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Connected government agencies collect, store and retrieve information electronically. Paper is largely eliminated—and what remains is quickly digitized and indexed. Internal workflows are streamlined and automated, ensuring that proper procedures are followed and that timelines are met. Citizens and businesses interact with connected government agencies electronically, via secure portals. Connected government agencies safely and appropriately share information among departments and with other agencies. And they use information dashboards to give managers better insight into internal operations and to give citizens better visibility into government effectiveness. Request Free!

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US Federal Roadmap to Effective eGovernment

Download this white paper to find out how to connect technology to strategies that support the evolution of a CFO to a “wizard”— someone who performs the role of trusted advisor, prophet, sorcerer, and more. Understand how taking a fresh look at current business processes and wisely choosing which ones to improve can ensure an escape from the transaction-focused bean counter role. The 5 strategies include: Improving visibility and context of the data employees need to succeed Identifying and resolving a business pain that is reducing profits Ensuring financial goals and business goals are linked —and attained Being a watchdog and vocal supporter of projects that support regulatory compliance (IFRS) and technology investment (XBRL) Empowering the organization: ensuring decisions can be made at the right levels Explore why these topics are most critical in creating order and direction in a changing and sometimes chaotic business climate, and also which technologies can be most helpful in the CFO’s pursuit of success and impact. Request Free!

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Bean Counter to Business Leader: The Changing Role of the CFO

To drive better business visibility and improve overall performance, companies across all industries are increasingly turning to Business Intelligence (BI) tools. Aberdeen’s May 2009 benchmark report, Executive Dashboards: The Key to Unlocking Double Digit Profit Growth, demonstrated that a subset of companies competing in the discrete manufacturing industry are increasingly turning to business tools like BI to generate better business insight, anticipate changing market conditions, and make timely adjustments to address current business pain points. This Aberdeen Sector Insight specifically examines discrete manufacturing companies. The research demonstrates that while most organizations have a reporting based business intelligence strategy, many lack the ability to escape the gravity well of becoming data rich while remaining information poor. The research will highlight how leading companies and their key decision makers close this maturity gap to eliminate the obstacles that hinder their ability to make better business decisions and impact their companies’ key metrics. Request Free!

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Top Floor to Shop Floor: Business Insight for Discrete Manufacturing Industry

The complexities of being able to manage transportation across multiple levels of outsourced manufacturing and country borders, through a warehouse network that is pressured for asset and labor efficiency, and to a customer delivery process that is being asked to respond more quickly to demand changes in an environment of ever stricter service requirements simply cannot be handled efficiently without a proper level of process integration and network visibility. Request Free!

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Today’s Integrated Approach to Global Logistics and Fulfillment

This White Paper describes several methods of forecasting and makes the case that using simulation has some significant advantages over traditional forecasting methods: Very robust and flexible – can generate accurate forecasts for a wide range of pipeline scenarios Eliminates manual forecast judgment – no need to commit to any specific opportunities Timely – can be updated on demand, since manual judgment isn’t necessary Flexible – supports different opportunity types, with different pipeline durations and probabilities Handles uncertainty – supports deal duration and pricing variability Greatly enhanced visibility – provides early warning of lagging opportunities and pipeline deficiencies Confidence – let’s you decide the level of risk that’s comfortable for your organization If your company employs a stage-based sales pipeline, has multiple types of opportunities, and has a sales cycle longer than a few weeks, then you will be interested in understanding the differences of the forecasting approaches explored in this white paper. Request Free!

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Sales Forecasting: It’s a Risky Business

Get answers to these key questions: How can I protect the health of my commercial cash flows? How can I gain better visibility into sources and uses of cash? And how can I increase control over my global cash balances? Request Free!

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Managing Cash Flow in Times of Crisis