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November 2006
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Bringing you the latest news and information from the world of Business Performance Management. This month you can see how your budgeting stacks up, tell the world what you think of your BPM vendor, search more easily for financial content, brush up on the BPM basics, learn what's needed for better decision-making, and pick up pointers on how to avoid going with the wrong consultants.

 

BPM News and Views
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  • What's Next for BPM - You Decide
  • Benchmark Your Budgeting
  • Google for Finance
  • Reducing Consulting Risk
  • The Key Requirements for Better Decision Making
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    Benchmark Your Budgeting
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    How do your budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes compare to your peers as well as best practice performance metrics? Take this brief self- assessment and receive a personalized report comparing your responses to similar sized companies in similar industries as well as best practices.

                                                                 Take the 5-Minute Self-Assessment

     

    Google for Finance

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    Tired of entering SOX into your search engine and finding articles about baseball teams? Looking for information on BPM and getting results for medical and musical beats-per-minute content? This search engine only delivers targeted results designed to meet the needs of financial professionals. Try the terms above or any others of interest and see how it can improve your search productivity.


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    Reducing Consulting Risk
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    By now most companies have figured out that doing BPM on their own is high risk, particularly because of its cost, strategic importance and high visibility. However, utilizing the wrong consulting help is just as risky, and can greatly inflate the costs. This article provides best practices for selecting BPM consultants and links to a guide listing 50+ firms with BPM practices.

                                                                                                 Read the Article

    The Key Requirements for Better Decision Making
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    BPM has done a lot for us so far: provided consistent and accurate data, streamlined the budgeting and monthly close processes, and aided in achieving strategic alignment. However, it hasn't yet truly enabled better decision making. This webcast will outline what is required to achieve this goal and how you can make it part of your BPM system. Date: Wednesday, November 15th, Time: 2:00 PM EST



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    What's Next for BPM - You Decide

     

     

    The BPM Pulse 2007 is ready for your input. This is one of the most widely-read surveys in the industry with both end users and vendors utilizing the results to fine tune their BPM plans. Tell the world (anonymously) how good or bad your BPM vendor is. Let everyone know what you think is most important for the next generation of BPM. Since we know your time is valuable all respondents will receive the complete results as well as a useful gift. Ten people will win US$ 100 gift cheques.

    Take the Brief Survey

     

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    Quick Links... This Month: BPM Basics

     

    BPM101: Dashboards

    BPM101: Vendor Selection Pt. I

    BPM101: Vendor Selection Pt. II

    The Top 10 BPM Vendors

    BPM Project Assistance and Guidance

     

     
     
     
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