BPM 2.0
No matter how you slice or dice it, the business performance management (BPM) software market is vibrant and expanding. Vendors in this space are competing for customers by offering end-to-end product suites and by acquiring smaller providers to fill gaps ...
Beyond Finance: BPM Breaks Out
Business Finance Vision Awards for Excellence in Business Performance Management prove that, in the hands of world-class companies, this tool offers value far beyond the boundaries of finance."> As the old saying goes, a tool is only as good as the ...
BPM Ratchets Up M&A Results
Cash may be king, but it can also be a killer if it sits on the balance sheet too long while investment opportunities pass fleetingly by. Excess liquidity has become a nagging problem for many organizations, and perhaps the most popular solution has been ...
Infusing BPM Into IT
Business performance management (BPM) isn't a piecemeal concept. It was never meant to be applied only to some parts of an organization and then come to a screeching halt. The grand plan behind BPM is to keep going, to permeate virtually every nook and cr ...
How BPM Bolsters Compliance
When companies buy a business performance management (BPM)system, most of them aren't thinking about how it can help them fill their compliance needs. They should be, according to experts on both of these topics. John McMahan, finance advisory practice le ...
Expense Management Tools: The Search for Better Controls
For many businesspeople, the term "expense management" brings to mind a few simple processes, such as reimbursing an employee for travel and entertainment (T E) expenses. However, that function today is broad in scope, encompassing a company's ability to ...
Best of Breed Software Niches Deepen
Vendors offer more end-to-end functionality to solve specific business problems. "> Despite increased competition on several fronts, best-of-breed (BOB) software vendors are thriving. Most of these companies have achieved ongoing growth in revenue o ...
Warming Up to Performance Dashboards
Dashboard technology goes against the grain of some corporate cultures. Here\'s how to overcome resistance and reap the benefits. "> Dashboards that monitor organizational performance can spark a great awakening within the businesses that use them. ...
A Roadmap for BPM Software Selection
What are best practices when it comes to evaluating and choosing a business performance management (BPM) software vendor? To find out, the BPM Summit, an annual conference sponsored by BPM Magazine , worked with BPM Partners, a vendor-neutral consulting f ...
Instilling a BPM Mind-Set Into IT Practices
A balanced scorecard for information technology and a portfolio management approach to IT projects can help align the function's performance with corporate objectives. Heard the one about the CEO in the hot air balloon? He's lost, so he shouts to a woma ...












