Solution Selection
 


 

Oracle Opens Registration for Oracle OpenWorld(r) San Francisco 2006
4/24/2006

Oracle today opened registration for Oracle OpenWorld(r) San Francisco 2006, to be held October 22-26 at Moscone Center.
Additionally, attendees will also be able to register for a new program launching this year for developers, Oracle Develop. Oracle Develop will help attendees advance their development skills and expand their knowledge at expert-led, in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs, advanced how-tos, and detailed tutorials.

SCUG Quarterly Meeting at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, August 9, 2006
7/18/2006

The Southern California Users group announces the quarterly meeting to be held August 9, 2006 at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. You may register on the website anytime between now and August 4.

Register here.

Oracle Remains Underleveraged
7/19/2006

Oracle remains underleveraged despite a planned $1 billion stock buyback over the next four quarters, according to a Wednesday report by UBS Global Equity Research.

"Old habits die hard," said Heather Bellini, an analyst for the research firm. "It will not be easy for any underleveraged software company to add debt when it has grown accustomed to underleveraged capital structures for decades."

Analyst:  Oracle-IBM Partnership Could Challenge SAP
7/20/2006

Longtime rivals Oracle and IBM are close to forming a mutually beneficial partnership, a move Credit Suisse said would improve the former's competitive position against German rival SAP.

"We are hearing feedback from a number of our industry sources that … the two companies may be close to forming an alignment between IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people )'s Global Services and software divisions with Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people )'s applications group," said Jason Maynard, an analyst for the research firm and the author of the report.

 

     

One Size Does Not Fit All

According to the Bounded Rationality Principle, the same problem may have different solutions depending on the context and the constraints of the organizations encountering the problem. The quality of the solution provided depends on how the evaluation approach takes into account all aspects of:

  • People - conflicting interests and points of view of the stakeholders involved
  • Process – how lean and integrated the organization’s business processes are
  • Technology – the infrastructure that will form the backbone of the solution

A superior solution should result in a competitive advantage today, and be flexible and scalable enough to handle growth and changes in the years ahead.

At Profit Concepts International we provide the expertise, which facilitates evaluation of solutions while taking into account all aspects that impact the enterprise including organizational, human and economical factors. We recommend business solutions that can grow and change with the needs of our clients and their organizations.

In our evaluation, we consider the latest technology advancements and proven processes, in addition to the investments a client has already made in technology and infrastructure to make sure we are maximizing past purchases. Our approach is pragmatic and moves swiftly to find an appropriate solution.

Profit Concepts International’s consultants are experienced in solution selection methodologies, and can put their know-how to work for you, assisting our clients to identify their information management needs, match them to appropriate platforms and technologies and incorporate those solutions into their business operations.

The process includes:

  • Identification and/or analysis of client requirements
  • Assignment of weighing factors, to give the right relative importance to each requirement
  • Evaluation of various solutions against client requirements, applying objective scores to each solution, based on how well they meet the stated requirement
  • Objective tabulation of the results, for the selection of the desired solution

Working together with our clients, Profit Concepts International creates a detailed solution definition leading to recommendations that result in sound business systems for today and tomorrow.

 

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