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BPM Central Newsletter brought to you by BPM Partners, Inc.
April 2004 
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The World of BPM is constantly changing and BPM Partners wants to keep you informed. This newsletter brings together the latest news and commentary related to Business Performance Management.

 

BPM News and Views
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  • Vendor News: Cartesis, Cognos, OutlookSoft, Satori
  • Healthcare Dashboard Now Available
  • KPIs vs. Metrics
  • 2004 Mid-market BPM Summit
  • BPM 101: Everything You Need to Know for BPM Success

  • Healthcare Dashboard Now Available
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    BPM Partners has just delivered its first Industry Expert (IndEx) pre-built dashboard for Healthcare. One of the most difficult aspects of implementing a dashboard is determining what to measure. The IndEx Pack takes care of that by coming pre-loaded with best practice metrics for your industry. The low fixed price also includes a hosted dashboard platform, consulting to add your unique metrics, and assistance with connecting the dashboard to your data sources.

    Read more and see a demo »

     

    KPIs vs. Metrics
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    Last month we looked at the difference between dashboards and scorecards. This month we look at two other terms often used interchangeably: key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics. Wayne Eckerson, Research Director of the Data Warehousing Institute helps explain what turns a metric into a KPI.

    Read the article »

    2004 Mid-market BPM Summit
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    Dallas: May 20, 2004 This free, educational half-day session looks at the unique challenges mid-market companies - up to $1 billion in annual revenues - face with purchasing and implementing business performance management (BPM) solutions. Special guest speakers: BPM Partners and Microsoft. Earn 4 CPE credits.

    Learn more or register »

    BPM 101: Everything You Need to Know for BPM Success
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    BPM Partners is traveling the U.S. to bring you these one-day educational seminars that cover BPM from Budgeting to Dashboards. Over the next few months we will be in New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles . Topics include: BPM benefits, calculating ROI, determining requirements and metrics, preparing the RFP, and our unbiased review of the major BPM vendors. All attendees will receive our BPM Buyer's Guides, a BPM RFP template, BPM ROI calculator, and expert analysis of your self-audit. To keep the session interactive attendance will be limited to 20 people. Sign up now to reserve your place. New York is first up on

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    Learn more or sign up »

     

    Vendor News: Cartesis, Cognos, OutlookSoft, Satori
     

    Numerous BPM vendors have been very active in the past few weeks. Some have been working on new product, while others are working on management and their finances. Cartesis is getting ready to release a planning module, filling the biggest gap in their BPM offering. Cognos recently reorganized and is having a change in management at the top. OutlookSoft has gone back to the venture well to shore up their balance sheet. Satori Group is taking their mid- market offering to the web. Follow the link to read the details and our analysis.

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    Quick Links...

    BPM Strategies - The Keys to BPM Success - webcast replay

     

    Vendor List - the most comprehensive list of BPM vendors has just been updated with new vendors

     

    Peak Performance Services - expert guidance for all phases of your BPM project

     

    Engagement Management - Key to Implementation Success

    BPM Standards Group - deliverables and membership information

    Implementation Alliance - a virtual network of performance experts

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