business process transformation
By R "Ray" Wang on September 10, 2012
Global outsourcing and Bangalore Infotech bellwether Infosys (NASDAQ:INFY), announced its agreement to purchase Zurich-based Lodestone Management Consultancy for $350M. A quick analysis of the news reveals: Infosys strengthens its EMEA and SAP presence. Lodestone brings 850 employees which 750 are front line delivery personnel. 200 clients. Lodestone’s 200 clients span industries such as life [...]
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By R "Ray" Wang on March 15, 2010
Recent Conversations With Executives Confirm Demand For Social CRM Good news! Organizations see an opportunity to tap into the proliferation of social networking channels for their CRM initiatives. Speaking with 23 business leaders over the past 10 days, it became obvious that Social CRM initiatives were top of mind for a few reasons: Pressure from [...]
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged advertising agencies, Apps Strategy, best practices, business process transformation, Change Management, eCommer, ECommerce, enteprise apps, Enterprise 2.0, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, marketing agencies, Monday's Musings, SCRM, Social CRM, vendor strategy |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 22, 2009
Keep In Mind Basic Rules Still Apply Regardless Of Deployment Option
The proliferation of SaaS solutions provides organizations with a myriad of sorely needed point and disruptive solutions. Good news – business users can rapidly procure and deploy, while innovating with minimal budget and IT team constraints. Bad news – users must depend more on their [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged 2010, Apps Strategy, archiving, best of breed, boomi, Business process, business process transformation, business requirements, CastIron, Cloud Computing, customer bill of rights, customer data integration, data governance, data integration, disruptive, disruptive technologies, EMC, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise architecture, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, Epicor, Epicor 9, erp, EscrowTech, google, Google Apps Engine, hybrid, ibm, IBM Blue Cloud, IBM Optim, Infor, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Informatica, InnovaSafe, innovation, integration, iron mountain, Lawson, Lawson Software, line of business, market strategy, market trends, master data management, mdm, Microsoft Azure, NCC Group, netsuite, OpSource, oracle, PaaS, pervasive, Pervasive Software, Platform as a service, RainStor, SaaS, SaaS Bill of Rights, SaaS escrow, SaaS Integration, SaaS strategies, salesforce.com, sap, SnapLogic, software as a service, software bill of rights, software escrow, Storage, Tuesday's Tip, User Experience, workday, zoho |
By R "Ray" Wang on December 8, 2009
Begin Apps Strategy Projects With Bite-Sized Entry Points
Complexity often plagues today’s apps strategies. With tight budgets, limited resources, and little time, organizations need to find bite-sized entry points. The need to meet ever changing complex business requirements requires a four-step, basic (A,B,C,D) approach:
Align your business requirements with the hierarchy of business needs. Every project [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged 2010, Apps Strategy, business drivers, Business process, business process transformation, business requirements, business solutions, business value, CIO, commoditized business process, disruptive, disruptive technologies, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, entry points, erp, IT Strategy, KPIs, oracle, outcome focused, SaaS |
