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| epm enterprise performance management: Enterprise Performance Management Done Right Ron Dimon, 2013-03-06 A workable blueprint for developing and implementing performance management in order to improve revenue growth and profit margins Enterprise performance management (EPM) technology has been rapidly advancing, especially in the areas of predictive analysis and cloud-based solutions. Real Enterprise Performance Management introduces a framework for implementing and managing next-generation functionality for better insight, focus, and alignment of EPM. This blueprint shows that EPM can have a direct positive impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, and cash cycle efficiency. Introduces a framework for implementing and managing next-generation functionality for better insight, focus, and alignment Reveals that EPM can have a strong impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, cash cycle efficiency Today's businesses have a great deal of data and technology, but less-than-fact decisions are still made. Executives need a structured framework for gathering, analyzing, and debating the best ways to deploy capital, people and time. Real Enterprise Performance Management joins IT and finance in a digestible blueprint for developing and implementing performance management in order to improve revenue growth and profit margins. |
| epm enterprise performance management: SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Add-In Kermit Bravo , Scott Cairncross, In our dynamic business environment reporting, planning and analysis are more relevant than ever. The SAP EPM Excel Add-In is a business enabler. This book will provide useful information to jumpstart project implementations and facilitate end-user training in practical manner. Understand key features and concepts that the EPM Add-in brings to the table. Walk through a detailed case study and examples to familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Excel Add-in features and functions within the context of a business example. This book was written with a broad audience in mind and will appeal to different implementation roles ranging from consultants to business users, and architects to planners. For entry-level and seasoned SAP practitioners alike, this book will serve as a reference guide that distills years of experience and focuses on some of the most frequently used features in successful implementation projects. This book offers tips, tricks, and time savers that you can immediately apply. - Learn about the Connection Concept - Familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Add-In for Excel and BPC 10.1 - Create a basic report from scratch - Walk through a detailed case Study |
| epm enterprise performance management: Performance Management Gary Cokins, 2009-03-17 Praise for Praise for Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics A highly accessible collection of essays on contemporary thinking in performance management. Readers will get excellent overviews on the Balanced Scorecard, strategy maps, incentives, management accounting, activity-based costing, customer lifetime value, and sustainable shareholder value creation. —Robert S. Kaplan, Harvard Business School; coauthor of The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action, The Execution Premium, and many other books Gary Cokins demonstrates in this book that performance management is not a mysterious black art, but a structured, process-oriented discipline. If you want your performance management system to be a smoothly running analytical machine, read and apply the ideas in this book—it's all you need. —Thomas H. Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College; coauthor of Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning Drawing on a deep reservoir of knowledge and experience gained from hundreds of customer engagements around the world, Gary Cokins offers an authoritative examination of the major dimensions of performance management. Cokins not only paints a rich and textured view of the major principles and concepts driving performance management implementations, he offers a nuanced look at the important subtleties that can spell the difference between success and failure. This is an informative and enjoyable text to read! —Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research, The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI); author of Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business [In this] very insightful book, the view of an integrated performance management framework with a goal to link various operational activities with business strategy is an excellent approach to manage and improve business. Gary's explanation of risk-based performance management, for providing the capability to achieve long-term objectives with reliably calculated risks, is definitely thought provoking. —Srini Pallia, Global Head and Vice President of Business Technology Services, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India Gary Cokins is clearly one of the world's thought leaders in the area of performance management, and the need for integrated performance management, improvement and execution is clearly at a premium in these challenging economic times. This book is a must read for CEOs, CFOs, and management accountants around the globe seeking higher levels of sustainable business performance for their stakeholders. —Jeffrey C. Thomson, President and CEO, Institute of Management Accountants |
