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- dbConstructor 2.0.1.367 (Windows)
- dbConstructor was developed with the main focus on speeding and easing the database schema creation and maintenance process, while maintaining the complete documentation and change management required in today's fast development environment. Maintaining multiple or even a single database platform project can be a very complex task, which has been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Database Schema, DBDeveloper Solutions, Storage, Change Management, Databases, Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-05-29
- SysAid Help Desk and Asset Management 6.0 (Windows)
- SysAid is a dynamic and highly intuitive software solution for the small to medium IT Helpdesk. It provides extensive Helpdesk, Knowledgebase, Asset Management, Monitoring, Reports and Analysis applications, in a simple, attractive and easy-to-use package. The software comes with standardized templates to help you get started right away, or fully...
- Tags: Asset, Software, Ilient, Knowledgebase, Problem Management, Microsoft Windows, SysAid, SysAid Software, Change Management, ITIL, Help Desk, Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Management, It Services, It Operations, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-05-08
- Bugzero 5.7.1 (Windows)
- Bugzero is a Web-based bug tracking, defect tracking, issue tracking, and change management system used in a distributed team environment to track software bugs, hardware defects, test cases, or any other issues. It can also be used equally well as a helpdesk customer support, trouble ticketing, or email management system...
- Tags: Defect, Microsoft Windows, WEBsina, Bugzero, Change Management, Help Desk, Call Centers, E-mail, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, It Operations, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-04-28
- DBSignOff 0.9.20 (Windows)
- DBSignOff is an evolution in the database change management process. It is the intent of the engineering team at Logic for Data to create software to simplify database development and maintenance. This tool will hopefully bring this goal closer to realization by enhancing the process by which database modifications are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, DBSignOff, Change Management, Storage, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-04-14
- Change Management Best Practices for the Engineering and Construction Industry
- Construction contracts differ from most legal agreements in that they expect and plan for changes. The purpose of this white paper is to highlight best practices of identifying and managing changes that might occur on a constructing project, and provide a process to effectively manage changes on construction projects. It...
- Tags: Project, Change, Construction Industry, Change Management, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Austrian Mobile Provider H3G Dials Up HP Software Professional Services - Saves Time and Improves Customer Service Via Configuration and Change Management Upgrade
- H3G provides 3G (third-generation) mobile communications services to more than 577,000 customers in Austria. The company wanted to improve customer service and reduce system management workloads by upgrading service management processes. H3G developed a service management roadmap and - based on the roadmap - implemented configuration management and change management...
- Tags: Customer Service, Service Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Professional Services, H3G, Change Management, It Services, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Closing the Gap Between Apps and Ops: Reducing the Time, Cost and Risk of Application Delivery
- Application deployment and maintenance is far too slow and expensive due to a gap that has long existed between application development and production operations. This gap is the result of competing objectives. "Apps" is about delivering value to the Lines Of Business LOB as rapidly as possible through innovative new...
- Tags: Gap, rPath, Software Development, Change Management, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Tools & Techniques, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-03-14
- Jive talking: Easy to underestimate effort required to get people engaged
- Oliver Marks and Larry Dignan both have a take on Jive Software's Social Business Suite 3.0 announcement. As Oliver says, we talked at length about the topic last evening. On the one hand this is unquestionably a brave move. Carving out a new category, complete with TLA...
- Tags: Question, Change Management, AJAX, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Sales Tools, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Human Resources, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- Eliminating Waste in Software Project Management Using Critical Chain Project Management
- Critical Chain Project Management provides measurable benefits of between 10%-50% reduction in the overall cycle time of a project, without impacting project costs. It also shows significant benefits in providing the right controls to effectively manage projects, and allowing actions to be expedited as and when they occur in a...
- Tags: Software, Project, Software Project Management, Software Project, Change Management, Project Management, Benefits, Tools & Techniques, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-03-01
- The inspiration for Business Suite 7
- A different germ for change Earlier today, at the Business Suite 7 (BS7) announcement, I speculated that SAP took some great performance and enhancement technology from its Business ByDesign BBD product line and related architecture and incorporated those into the new BS7 suite. ...
