ERP & Supply Chain Management

ERP & Business Operations - Vision & Strategy

Understanding best practices and business impact

• Developing a Strategy for an Application Is Not a Democratic Process
  6 May 2008
• Microsoft's Convergence 2008 Shows a Higher Focus on Technology Than Business Applications
  30 April 2008
• Use the Gartner SCM Maturity Model to Show the Business Benefits of SCM Investments
  22 April 2008
• Implementing Finance Shared Services: Benefits and Best Practices
  21 April 2008
• Cool Vendors in SCM and ERP, 2008
  15 April 2008
• Q&A for Determining Whether Oracle Advanced Customer Services Is Right for You
  7 April 2008
• Key Issues for Enterprise Resource Planning, 2008
  3 April 2008
• Process Templates Emerging as Key Tools in SOA Projects and Applications Strategy
  3 April 2008
• The Skills Gap Will Limit Success With Corporate Performance Management
  3 April 2008
• Assumption Tracking Is an Essential Component of Strategy Management
  1 April 2008
• Open Source in ERP, 2008
  27 March 2008
• Cool Vendors in Procurement and Finance, 2008
  25 March 2008
• Cost Cutting in Supply Chain Management Applications
  24 March 2008
• Modernizing ERP: How to Make Users Fall in Love With ERP All Over Again
  21 March 2008
• Business Managers Need to Care About SOA in ERP
  20 March 2008
• Leverage Your S&OP Process When Reducing Your Supply Chain Costs
  18 March 2008
• Open-Source Software in CRM, ERP and SCM Business Applications, 2008
  14 March 2008
• Key Issues for CRM Marketing and Sales Strategies, Processes, and Technologies, 2008
  10 March 2008
• Cost Cutting Requires Corporate Performance Management
  27 February 2008
• Key Issues for Technology Providers: Enterprise Software Application Markets, 2008
  20 February 2008
• Predicts 2008: ERP and SCM Applications
  20 February 2008
• Key Issues for SCM Processes and Applications, 2008
  19 February 2008
• How the Axium Bankruptcy Affects CHIMES Customers
  14 February 2008
• Key Issues for IT Modernization, 2008
  12 February 2008
• Single View of Product Data Can Improve Supply Chain and Drive Product Performance Management
  6 February 2008
• Research Review for Midmarket ERP
  6 February 2008
• NetSuite's IPO Will Be an Early Measure of SaaS Business Application Suite Success
  4 February 2008
• Midmarket Companies Should Clarify Requirements for Process and Information Support to Avoid ERP Selection Errors
  28 January 2008
• ERP Competence Center Model for Providing Business Application Support: A Retrospective on 2007's Research
  24 January 2008
• Stratifying Transportation Management Systems: A Multilevel View
  24 January 2008
• SAP Outlines Updated SCM Strategies, Addressing Some Key End-User Challenges
  23 January 2008
• What Does It Mean to Implement a BPP?
  23 January 2008
• Survey Highlights Themes to Be Addressed at the 2008 European Gartner CRM Summit
  21 December 2007
• SAP Business ByDesign Offers Broad Functionality, but Depth and Integration Need Improvement
  21 December 2007
• IFS' Focus Helps Existing Customers, but Does Not Guarantee Compelling Growth
  20 December 2007
• JDA Makes Manugistics Work
  18 December 2007
• New SAP CRM Release Has New User Interface and Capabilities
  17 December 2007
• Q&A: Top 20 Questions when Evaluating and Implementing E-Procurement
  13 December 2007
• The Gartner ERP Service Provider Directory, Asia/Pacific
  11 December 2007
• Planning for an SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade
  5 December 2007
• The Emergence of the Multienterprise Business Process Platform
  27 November 2007
• Vendors' Obsessions With SaaS Labels in Lieu of Customer Value
  26 October 2007
• SAP Offers All-in-One Packages for Enterprises With Fewer Than 50 Users
  8 October 2007
• Key Issues for the Financial Management of Applications
  28 September 2007
• Accellos Targets the SCE Needs of SMBs
  28 September 2007
• Findings From VDMA Workshop: Global Presence and Global ERP Required for German Engineering Industry
  14 September 2007
• Your ERP Upgrade Is Riskier and More Complex Than You Think
  13 September 2007
• Perfect Commerce Joins With CorMine to Turn Its Business Around
  12 September 2007
• Planning for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
  28 August 2007
• A New Wave of SCM Innovation Must Address Climate Change Concerns
  28 August 2007
• CPM Remains the Focus of Analytic Applications Purchasing
  24 August 2007
• Understanding CPM Applications
  24 August 2007
• RFP, Evaluation and Response Criteria Must Work Together to Support Better ERP System Integration Evaluations
  23 August 2007
• The Evolution of Business Intelligence: The Four Worlds
  6 July 2007
• TMS Sourcing Options Are Expanding With the Increase in the Number and Types of Products
  16 August 2007
• The Role of Master Data Management in the Business Service Repository
  8 August 2007
• Concur Would Gain Important BPO Capability With Gelco Deal
  3 August 2007
• Hype Cycle for Transportation, 2007
  13 July 2007
• SAP Strategy Changes with A1S
  28 June 2007
• Findings From Gartner's Business Process Applications Research Community: A Holistic System View Enables End-to-End Order Management Success
  26 June 2007
• Key Issues for SAP, 2Q07 Update
  22 June 2007
• Rapid PIM Market Growth Attracts Complementary Vendors and Technologies
  21 June 2007
• How Software as a Service Affects Business Application Support
  13 June 2007
• SAP Shows Renewed Focus on the Office of Finance
  20 June 2007
• i2 Emphasizes Emergent SCM Innovation at i2 Planet 2007
  20 June 2007
• Oracle Has Renewed Its Focus on CRM On Demand
  5 June 2007
• JDA's Focus 2007 User Conference Updates Its Customers
  5 June 2007
• Microsoft's Convergence 2007 Conference Demonstrated a Focus on Platforms and User Experience
  16 May 2007
• The Important Characteristics of the MDM Implementation Style
  11 May 2007
• Findings: Meeting With Oracle's John Wookey Reveals Fusion Applications Road Map
  3 May 2007
• Q&A: Technology-Related Master Data Management Questions From Gartner's 2007 BI Summit
  19 April 2007
• Q&A: Master Data Management Questions From Gartner's 2007 BI Summit
  19 April 2007
• Salesforce.com Challenges Conventional Thinking With Web Application Platform
  13 April 2007
• SAP's 'Perfect Plant' Initiative Close but Not Perfect Yet
  10 April 2007
• Taxonomy and Definitions for the Multienterprise/B2B Infrastructure Market
  9 April 2007
• TomorrowNow: Business Application Technical Support Services for Oracle Applications
  2 April 2007