| epm enterprise performance management: Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips And Techniques Peter Fugere, 2011-10-22 Master Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Consolidate financial data and maintain a scalable compliance framework with expert instruction from an Oracle ACE. Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips & Techniques provides advanced, time-saving procedures not documented in user manuals or help files. Find out how to configure Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, import and reconcile data, deliver dynamic business reports, and automate administrative tasks. Stragegies for supporting, testing, and tuning your application are also covered in this comprehensive Oracle Press guide. Establish objectives and develop an effective rollout plan Set up and customize Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Create rules using VBScript and the Calculation Manager feature of Oracle Hyperion Foundation Services Load, test, and reconcile your data with Oracle Data Integrator and Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Design, update, and distribute Web-based business reports Integrate content from Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint using SmartView Work with the Lifecycle Management feature of Oracle Hyperion Foundation Services Identify and resolve performance, design, and capacity problems |
| epm enterprise performance management: Innovative Corporate Performance Management Bob Paladino, 2010-10-12 Award-winning strategies to drive game changing meaningful results during the most challenging economy in decades Drawing from executive and thought leader Bob Paladino's research and advisory experiences and collaboration with award-winning and high-performing organizations, this sequel his global best seller Innovative Corporate Performance Management: Five Key Principles to Accelerate Results provides a clear road map for executing enterprise strategy. Reveals a proven implementation model that has accelerated breakthrough results Shares over 40 new, innovative best practices common to Malcolm Baldrige, Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame, Sterling quality, Fortune 100 Best, APQC, and Forbes award winners Provides a CPM Process Blueprint and diagnostic to score your organization and establish a plan for your award winning performance Offers a fresh approach to integrating proven methodologies proven by case companies that have been awarded over 100 awards Includes key process maps, strategic planning frameworks, strategy maps, customer and competitor intelligence methods, balanced scorecards, comparative tables, project plans, testimonials, charts, graphs, and screen shots of CPM, CRM, BSC and KM systems All-new case studies and best practice research are included from world-renowned enterprises as well as insights from executives who have won the most globally recognized awards in business. |
| epm enterprise performance management: The Performance Management Revolution Howard Dresner, 2007-10-16 The Performance Management Revolution shows you how your business can get prepared for the future—transforming strategies into plans, plans into actions, and actions into results. Written by Howard Dresner, a worldwide authority in the area of business intelligence and performance management, this lucid book offers great insight into strategies that any company interested in improving its business performance and accountability could adopt. This visionary book provides an intelligent framework toward the path to better performance through insight and action. |
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| epm enterprise performance management: Predictive Business Analytics Lawrence Maisel, Gary Cokins, 2013-09-26 Discover the breakthrough tool your company can use to make winning decisions This forward-thinking book addresses the emergence of predictive business analytics, how it can help redefine the way your organization operates, and many of the misconceptions that impede the adoption of this new management capability. Filled with case examples, Predictive Business Analytics defines ways in which specific industries have applied these techniques and tools and how predictive business analytics can complement other financial applications such as budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. Examines how predictive business analytics can help your organization understand its various drivers of performance, their relationship to future outcomes, and improve managerial decision-making Looks at how to develop new insights and understand business performance based on extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, and explanatory and predictive modeling Written for senior financial professionals, as well as general and divisional senior management Visionary and effective, Predictive Business Analytics reveals how you can use your business's skills, technologies, tools, and processes for continuous analysis of past business performance to gain forward-looking insight and drive business decisions and actions. |
| epm enterprise performance management: SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Add-In - TruQua Kermit Bravo, Scott Cairncross, 2014-09-12 In our dynamic business environment reporting, planning and analysis are more relevant than ever. The SAP EPM Excel Add-In is a business enabler. This book will provide useful information to jumpstart project implementations and facilitate end-user training in practical manner. Understand key features and concepts that the EPM Add-in brings to the table. Walk through a detailed case study and examples to familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Excel Add-in features and functions within the context of a business example.This book was written with a broad audience in mind and will appeal to different implementation roles ranging from consultants to business users, and architects to planners. For entry-level and seasoned SAP practitioners alike, this book will serve as a reference guide that distills years of experience and focuses on some of the most frequently used features in successful implementation projects. This book offers tips, tricks, and time savers that you can immediately apply.* Learn about the Connection Concept* Familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Add-In for Excel and BPC 10.1* Create a basic report from scratch* Walk through a detailed case Study |
