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Research and Analysis Reports

BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix

This fully updated document provides detailed information and analysis for 25 active software vendors in the business performance management market. Included are products for budgeting, planning, forecasting, consolidation, dashboards, profitability analysis, financial reporting and other related areas. Each vendor is placed on a 3x3 matrix based on the comprehensiveness of their offerings and momentum in the marketplace. Information is provided highlighting each vendor's unique elements and/or recent developments along with 11 checkboxes identifying which specific performance management capabilities they offer. For most vendors this document also includes customer satisfaction ratings for 12 attributes including product functionality, quality, performance (speed), price/value, and support. Also includes Best Fit suggestions for each vendor. Partial list of covered vendors: Acorn Systems, ActiveStrategy, Actuate, Adaptive Planning, Alight Planning, Carpio Solutions, Clarity Systems, Host Analytics, IBM/Cognos, Infor, Information Builders, Longview/Exact, Microsoft, Oracle/Hyperion, Prophix, SAP/Business Objects, SAS, Tagetik and 7 more.

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The OLAP Report

The OLAP Report is an internationally respected, authoritative source of information on OLAP/BI/BPM products, applications, suppliers and trends, as well as practical advice on selecting software and implementing applications. Totally independent of vendor influence, The OLAP Report is compiled by an editorial team led by Nigel Pendse, the leading analyst on the OLAP market. A single user annual subscription to The OLAP Report gives one individual unlimited access to detailed reviews and critical evaluations of all the most important products plus exclusive analysis of OLAP market trends, practical advice on making the most of OLAP software and case studies.

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BPM Buyer's Guides

BPM Software Buyer's Guide

An unbiased overview of 100+ performance management vendors.

BPM Consulting Guide - The Potentially Perilous Path to BPM

An article outlining the challenges of BPM today and how to select the right performance management consultants to help address them. Included are descriptions of the various types of firms available, where and when to use them, and appropriate selection criteria for each.

Best Practices

Top 21 Tips

A fast checklist to avoid many of the common errors in OLAP/BPM implementations. This article collects together a wide range of punchy, practical advice (some of which is far from obvious) for selecting and implementing products based on real-world experience and research data.