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Twenty Dumb Things Organizations Do to Mess Up Their Relationship With People
Even the best organizations periodically make mistakes in dealing with people. They mess up their opportunity to create effective, successful, positive employee relations.

Overcoming Adversity by Brian Tracy
Let’s make one thing clear at the beginning. Life is a continuous succession of both small and large problems. They never end. No sooner do you get control of one situation when you are hit by another. Life is a process of “two steps forward and one step back.” When you become a great success, you simply exchange one type of problem for another.



			Agile Transformation Strategy: Like Scrum itself, the process of moving an organization to an Agile framework is best achieved using an iterative approach that employs frequent inspect-and-adapt cycles. Based on CollabNet's extensive experience working with organizations all over the globe, they have defined a Path to Agility which represents, at a high level, a typical transition to Agile patterns. The Path to Agility is supported by CollabNet services and tools. As a comprehensive approach, this tactical and strategic blending of offerings is crafted to help the organization move down the Path to Agility as effectively as possible. Truly, one-size does not fit all when it comes to wide-scale organizational change. Scrum principles show that difficult and complex projects require iterative or empirical process controls rather than simple linear steps. Therefore, each organization embarking on an Agile Transformation should work closely with an Agile Coach to determine the best path to address their unique goals and challenges.

			Human Capital Management Trends 2012: Managing Talent to Lead Organizational Growth: Getting talent right is getting business right. Aberdeen's Human Capital Management (HCM) research has continually shown that in order to meet business challenges, grow the organization and keep customers happy, the right talent must be hired, retained, deployed, developed and engaged. This study of nearly 300 organizations, conducted in November and December 2011 looks at the key strategies, technologies, and capabilities deployed by Best-in-Class HR and talent management practitioners, and the positive impact those activities are having on business performance.

			Offshoring Software Development: Make it Successful for You: Cultural, communication, and organizational challenges need careful consideration if your offshoring objectives are to be met. However, the often-overlooked issue of code quality should also form a critical part of your risk management strategy to maximize the chances of success. Download this white paper to read about the personal experiences of executives on the frontline of offshoring and explore the learning systems available to help you reduce risk, improve quality, and get the best return from your offshoring investment.

			User Survey Analysis: Software as a Service, Enterprise Application Markets, Worldwide, 2008: See for yourself why 90% of organizations surveyed plan to maintain or increase their use of SaaS, citing cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and speed of deployment as their top reasons. Adoption of software as a service continues to increase globally within the user community, as clear buyer trends show expansion of the SaaS footprint organizationally. Results reveal on-premises replacement is a key driver of adoption. Published by Gartner, Inc.; Sponsored by Salesforce.

			Cloud First IT: Managing a Growing Network of SaaS Applications: SaaS applications enable companies to rapidly deploy powerful capabilities to a broad set of users at very low costs, but this very accessibility introduces a new set of organizational and technical challenges. Providing secure Single Sign-On (SSO) across applications becomes a real challenge when users can get access from any browser, at any time, from any place. For IT the challenges range from how to automate user and account provisioning and de-provisioning, how best to integrate with on premise infrastructure like Active Directory and how to track and report on who has access to which application and with what permissions. The SaaS model promises the benefit of tightly aligning cost and usage, but realizing those benefits at scale can be challenging as usage and staffing shift away from initial deployment assumptions. These challenges grow exponentially as organizations adopt multiple SaaS apps and ultimately IT overhead simply does not scale.

			How to Buy a Talent Management Suite: 12 Proven Steps for Making the Right Business Decision: Most organizations today agree that talent management represents a critical competitive weapon for success in the 21st century. Yet even those who have bought in to the benefits and value of talent management still grapple with the evaluation, selection and deployment of an enabling solution. This paper is targeted at companies ready to embark on the process of deploying a talent management solution across their organization. It includes 12 proven steps covering areas including: Development of an effective talent management strategy Three major components of talent management: people, process and technology Efficient and accurate selection of a talent management solution/vendor Best-practice recommendations for jump-starting your project Prepared by Knowledge Infusion; Sponsored by @@publisher@@.

			Improving Business Performance through Effective IT and Business Collaboration: Dan Vesset, IDC analyst and the author of this paper, states that “research shows that over the past 2 to 3 years, business analytics has become one of the top two IT investment priorities for organizations of all sizes.” IT is under increasingly greater pressure to deliver on the promise of a comprehensive performance management solution based on a robust business analytics environment. This requirement is more difficult given the trends outlined and addressed in this paper, and Mr. Vesset recommends requirements for both IT development and organizational change.

			Accenture High Tech Solutions for Serving the Small and Medium Business (SMB) Segment: Relating industry-wide best practices, this revolutionary, end-to-end solution helps companies achieve high performance—and higher revenues—by optimizing their entire SMB go-to-market life cycle. It leverages a new consulting model that revolutionizes the traditional consultant-client relationship and positions Accenture as a true strategic partner for your SMB. Capture the growth opportunity within this lucrative market by: Developing a clear strategy for penetrating the SMB space. Establishing and streamlining organizational structures and collaborative relationships. Optimizing a unique SMB execution capability.

			Achieving Flexible Business Processes: The Convergence of B2B, SOA, and BPM: Most enterprises have had Business-to-Business (B2B) capability in place for years, but most have not upgraded these systems to take advantage of two newer technologies: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM). This Forrester Consulting survey of leading IT practitioners presents the status of current B2B programs. Key findings from this survey include: Enterprises suffer from various forms disjointed B2B activities, which are the result of not having a comprehensive B2B platform in place. Most enterprises have not incorporated SOA and BPM features into their B2B operations. Many enterprises have plans to update their B2B capability, but 50% of those with update plans have no specific activity scheduled for at least 12 months. Enterprises that use a comprehensive suite (that includes SOA and BPM features) for their integration requirements achieve higher levels of B2B integration success than those that rely on either multiple best-of-breed products or custom development. The convergence of B2B, SOA and BPM technologies is enabling comprehensive integration solutions that are particularly well suited for B2B operation upgrades and provide the capability for enterprises to extend their reach beyond organizational and geopolitical boundaries. Commissioned study by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Sterling Commerce