| epm enterprise performance management: Powerful Performance Management John Mattone, 2013-08-09 To survive in today’s hypercompetitive marketplace, leaders must find ways to elevate the performance of their employees. By continuously setting higher goals to strive for, strengthening employee competencies via coaching, and providing feedback to employees, leaders can create a positive performance cycle that leads to improved individual and team performance and, ultimately, stronger operating results for the organization. This action guide covers the three stages of performance management: goal-setting, coaching, and performance review. It includes step-by-step instructions and tips, the 10 elements of positive performance management, the five steps to preparing for a review, guidance on how to prepare the employees and engage them during the reviews, the most effective steps you can take to improve performance, and more. |
| epm enterprise performance management: SAP Enterprise Performance Management (Epm) Add-In Kermit Bravo, Scott Cairncross, 2014-09-13 In our dynamic business environment reporting, planning and analysis are more relevant than ever. The SAP EPM Excel Add-In is a business enabler. This book will provide useful information to jumpstart project implementations and facilitate end-user training in practical manner. Understand key features and concepts that the EPM Add-in brings to the table. Walk through a detailed case study and examples to familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Excel Add-in features and functions within the context of a business example. This book was written with a broad audience in mind and will appeal to different implementation roles ranging from consultants to business users, and architects to planners. For entry-level and seasoned SAP practitioners alike, this book will serve as a reference guide that distills years of experience and focuses on some of the most frequently used features in successful implementation projects. This book offers tips, tricks, and time savers that you can immediately apply. * Learn about the Connection Concept * Familiarize yourself with the SAP EPM Add-In for Excel and BPC 10.1 * Create a basic report from scratch * Walk through a detailed case Study |
| epm enterprise performance management: Profiles in Performance Howard Dresner, 2009-10-09 Too many organizations invest in performance management and business intelligence projects, without first establishing the needed conditions to ensure success. But the organizations that lay the groundwork for effective change first reap the benefits. In Profiles in Performance: Business Intelligence Journeys and the Road Map for Change, Howard Dresner (author of The Performance Management Revolution) worked with several extraordinary organizations to understand their thriving performance-directed culture. In doing so, he developed a unique maturity model-which served as both a filter to select candidates and as a lens to examine accomplishments. Interviews with people from all sides of the organization: business users, finance, senior management and the IT department Provides a complete picture of their progress from inception to current state The models, analyses and real world accounts from these cases will be an invaluable resource to any organization hoping to improve or initiate their own performance-directed culture. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Performance Management Gary Cokins, 2004-03-29 Praise for Performance Management We are witnessing a convergence among advanced management concepts and practices. Performance management is a means to pull it all together, to understand the strengths and limitations of each management practice and leverage it for competitive advantage. Cokins' book walks us through all this in a manner that makes something confusing much less so. There is no one right answer for any situation. The answer lies in a balance of concepts and the integration of them. Performance Management is the glue that holds them all together. This book helps the reader understand the breadth of PM. It's not just about measuring! —John F. Morrow, CPA, AICPA Vice President, The New Finance Gary Cokins has articulated the '411' of performance management. His combination of personal anecdotes with fundamental cost and performance management theories provides business leaders at all levels, in any industry or profession, a solid resource for practicing their work. This book is not only an invaluable resource for those new to performance management but provides guidance, wisdom, support, and insight to all industry leaders and managers. Cokins has organized and simplified the many complex performance management theories, associated tools, and infrastructure for the reader. Buy it, read it, and give it to your colleagues—then celebrate your successes! —Sue Swertfeger, Senior Manager, Owens & Minor |
| epm enterprise performance management: Connected Planning Ron Dimon, 2021-05-11 Ron Dimon’s thought-leading second edition of the book originally entitled Enterprise Performance Management Done Right, published in 2012, is a practical roadmap for using Connected Planning to develop an agile organization and to navigate the complex Enterprise Performance Management landscape. According to esteemed author, researcher, and Management professor Dr. Christopher Neck, “In the same way that one needs to be self-leading to finish a grueling marathon, an organization must be self-leading in order to execute on its plans in an efficient and effective manner. What drives self-leadership at all levels in an organization? The people within the organization of course—and those people must be involved in the planning occurring in an organization. Without a plan, an organization has no direction.” Since 2012, much has changed in the world of connecting strategy with improved performance: new, cloud-based, in-memory technologies have been adopted by the largest organizations in the world. This book is for CFOs, CIOs, their direct reports, and any organizational visionary or aspiring leader who wants to ‘‘bring it all together’’ and create an actionable vision and plan for improving readiness, resilience, and performance. |