- Tags: SAP AG, Time Frame, Change Management, Leadership, Performance Management, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- How to Set Up Change and Release Management
- Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic, ZDNet, or BNET! Offer ends June 26, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsChange Management and Release Management are key components in any ITIL initiative. In fact, failed changes and releases are the number one cause of outages and...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., ITIL, Process Improvement, Change Management, It Services, Quality, Business Operations, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Training 2009-02-01
- CBS Outdoor Streamlines Management of More Than 35,000 Unique Advertising Property Leases
- CBS Outdoor wanted to ensure accurate, timely payment on approximately 35,000 unique leases for advertising properties, some of which last for 20 to 30 years and replace a paper-intensive change management process with a flexible, timely, yet controlled, lease-change process. The challenge was to automate the enforcement of changes and...
- Tags: Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Lease, CBS Corp., Change Management, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation Boosts Efficiency With Rapid Development Platform
- Letchworth Garden City wanted to gain ability to rework internal and customer-facing processes to reflect changing business needs rapidly and at low cost and capitalize on the value of enterprise information assets with advanced, rapid, search, analysis, and classification capabilities. The challenge was to leverage existing investment in Oracle technology...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Heritage Foundation, Change Management, Asset Management, Leadership, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- Free and freer: Lotus Symphony could be your unsung hero
- Everyone knows that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or is it? With its free productivity tools suite Symphony, IBM/Lotus is looking to shake things up a bit, putting even greater pressure on Microsoft's Office margin and besting Google and Zoho as the lowest-cost alternative....
- Tags: Google Inc., IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Change Management, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Automating Configuration and Change Management Across Applications, Servers, and Network Devices
- The attendee will learn how to automate the processes of discovering the network devices, applications and servers, and gain manageable visibility of their configurations and changes over time. One can easily create maps that depict the relationships and interdependencies of the infrastructure components across physical and virtual environments. One can...
- Tags: Network, Server, Network Device, EMC Corp., Change Management, Networking, Storage, Tools & Techniques, Management, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-01-15
- Effective Change Management for Dynamic Application and Database Environments: IBM Data Studio Administrator
- Making changes to database schemas can often be complex and error prone. Changes impact dependent objects and sometimes even the underlying data, and the stakes are high. Even with careful attention, schema changes can impact application systems, producing unexpected results, costly errors and business disruptions. By minimizing or eliminating manual...
- Tags: Administrator, Database Schema, IBM Corp., Change Management, Productivity, Leadership, Storage, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-01-12
- Pathfinder Helps Fortune 50 Investment Bank Improve Operational Efficiency
- The client, a Global 100 Investment Bank with over 22,000 employees on six continents, wanted to create a better-educated organization. Knowledge, it learned, needed to be shared across the entire organization worldwide in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations. The firm identified several specific problem areas:...
- Tags: Bank, Business Process, Knowledge, Investment, Pathfinder Development, Knowledge Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Business Intelligence, Change Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Business Operations, It Operations, Data Management, Tools & Techniques
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Guidelines for Claims Management System Selection
- Selecting a new claim system can be an intimidating task due to the risks involved in going with the wrong choice. The complexity of the evaluation process requires an understanding of technology, change management, licensing and support options among others. The author has worked for big 5 consulting, software development...
- Tags: Software, Systema Software, Change Management, Tools & Techniques, Insurance, Software Development, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Araxis Ketura 2008.1556 (Windows)
- A different approach to project management and issue (bug/defect) tracking. Organize your work. Track time. Manage customer requests and other work issues. Schedule and deliver your team projects on time and within budget. Benefits: Accurate project schedules. Ketura predicts when work will be done and how long it will take....
- Tags: Project, Team, Microsoft Windows, Araxis, Ketura, Team Management, Change Management, Management, Tools & Techniques
- Software downloads 2008-12-24
- A report card: Microsoft's Ozzie grades his three years of 'disruption'
- This week at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference PDC, I had my first chance to interview Chief Software Architect Ozzie since he joined Microsoft. I asked him to rate the extent to which Microsoft has delivered on the plan he outlined three years ago today in his infamous memo entitled "The...
- Tags: Card, Microsoft Corp., Internet, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Change Management, Microsoft Office, Collaboration, Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Office Suites, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-28

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