| Bringing you the latest news and information from the world of Business Performance Management (BPM). As Summer comes to a close it's a good time to revisit your plans for a new or expanded BPM system. This issue can point you in the right direction with brand new white papers, webcasts, and conferences featuring a special focus on small to midsize businesses.
| Webcast: The Transition from Spreadsheet Budgets |
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| This webcast featuring BPM Partners and a case study client is specifically for finance professionals at Small to Medium Businesses (SMBs). You will learn:
- problems with spreadsheet budgeting
- benefits of packaged applications
- how to know its time to switch
- roadmap to transition
Live date: Wednesday, September 12th, 2:00 p.m. EDT
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Four New Whitepapers Now Available |
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Four new BPM Partners authored whitepapers are now available:
- Ten Steps to Evaluate and Select Mid-Market BPM
- The Transition from Spreadsheets
- Manage Forward to Improve Performance
- Implementation Choices for Sales Performance
They join the existing four: Beyond the Hype, BPM Pulse Summary Results, OnDemand Software for BPM and Financial Planning and Reporting with OLAP.
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| Webcast: Critical Performance Components for SMBs |
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In this webcast with BPM Partners you will learn:
- why you need more than Excel for budgeting
- the BPM basics and the future with BPM 2.0
- which components yield the greatest returns
- implementation best practices
Live date: Wednesday, September 26th, 12:00 p.m. EDT
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| Global Performance Forum 2007 |
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The Global Institute for Management will be hosting this methodology neutral event with controversial topics such as:
- Balanced Scorecard - is it effective anymore?
- Analytics - do they REALLY drive performance?
- Driver Based Planning - will it work for you?
- What Measures and Metrics REALLY matter?
BPM Partners participation in this event entitles you to a 25% discount. Use code BPM25 when registering. Dates: October 3 - 5 Location: Las Vegas
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Cognos to Acquire Applix
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Yet another merger in the BPM space. This one is a little different though in that its not just about the technology. It's about building a larger and stronger performance management leader. This acquisition adds a significant number of customers and BPM experts to those that already existed at Cognos. It also strengthens their financial performance management offering.
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