Infrastructure
White Paper OVISO applies lean manufacturing principles and concurrent engineering techniques to provide customers with high-quality products at competitive prices. OVISO Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer, serving customers... [01 Oct 2009]
Going Lean and Green with SaaS for Document Process Automation
White Paper Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes. Still, the cost and complexity of implementing software and hardware to achieve comprehensive automation can... [29 Sep 2009]
Seven Tips for Profiting from Lean Times with CRM
White Paper With their rapid speed of deployment, integrated analytics and built-in best practices, on-demand CRM solutions can quickly vault a sales organization ahead of its rivals. And because of their flexible licensing structure, on-demand... [28 Sep 2009]
Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance
White Paper Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and the Educause Review sport prominent articles about doing more with less. The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten... [19 Sep 2009]
Lean IT: The Time for Transformation Is Now
White Paper Lean processing, long a staple in manufacturing, provides this opportunity for increasing efficiency within financial services. Despite the lack of acceptance to date, there is in fact much that financial services... [16 Sep 2009]
Aligning Business Process Management, Service-Oriented Architecture, and Lean Six Sigma for Real Business Results
White Paper Lean Six Sigma (LSS) produces real results in difficult economic times by uncovering process waste, reducing non-value adding activity, and increasing productivity. The benefits are even felt in IT. According to the... [16 Sep 2009]
Five Questions That Keep CFOs Awake at Night: Surveying the Technology Implications of Compliance, Financial Intelligence and Overall Performance Management
White Paper Already under pressure to manage profitability in a lean economy, CFOs face greater scrutiny than ever from shareholders, analysts and regulatory agencies - even from employees and the public. It's not an easy time to be... [16 Sep 2009]
Effective Performance Management: Integrate Methods Under One Umbrella
White Paper A performance management framework may include methodologies and supporting software for Activity-Based Cost Management (ABM), balanced scorecards and strategy maps, dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as systems... [16 Sep 2009]
The Art of Lean Thinking: Influencing the IT Culture
White Paper Today, an IT department has many reasons for adopting "lean" practices; saving costs is only the most obvious. Drawing on the experience of four IT vice presidents from diverse industries, this ExecBlueprint discusses... [09 Sep 2009]
The Lean Approach to Business Forecasting: Eliminating Waste and Inefficiency From the Forecasting Process
White Paper But by applying a lean approach - that is, by identifying and eliminating waste in the forecasting process - it is possible to achieve better results with much less effort. This white paper provides simple and practical... [02 Sep 2009]