Administrative Applications

Effective deployment of Finance, HR and Procurement

• Leveraging Technology to Improve Reconciliation Management
  30 April 2008
• The Impact of SOA and SaaS on Financial Systems
  25 April 2008
• XBRL Will Enhance Corporate Disclosure and Corporate Performance Management
  23 April 2008
• Key Issues for Finance, Human Capital Management and Procurement, 2008
  3 April 2008
• Case Study: Dow's Formula for Social Software
  27 March 2008
• Q&A for Travel Expense Management Software Selection and Implementation
  3 March 2008
• Unit 4 Agresso's Acquisition of Coda May Benefit Both Companies
  22 February 2008
• B2B Collection Management Systems: Making Accounts Receivable Effective
  22 February 2008
• MarketScope for Large Enterprise HRMS, 2008
  19 February 2008
• Unlocking the Strategic Value From Talent Management Application Investments
  26 December 2007
• Findings: CIOs Have Mixed Opinions About Application Technology Trends
  9 August 2007
• AIA Strengthens Applications Unlimited as a Viable Long-Term Strategy for Oracle Customers
  26 April 2007
• Focus and Leverage Were Key Themes at the 2007 Lawson Conference and User Exchange
  16 April 2007
• Understand When to Use Your General Ledger for Financial Consolidation
  30 March 2007

Supply Chain Management - Vision & Strategy

Meeting the need for need for agility, transparency and global configurability

• MarketScope for Supply Chain Planning: Process Automation, 2008
  9 April 2008
• Holistic Transportation Management System Suites: Making Single-Sourcing TMS a Reality
  4 March 2008
• Findings: Q407 SCM User Wants and Needs Study Highlights Near Term End-User Emphasis on Cost Reduction
  3 March 2008
• 10 Best Practices for Product Information Management
  7 February 2008
• Infor Expands Its Transportation Offerings With ShipLogix Acquisition
  31 January 2008
• Best Practices: Checklist for Issues to Consider in Multienterprise Collaboration
  31 October 2007
• Introducing Process Integrity: Critical to Business Applications, SOA Compositions and Processes
  23 October 2007
• Navigating SAP Supplier Relationship Management Licensing and Bundling
  15 October 2007
• Supply Chain and IT Strategies Must Align Around Five Key Themes
  10 August 2007
• Hype Cycle for Transportation, 2007
  13 July 2007
• Sales Performance Management: How It Relates to and Differs From CPM
  15 June 2007
• Q&A: Issues in Performance Management
  11 May 2007
• Finding: Innovation Partner Models Will Drive SCM Vendors to Adopt More-Formal Support Models
  11 April 2007

Applied Technology - Vision & Strategy

Integration and enhancement to align with application portfolios

• XBRL Will Enhance Corporate Disclosure and Corporate Performance Management
  23 April 2008
• Rimini Street Expands Its Third-Party Support Offering to Cover Oracle's PeopleSoft Higher Education Solution
  29 February 2008
• How Software as a Service Affects Business Application Support
  13 June 2007
• Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Coming Soon to a Desktop Near You
  1 June 2007
• Criteria for Evaluating Your Software Vendor's Commitment to BPO
  10 May 2007
• Criteria for Evaluating a Business Application Vendor's SOA Strategy
  10 May 2007
• Evaluating the Efficacy of TMSs as SaaS
  26 April 2007

