Baseline articles from August 2003

Baseline archives from August 2003

Calculating Costs of Developing An Insourcing Strategy.
August 13, 2003... It all seemed so easy five years ago. Outsourcing technology was hotter than the stock market, and an easy sell to the board of directors: We'll reduce costs, improve performance and ensure competitiveness--it's that darling of corporate-speak,...

Calculating Costs of Extending Real-Time Replenishment.
August 13, 2003... Your sandwiches are fresh. Your data is not. Sure, your bakery-cafe chain has grown quickly, driven by the decidedly hip menu at your now 500 restaurants. Total revenue has leapfrogged to $800 million, and plans for 20 new restaurants should...

Calculating Costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.
August 13, 2003... It's August of 2003: Do you know where your company's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance system is? Like many companies, your publicly traded $3 billion retail operation has been a rather late--and disgruntled--adopter of the tough corporate-compliance...

Data Warehousing's Big Sleep.
August 13, 2003... The cost of storage may be falling, but are you reaping the benefits? Probably not, according to Bill Inmon, creator of the data warehouse concept. "We're using storage at a rate that far surpasses the rate at which prices are dropping," he...

Student, Know Thyself.
August 13, 2003... Do your employees thrive in a classroom situation, or are they bored and listless? Before you replace the instructor—or the employee—consider changing the classroom. "We're all wired differently, and we all have preferences for how...

Corporate Performance Management.
August 13, 2003... What is it? An umbrella term for systems that monitor the key metrics of business performance. A corporate performance management (CPM) suite contains software to help plan initiatives, track progress and analyze the results. Where did it come...