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While almost all successful corporations are embracing business performance management, most of them are expecting too much at the beginning of the process. My article entitled Business Performance Management: A Question of Scope encourages all departments to start a project initially with a dashboard and have it evolve over time. This may seem difficult at first, because the real challenges are cultural, political and management related.

Please visit my expert channel, which is focused on all of the important issues surrounding business performance management. This channel contains the latest news, upcoming events and a wealth of information concerning business performance management. I am also pleased to announce that I have begun sharing my perspectives and experience in my B-EYE-Network blog.

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In This Issue

Business Performance Management: A Question of Scope
by Craig Schiff
Although most vendors and consultants praise the benefits of corporate-wide business performance management, most implementations do not begin that way.

Expert Channel
Craig Schiff covers the business drivers for Business Performance Management, the roles of various company departments in the BPM decision, and how some of today's companies go about blazing their trail for a BPM deployment.

Blog
Craig Schiff focuses on key topics organizations should consider throughout their BPM project lifecycle. Market trends and vendor updates will also be part of the mix.

Featured Web Seminar

Maximize OLAP-based Planning & Budgeting Success with Nigel Pendse
Join Nigel Pendse - author of The OLAP Report and The OLAP Survey - for a webinar on September 21. Learn tips for successful planning, budgeting and performance management implementations during this interactive web event.
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Web Events

Strategic Implementation and Understanding of Data Warehousing Appliances
September 13th, 2005 2:00 pm EST
What is a DW appliance, and how do they fit in with best practices for data warehousing and BI? In this educational webinar, William McKnight cuts through the industry buzz and discusses the facts about DW appliances; their foundation, current trends, and the future.
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The Bottom Line on Data Integration: What Your CEO Needs to Know
September 15th, 2005 at 11:00 am EST
The spread of information into different enterprise applications or databases has led to a fractured view of customers, products and suppliers. Join Larry English and DataFlux to find out what you need to help executives understand the impact that bad data can have on your business.
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Actionable Usage Metrics to Maximize your BI and Data Warehouse Investments September 28th, 2005 at 2:00 pm EDT
If you're wondering how to maximize your investment in BI you don't want to miss this live event. Find out how data usage and query performance software from Appfluent Technology helped the BI environment at Business Objects.
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Make Customer Data Integration a Reality - Build Your Foundation in 30 days
October 6th, 2005 at 2:00 pm EDT
When building a CDI foundation, there are many questions - Claudia Imhoff will tell you what kind of infrastructure you need, where you should start, and who can help. Join us to find out how to make your CDI project a reality.
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