| epm enterprise performance management: SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Ann Cacciottoli, Preparing consolidated financial statements for an enterprise with a parent and one or more subsidiaries requires a detailed review of underlying transactions in order to properly reflect results and financial position. For large, integrated, and multinational organizations, likely with millions of transactions, it is imperative that the financial accounting software facilitate this process. This expertly written guide focuses on leveraging SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. Explore key functionality and how the universal journal has led to the evolution of the group reporting solution. Using a detailed case study, the author discusses configuration and master data and walks the reader through the period-end process for consolidation and explores reports using financial transactions that have already been entered into SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. Explore reports delivered with SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. This book is targeted at both finance professionals and the functional consultants who perform the configuration and execution of processes for preparing consolidated financial statements. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, this book covers: </br> </br> - SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting and the universal journal</br> - Configuration and master data</br> - Period-end process for consolidation</br> - Reporting and analysis</br> |
| epm enterprise performance management: The Next Cmo Peter Mahoney, Scott Todaro, Dan Faulkner, 2021-09-09 The world is changing and so is the marketing profession. CMOs and the next generation of marketing leaders need to read this book to develop a strategy for ensuring operational excellence to achieve their goals. This book will provide a best practices approach for forming your marketing goals, creating a strategy, building a plan, crafting impactful campaigns, optimizing budgetary spending, and measuring true ROI. This book provides models, practical approaches, and templates to help the reader structure their own marketing strategy. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Transforming Performance Measurement Dean Spitzer, 2007-02-09 Performance improvement thought leader Dean Spitzer explains why performance measurement should be less about calculations and analysis and more about the crucial social factors that determine how well the measurements get used. Transforming Performance Measurement presents a breakthrough approach that will not only significantly reduce those dysfunctions, but also promote alignment with business strategy, maximize cross-enterprise integration, and help everyone to work collaboratively to drive value throughout your organization. Spitzer’s socialization of measurement process focuses on learning and improvement from measurement, and on the importance of asking such questions as: How well do our measures reflect our business model? How successfully are they driving our strategy? What should we be measuring and not measuring? Are the right people having the right measurement discussions? Performance measurement is a dynamic process that calls for an awareness of the balance necessary between seemingly disparate ideas: the technical and the social aspects of performance measurement. This book gives you assessment tools to gauge where you are now and a roadmap for moving, with little or no disruption, to a more transformational and mature measurement system. The book also provides 34 TMAPs, Transformational Measurement Action Plans, which suggest both well-accepted and emergent measures (in areas such as marketing, human resources, customer service, knowledge management, productivity, information technology, research and development, costing, and more) that you can use right away. Transforming Performance Measurement tells you not only what to measure, but how to do it -- and in what context -- to make a truly transformational difference in your enterprise. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Services Computing Liang-Jie Zhang, Jia Zhang, Hong Cai, 2008-08-07 This book bridges the gap between Business and IT services and proposes an original life-cycle view of the modern service industry. Major solution architectures, technologies and research methods are discussed in the lifecycle of services innovation research. The book provides readers with new research and solution methods to enable IT services and computing technology to better create and manage business services, which is the goal of Services Computing. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Introduction to Information Technology Chris Koch, 2018-11-14 Science and technology have occupied almost all spheres of human life and living. The wonderful achievements of science and technology have glorified the modern world and transformed the civilization into a scientific and technological civilization. Considering the importance of science and technology, they have been incorporated in every stage of education. The present book deals with the teachers' role, possessing the vast knowledge of socialization, social class influences, the teaching ethics, new technologies, research perspective, use of internet, television, management and professional accreditation in information technology, etc. The book has in its contents much to help and guide the students to choose any one of the professional alternatives to decide the direction of their careers. This book, thus, provides many educational ideas for both teachers and students, and is a must for all educational institutions and interested persons as well. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology Mrinal Talukdar, 2021-01-19 Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology covers nearly every aspect of computers. The aim of this book is to present various terms and definitions of the subject in a simple and easily understandable language. The book is designed to be a comprehensive and authoritative source of definitions for computer-related terms and abbreviations. This dictionary of computer terminologies includes terms drawn from a wide variety of topics relevant to computer users, including software, hardware, networking, data storage, graphics, games, information processing, organizations, programming and standards, the Internet and the World Wide Web. This dictionary emphasizes terminology that the average computer user will encounter in documentation, online help, computer manuals, marketing and sales materials, etc. Because most computer users operate personal computers and desktop systems at home, work, or both, the majority of the entries in this dictionary cover the terminology used in describing and working with these systems. Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology by Mrinal Talukdar: The Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology by Mrinal Talukdar is a comprehensive reference book that demystifies the complex world of computers and information technology. It serves as an essential guide for students, professionals, and enthusiasts seeking to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital technology. Key Aspects of the Book Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology: Broad Coverage: This dictionary covers a wide range of computer-related terms, programming languages, networking concepts, software applications, and emerging technologies. It provides definitions, explanations, and examples to aid comprehension. User-Friendly Format: The book is designed in a user-friendly format, making it easy to locate and understand information quickly. It includes cross-references, illustrations, and practical examples to enhance learning and application. Up-to-Date Content: The dictionary incorporates the latest advancements in computer science and information technology. It includes terms related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, and more, keeping readers informed about the latest trends and developments. Mrinal Talukdar is a renowned author and technology expert with a deep understanding of computer science and information technology. With the Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology, Talukdar aims to bridge the knowledge gap and empower readers with the necessary terminology and concepts to excel in the digital age. His expertise and passion for technology shine through in this comprehensive reference guide. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Financial Planning and Analysis with SAP Malcolm Faulkner, William D. Newman, 2014 Get a look at the inner workings and gears of your enterprise with this book! With expert guidance from the authors, you'll learn to carefully map your business's financial path. From planning through integration, you'll understand the business steps and requirements needed to work with SAP's solutions for enterprise performance management. Learn how EPM can help you create detailed financial plans, monitor actual costs against budget, and analyze profitability based on products or customer behavior. 1. Manage your Financial PerformanceUnderstand what enterprise performance management is, what it does to direct yourfinancial performance, and what best practices you should follow. 2. Financial Planning and Analysis LifecycleStrategy roll-out. Planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Profitability and cost management.Monitoring and reporting. Find the information you need to best implement these essentialpractices. 3. SAP EPM ApplicationsLearn about the SAP EPM applications and how they enable organizations to meet their strategicfinancial goals and performance improvement initiatives. 4. IntegrationKnow how to extend the reach of EPM. You'll learn about options for integrating SAP EPMwith SAP ERP, BI tools, and more. 5. Move your SAP EPM Solution ForwardScope out the road map and latest evolutions in EPM applications, including rapid-deploymentsolutions, starter kits, and SAP EPM Unwired. Highlights: Performance management lifecycle Planning, budgeting, and forecasting Financial close acceleration SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Financial Information Management Disclosure Management Integration Monitoring and reporting Profitability and cost management Strategy management |
| epm enterprise performance management: Actionable Strategies Through Integrated Performance, Process, Project, and Risk Management Stephen S. Bonham, 2008 This unique resource presents a new look at how the puzzle pieces of corporate dynamics management can fit together to ensure strategic designs are actionable. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Financial Management Jack Alexander, 2024-01-31 A comprehensive and insightful approach enabling finance mangers to contribute to business performance and valuation In Financial Management: Partner in Driving Performance and Value, experienced financial executive and consultant Jack Alexander delivers a fresh, new take on improving performance and creating shareholder value for CFOs, controllers, C-suite executives, and FP&A professionals. In the book, you’ll learn about best practices in operational and strategic planning, forecasting, enterprise performance management, business valuation, capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, developing finance talent, supporting growth, and more. Frameworks for dealing with the pace of change and level of uncertainty in today’s environment are also provided, including scenario planning, business agility and monitoring external forces. The book provides actionable insights and practical tools for finance professionals to contribute as trusted advisors and business partners. The author offers free access to financial models in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint templates on the accompanying website, as well as: Expanded and enhanced content from the author’s widely read previous works Models, illustrations, examples, and dashboards Anecdotes and stories drawn from the author’s 45-year-long career in financial leadership Perfect for CFOs, controllers, financial executives, financial planning and analysis professionals, and accounting managers, Financial Management is also the ideal desk reference for treasurers, strategic planners, Certified Public Accountants, and equity research analysts. It’s an essential and timely resource for financial leaders everywhere. