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		<title><![CDATA[IndustryPlayer 6.6 build 660 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1172751]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IndustryPlayer is a business simulation game which realistically reproduces all aspects of a corporation&apos;s business, including it&apos;s relationships with the workforce, suppliers, competitors, consumers, banks, insurers, and the government. The simulation is based on real world economic models and genuine industry data. Players take the role of an entrepreneur and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Santa Clara University Streamlines Financial Processes and Accelerates Admission Application Reviews]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1102089]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Santa Clara University wanted to provide an integrated financial management solution to improve strategic management of university resources and enhance reporting capabilities to reduce reliance on IT staff. The challenge was to increase access to online information and provide functional staff with more system ownership and minimize customizations to reduce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 Key Considerations When Outsourcing QA and Testing Services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=921307]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is a strategic management option rather than just another way to cut costs. The decision to outsource is often made in the interests of lowering costs, redirecting or conserving energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of labor, capital, technology and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence Technical Overview]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=150745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's managers and data analysts are inundated with information and under time constraints to make key business decisions. They need visual cues to identify the latest business trends and then make both operational and strategic management decisions. All of which must be shared with the right people throughout the enterprise....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle Business Intelligence 10g Technical Overview]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=241098]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Business Intelligence continues to enhance the industry leading Oracle database platform with capabilities to support business intelligence systems. Today's managers and data analysts are inundated with information and under time constraints to make key business decisions. They need visual cues to identify the latest business trends and then make...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dashboards and Scorecards: Executive Information Systems for the Public Sector]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=146137]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Web-based technologies are ushering in a new era of public management by disseminating information to key decision makers through portals known as executive information systems EIS. This paper describes the concept of EIS, identifies the features and functions of leading products, and discusses how EIS can promote strategic management in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Empire of the Ants demo (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=672573]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ants have created a parallel civilization, built real kingdoms, invented the most sophisticated weapons, designed an art of war and the city, and developed amazing technology. This strategic management game unlike any other will throw you into the brutal and amazing world of ants. Fights to the death, resource management,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using the Balanced Scorecard to Improve State & Local Government Performance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=133864]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pressures on governments around the world have contributed to the rising adoption of "performance management and measurement" - a focus on program and service outputs and outcomes, and on "managing for results". Specifically, state and local governments are becoming increasingly accountable for results and the cost-effective use of taxpayer money...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Development of the 3rd Generation Balanced Scorecard, Part I]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134010]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper describes the changes to the definition of the Balanced Scorecard that have occurred since it became popular as a performance measurement framework during the early 1990s. The paper builds on earlier work by the authors that characterised such definitions into three distinct generations of Balanced Scorecard. The paper...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Portal Solution Helps Consultant Firm Improve Knowledge Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=263056]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[German strategic management consulting firm SMP AG historically supported its operations with a file server system built on Microsoft technology. As the company grew, there were only organisational rules for information management; however, they were not supported by formal processes and IT-Infrastructure for information storage. Information was stored in separate...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Strategy With the Balanced Scorecard: How to Convert Strategic Planning Into Action]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=295347]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Using the Balanced Scorecard, thousands of organizations around the globe have overcome the discouraging odds of strategy implementation by focusing on what is critical to success, alignment from top to bottom, and informed resource allocation decisions. As the tool has evolved over the past 15 years from measurement system to...]]></description>
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