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For Business Process Professionals

Report:Business Process & Applications Professionals: Must-Read Research In An Economic Downturn

Although the first half of 2008 showed a steady pace of technology spending, according to our latest research it's very likely that a slowdown is coming. And in a down economy, businesses face tough...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Do CIOs Care About IT Management Tools?

CIOs are constantly working to run IT like a business — focusing on business orientation through capabilities like IT planning, portfolio management, and IT investment optimization. A myriad of...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Enterprise Software Budgets And Initiatives

Consolidation, Modernization, And Collaboration Are Top Software Priorities

Budgeting and planning season is right around the corner, and an armful of new and unproven technologies and software initiatives promise to change the way IT conducts its business. IT organizations...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Insist On TEI Calculations To Justify Business-Critical IT Investments

Now more than ever, IT executives face difficult decisions around which IT investments in their portfolios to execute on, cancel, or defer. IT executives must identify the projects that are...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Use TEI To Unearth IT Investment "Options"

As firms look to squeeze value from technology, IT executives' ability to understand, quantify, and communicate the flexibility options of an IT investment becomes vital for business health....

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Consider Apps Support Alternatives For Cost Savings

Third-Party Apps Maintenance Is A Viable Option — Particularly In Tough Times

Paying in advance for rarely used upgrades of applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other software makes little sense in today's economic environment. Representing one-third of...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Possible Field Service Boon Despite Recession

Four Trends To Stay On Top Of To Be Successful In 2009

Trailing a year's worth of economic challenges for businesses and consumers alike, the recession has hit — hard. While many undoubtedly look to curb spending and get the most from assets...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Categorize And Define Technology Investment Risk

Failed, delayed, and misaligned IT projects have fueled business executives' dissatisfaction with IT. The benefit and cost estimates of technology investments provided by IT executives are often far...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Note The IT Market Outlook, Q2 2009

It's no surprise that the Q1 2009 tech market indicator data was dismal; however, Forrester predicts that the US tech market is more than halfway through the downturn. Poor Q1 results in both the US...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Economic Insights For Process And Apps Pros

Plan For Inevitable Project Reprioritizations

Given the gloomy economic climate, businesses large and small have difficult decisions ahead on the path to fiscal responsibility and stability. IT shops will be tempted and coerced to cut back in...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Business Process And Apps Economic Downturn Insights

Data highlights from Forrester¿s November 2008 Global Economic Downturn Insights Online Survey.