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Value-Based Management in Government Douglas W. Webster, Gary Cokins, 2020-01-29 Provides step-by-step guidance on implementing and using a value-based management system within the government Countless books on proposed management practices have been written and published over the past century. Some of these have focused on specific management practices for government. In more recent decades, the topics of strategic planning, performance management, cost management and risk management have been extensively covered. However, little has been offered as an approach to integrate these and numerous other management methods and practices in a manner that maximizes the delivery of value to the organization’s key stakeholders. A general management framework is presented in this book in a manner particularly applicable to government organizations. Value-Based Management in Government introduces a new, integrating framework for management practices that optimizes the balancing of results sought; resources supplied and allocated; and risks accepted. These considerations are all balanced for the purpose of delivering maximum stakeholder value. The book offers guidance on how strategic planning, performance management, cost/resource management, and risk management must all be integrated as part of a portfolio management framework across the organization. The book also discusses the role of information technology (IT) in providing data for insights and decision-making, and the importance of organizational change management to implement the needed organizational and behavioral changes. Beginning by explaining the concept of Value-Based Management for the public sector and government, the text goes on to explore topics such as the evolutionary stages of maturity of management accounting, the benefit of attributes (e.g., value-add versus nonvalue-add) in cost data, predictive planning with expense projections, risk management, and various performance measurements (e.g., key performance indicators [KPIs] ). This authoritative book: Discusses a framework for balancing and integrating cost, performance, and risk Explains IT systems integration issues related to activity-based cost management (ABC/M) Addresses why some ABC/M implementation projects fail to meet expectations Describes how quality management efforts can be measured in financial terms Explores the wider uses of predictive accounting (e.g., driver-based budgeting, what-if scenario analysis) Provides organizational change management insights and recommendations needed to achieve the required changes in management decision-making. Value-Based Management in Government is an important source of information for leaders, executives, managers, and employee teams working within or with government organizations. |
| epm enterprise performance management: The Focused Organization Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, 2016-03-16 In The Focused Organization Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez shows you how fewer, more effectively elected and managed projects are the key to strategic and long-term success. Using his own research and work experience he explains how and why those organizations that focus on just a few key initiatives can perform significantly better than unfocused organizations, not only financially but also in achieving their strategic objectives and motivating their staff. The author introduces a new way of looking at a company through two very different and often conflicting dimensions: running-the-business and changing-the-business. What you add to one dimension you have to subtract from the other one. Finding the right balance between these two dimensions represents one of the major challenges to successful strategy execution. Becoming a focused organization involves a radical change in the way companies are organized and the way they select and manage projects - the creation of a new culture. The Focused Organization discusses the characteristics that comprise a focused organization. It describes key areas where a focused organization builds its levels of maturity; provides examples of focused organizations that outperform the rest; and explains in practical steps how all enterprises can become focused. The book finishes with a unique and inspiring case study that transports us to the early days of the current business world. Through the main character, Benny White, we learn how a business was conducted and how management evolved over decades with the introduction of business theories, including project management. |