Foundation Research: ERP Vision & Strategy

• Evaluation Criteria: Sourcing Innovation from Major Suite Application Provider Ecosystems
  3 January 2007
• Business Application Suite Upgrades Through 2012: Evaluating the SAP/Oracle Upgrade Cycles
  3 November 2006
• A Business Service Repository Provides the Foundation for a Business Process Platform
  24 October 2006
• Estimating the Time and Cost of ERP Implementation Projects Is a 10-Step Process
  27 April 2006
• Super User Role Is Key to Post-Implementation Support of ERP Systems
  4 April 2006
• ERP Best Practices: Decision Framework
  27 March 2006
• Address Five Key Factors for Successful ERP Implementations
  24 March 2006
• Are ERP Best Practices Best for Your Company?
  28 February 2006
• Delivery of Commodity Business Applications in a BPMS Does Not Mean You Should Customize the Applications
  24 May 2006
• Person-to-Process Interaction Emerges as the 'Process of Me'
  15 May 2006
• Innovation Shift for Business Applications: Major Suite Providers to Dominate
  23 August 2005

Foundation Research: Administrative Applications

• Handle With Care: Procurement Performance Metrics That Often Mislead
  30 January 2007
• The Pace of Consolidation Accelerates in the E-Recruitment Software Market
  30 November 2006
• Performance Management Success Hinges on Four Base Elements
  22 November 2006
• One-Size Procurement Transaction Tools Don't Fit All
  20 October 2006
• CFO Finance System Priorities Through 2009
  24 August 2006
• How to Choose Between SSC and BPO for Finance and Accounting Transformation
  1 August 2006
• Evaluating the Use of One Provider for Global Payroll Outsourcing
  21 June 2006
• Integrated Financial and Human Capital Management Applications Make Sense, but Not Always
  19 April 2006
• Create a Decision Framework to Ensure Better Midmarket Financial and HR Technology Selections
  14 February 2006

Foundation Research: SCM Vision & Strategy

• Supply Chain Planning Market Is Bifurcating Into Process Automation and Process Innovation Markets
  21 December 2006
• Look Outside Core Application Platform Vendors for SCM Innovation Partners
  12 December 2006
• IT Organizations Must Play a Key Role in Supply Chain Process Outsourcing Initiatives
  1 August 2006
• Design Your Supply Chain Dynamically
  14 July 2006
• Defining a Multienterprise Application Architecture for Supply Chain Management
  26 April 2006
• Supply Chain Risk Management Is an Emerging Requirement for S&OP
  18 April 2006
• Five Key Themes for Balancing Customer Service With Efficiency in the Supply Chain
  31 March 2006
• Development of Chaos-Tolerant Processes Is Key to Supply Chain Optimization
  3 March 2006
• Segment Your Supply Chain Response to Drive Enhanced Performance
  27 February 2006

Foundation Research: Applied Technology

• Switching to a Third Party for Business Application Technical Support Services
  11 December 2006
• How to Choose a Business Application Competency Center Model That Fits
  10 November 2006
• How to Choose the Right Architectural Style for Master Data Management
  28 September 2006
• The Role of Testing in Business Application Support
  8 September 2006
• Six Risk Factors to Consider Before Terminating Business Application Maintenance
  18 July 2006
• The Four Styles of Integrating Analytics Into Business Processes
  13 June 2006

Magic Quadrants

Which vendors are leaders, visionaries, challengers or niche players

• MarketScope for Core Financial Management Applications, 2008
  31 March 2008
• MarketScope for Service Parts Planning, 4Q07
  21 January 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, 2007
  11 January 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, 2007
  2 January 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Comprehensive HR BPO, 2007
  31 December 2007
• Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Management and Procurement, 2007
  5 October 2007
• Magic Quadrant for ERP Service Providers, Europe, 2007
  19 September 2007
• Magic Quadrant for ERP Service Providers, North America, 2007
  18 September 2007
• Magic Quadrant for Product Information Management, 2Q07
  21 June 2007
• MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007
  11 May 2007

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Human Capital Management Software, 2007
  28 August 2007
• Hype Cycle for Semiconductors, 2007
  16 July 2007

ERP/SCM Vendors

Focusing on vendor news and research

• Vendor Focus for Oracle: Product and Service Offering Details
  8 April 2008
• Vendor Rating: Oracle
  8 April 2008
• Cool Vendors for Human Capital Management Software, 2008
  1 April 2008
• Vendor Rating: Emptoris
  6 March 2008
• Vendor Rating: SAP
  14 December 2007
• Vendor Rating: Ariba
  31 October 2007
• Vendor Rating: Cognos
  1 October 2007
• Vendor Rating: Business Objects
  28 September 2007
• Who's Who in the European SCP Market, 2H07
  20 September 2007
• Where All the Midmarket ERP Vendors Have Gone
  21 August 2007