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In the first of this series of three white papers, Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines what data governance is and then looks at the requirements that need to...
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There is growing interest on behalf of both data management professionals and senior business managers to understand the motivations, mechanics, and benefits of instituting data governance within an organization. This...
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Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies...
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Companies worldwide struggle with inconsistent, inaccurate or unreliable data - and often don't know how to build more useful corporate information. This white paper examines a five-step method for...
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The lack of trusted information — information that is accurate, timely and relevant— is on the minds of CEOs and senior executives around the world. a paradigm shift from siloed...
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As a provider of luxury accommodation and unique travel experiences, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts appeals to guests who want more than just a place to rest their heads. Some of...
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Business intelligence has become a top IT priority for many companies because it can help boost financial performance, improve customer service, and increase operating efficiency. Yet few companies would declare...
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This webcast will answer burning questions and provide best practices for an effective data governance initiative. The presenter will show how to improve the way to create rules and standards...
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Many companies overlook the importance that data quality plays in successful business intelligence initiatives. Organizations expect to see a rapid return on their corporate investments, including data integration efforts, business...
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This webcast describes pressing challenges and best practices in strategic sourcing; five keys to transforming the procurement organization from transactional to strategic; the strategic sourcing continuum and how to determine...
It involves the analysis of procurement costs, strategic sourcing based on criteria other than price and making sure staff only purchase via pre-negotiated contracts. European businesses are trying to save money through 'haggling' with suppliers...
Peter Dew, CIO at FTSE 100 industrial gases giant BOC, said a failure by some companies to develop a comprehensive sourcing strategy in the past has resulted in the high number of rushed decisions to pull previously outsourced operations back in...
With the dust barely settled on the outsourcing mega-deal obituaries, the hype around the trend for using multiple suppliers - multi-sourcing - continues to gather pace. The strategic deployment of a multi-sourcing approach can result in several...
We continue to see headlines of companies 'in-sourcing' - bringing outsourced IT projects back in-house - the most recent being Boots which said last week it is moving 100 IT jobs in-house as part of a revised outsourcing contract with IBM.
Judging by a poll of silicon.com's CIO Jury - and even more recently by the results of this year's exclusive Skills Survey - the answer when an outsourcing relationship sours is not to find a new supplier but to bring the deal back in-house (aka...
India will be one of the key factors in all IT sourcing decisions over the next five years as a low-cost and flexible option for skills and resources, according to CIOs. Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at investment bank...