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Business Case: The Business Applications Playbook
This report outlines the business case component of Forrester's solution for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals working on business applications strategy. If you're debating...

As enterprise firms restructure through mergers and acquisitions and expand their global presence, they face huge IT and master data synchronization costs in supporting multiple legacy and disparate...
IT professionals in global firms face a bewildering range of challenges around enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment and consolidation. They have to plot a passage through the reefs of...
Moderate Customer Activity Accompanies More Radical Vendor Strategies
With many enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects on hold due to recession-induced spending constraints, some pent-up demand is evident that will result in more upgrades, replacements, and...
A Total Economic Impact™ Analysis Validates Urgency For Instance Reduction
Common goals like improving integration among existing applications, upgrading packaged applications, and shifting to a business process orientation are pushing enterprises with multiple apps...
Use Our Long-Term Packaged Apps Strategy Best Practices Self-Assessment To Track Progress
Amid a consolidating vendor landscape, business process and applications professionals face an onslaught of packaged apps initiatives focused on strategic planning for service-oriented architecture...
Evaluating Three Scenarios On The Path To A Single Instance
The journey toward instance consolidation requires careful planning and meticulous design. Business process and applications professionals face a multitude of challenges in defining the single...