| epm enterprise performance management: The Performance Power Grid David F. Giannetto, Anthony Zecca, 2007-01-22 Performance Power Grid uses the metaphor of an actual electrical grid to explain how business leaders can maximize the way their people interact and work together. It offers a framework that helps managers channel the energy of employees into the proper tasks, processes, and projects, leading to higher productivity and more team focus on the jobs that truly matter. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Enterprise Dashboards Shadan Malik, 2005-09-01 Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT is a one-stop resource of methodology and best practices for this dynamic and relevant information platform, packed with charts, reports, visual indicators, and alert mechanisms, all consolidated in a rich computer interface. This powerful book is both a guide and a handbook. It helps business leaders understand dashboarding while considering dashboards for their information needs and outlines a tested and proven, step-by-step implementation framework. Enterprise Dashboards covers strategies, vendor selections, execution steps, project milestones, dashboard types, case studies contributed by DaimlerChrysler, Emergency Medical Associates, and ING Direct, and more. Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT is the perfect tool to help COOs, CIOs, CFOs, CTOs, IT managers, business intelligence managers, information analysts, and software consultants be successful at dashboard implementation. |
| epm enterprise performance management: CFO Insights C. Cristian Wulf, 2006-07-28 The benefits Carrefour achieved have been substantially in excess of predictions. The Shared Service accounting centers enabled streamlined processes, lowered costs, and introduced standard processes, a standard system, and standard data for a global company. The new infrastructure can support rapid expansion and can add new stores with the flip of a switch. From a systems point of view, Carrefour now has a 'factory' in place to deliver high-efficiency systems, tools, processes, and training. --From Chapter 9, Implementation and Operational Imperatives for ERP The benefits of efficient information delivery are demonstrated by the results of one of the world's largest mySAP.com implementations. Siemens achieved a twenty-five percent cost reduction through streamlined information delivery and improved access to financial information. It also enhanced its reporting capabilities from seventy percent to nearly 100 percent through increased intranet availability. --From Chapter 3, Financial and Management Reporting Research shows that high-performance businesses and governments use finance technology as one of the capabilities to help executives make better decisions for resource allocation, while at the same time increasing productivity. CFO Insights: Enabling High Performance through Leading Practices for Finance ERP includes a number of case studies and lessons learned from Accenture clients across a variety of industries that have implemented, upgraded, and operated Oracle/PeopleSoft and SAP. Each case study highlights vital thoughts, benefits, and considerations and provides relevant guidance as one proceeds with an ERP on the journey toward high performance. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Strategic Business Management Gary Cokins, 2017-05-15 Presenting core theories alongside practical applications, this publication will help students understand how to effectively move an organization toward strategic goals. Author Gary Cokins uses his deep knowledge of the subject matter to deliver an easy-to-follow road map to effective and strategic management through: Establishing the integral links between planning and performance Demonstrating how risk management and performance assessment impact planning Applying business analytics and Big Data in the finance and accounting functions as well as marketing, sales, operations and other functions Evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy map and the balanced scorecard as a management tool Tying budgeting to strategy and measuring the effectiveness of both via ongoing performance Written in a plain, straight-forward fashion that will allow students to draw immediate value from its content, this book pulls together several topics in an elegant yet sophisticated approach. It uses detailed graphics and diagrams to provide students with a clear understanding of the dynamic intersection between key management and organization leadership topics that management accountants need to master in order to fill a strategic leadership role within their organizations. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Electronic Enterprise: Strategy and Architecture Targowski, Andrew, 2003-01-31 Electronic enterprise is the road map to well-planned evolution of enterprise complexity with business and system strategies integration through standardized architectures of IT components. This work provides a vision for IT leaders with practical solutions for IT implementation. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Global Business Intelligence J Mark Munoz, 2017-11-10 Global Business Intelligence refers to an organization’s ability to gather, process and analyze pertinent international information in order to make optimal business decisions in a timely manner. With a challenging economic and geopolitical environment, companies and executives need to be adept at information gathering in order to manage emerging challenges and gain competitive advantages. This book Global Business Intelligence assembles a cast of international experts and thought leaders and explores the implications of business intelligence on contemporary management. Global Business Intelligence will be a key resource for researchers, academics, students and policy makers alike in the fields of International Business & Management, Business Strategy, and Geopolitics as well as related disciplines like Political Science, Economics, and Geography. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Key Concepts in Business Practice Jonathan Sutherland, 2017-03-14 Key Concepts in Business Practice is one of a range of comprehensive glossaries with entries arranged alphabetically for easy reference. All major concepts, terms, theories and theorists are incorporated and cross-referenced. Additional reading and Internet research opportunities are identified. More complex terminology is made clearer with numerous diagrams and illustrations. With over 500 key terms defined, the book represents a comprehensive must-have reference for anyone studying a business-related course or those simply wishing to understand what business practice is all about. It will be especially useful as a revision aid. |
| epm enterprise performance management: CSR and Management Accounting Challenges in a Time of Global Crises Oncioiu, Ionica, 2021-06-25 Modern companies are subject to increasing pressures to conduct their business in an environmentally responsible manner due to social and environmental problems. Management of sustainable performance is one of the phenomena faced by the current business environment and, in particular, management corporations. The focus of management on profitability remains the main objective of any company, but it must also take into account the sustainability of social, economic, and environmental aspects. Under these circumstances, managerial decisions need to be adjusted and strongly substantiated, considering the information required by internal and external stakeholders, including financial reporting. The information requirements of customers and other stakeholders are steadily increasing, and some companies face certain problems in implementing the concept of sustainability and environmental reporting. CSR and Management Accounting Challenges in a Time of Global Crises is a comprehensive reference source that explores various theoretical and practical approaches of management accounting and its impact in the 21st century and investigates new accounting and financial approaches where economic and social aspects become mutually supportive to enhance their impact on community development. Covering topics such as CSR reporting, sustainability, and greenwashing, this book is an essential resource for academicians, specialty organizations, chief financial officers (CFOs), financial controllers, business analysts, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) analysts, budgeting managers, students, researchers, and business environment managers and specialists. |
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| epm enterprise performance management: A Notion of Enterprise Risk Management Soumi Majumder, Nilanjan Dey, 2024-07-17 Soumi Majumder and Nilanjan Dey address the unique challenges posed by Industry 4.0, exploring the intersection of risks and cultural shifts within the business landscape. Key topics include the transformative potential of machine learning; big data; and IoT in the domain of enterprise risk management. |
| epm enterprise performance management: First Steps in SAP second edition Sydnie McConnell, Martin Munzel, 2017 Do you want to understand the basic fundamentals of SAP software without having to work through 400 pages or more? Yes? Then this book is for you! The authors concentrate on the essentials and spare you all the details you do not need as a beginner. Using simple, step-by-step examples, walk through the fundamentals of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including navigation, transactions, organizational units, and master data. Instructional videos help you experience the look-and-feel of SAP software without requiring access to an SAP system. This second edition has been enhanced with an overview of the existing SAP product portfolio in addition to SAP ERP. Learn more about the technical side of SAP ERP including industry solutions, ABAP, and enhancement packages (EHP). Get a short introduction to BI, CRM, SRM, SCM, GRC, NetWeaver, SuccessFactors, and HANA. Demystify SAP acronyms and get clarity on the purpose of different SAP products. - Learn how to navigate in SAP ERP - Learn SAP basics including transactions, organizational units, and master data - Watch instructional videos with simple, step-by-step examples - Get an overview of SAP products and new development trends |
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| epm enterprise performance management: Risk-Based Performance Management A. Smart, J. Creelman, 2013-10-31 Pulling together into a single framework the two separate disciplines of strategy management and risk management, this book provides a practical guide for organizations to shape and execute sustainable strategies with full understanding of how much risk they are willing to accept in pursuit of strategic goals. |
| epm enterprise performance management: Applied Insurance Analytics Patricia L. Saporito, 2015 Data is the insurance industry's single greatest asset. Yet many insurers radically underutilize their data assets, and are failing to fully leverage modern analytics. This makes them vulnerable to traditional and non-traditional competitors alike. Today, insurers largely apply analytics in important but stovepiped operational areas like underwriting, claims, marketing and risk management. By and large, they lack an enterprise analytic strategy -- or, if they have one, it is merely an architectural blueprint, inadequately business-driven or strategically aligned. Now, writing specifically for insurance industry professionals and leaders, Patricia Saporito uncovers immense new opportunities for driving competitive advantage from analytics -- and shows how to overcome the obstacles that stand in your way. Drawing on 25+ years of insurance industry experience, Saporito introduces proven best practices for developing, maturing, and profiting from your analytic capabilities. This user-friendly handbook advocates an enterprise strategy approach to analytics, presenting a common framework you can quickly adapt based on your unique business model and current capabilities. Saporito reviews common analytic applications by functional area, offering specific case studies and examples, and helping you build upon the analytics you're already doing. She presents data governance models and models proven to help you organize and deliver trusted data far more effectively. Finally, she provides tools and frameworks for improving the analytic IQ of your entire enterprise, from IT developers to business users. |
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