Uptime @ Crunch Time
UPTIME @ CRUNCH TIME™ is A BPM Forum Authority Leadership Campaign in Partnership with BlueArc Corporation, committed to promoting program and industry study with media and vertical association partners in sectors where data processing is critical to both the survival and success of operations. The program’s goal is to escalate executive discussions and sensitize the market to the critical imperatives for uninterrupted, high-speed access to critical data during high-demand business events, operational disruption, or dislocation.

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Competition at the Crossroads: Strategic Planning and Action in Disruptive Markets
Global business competition is intensifying and rapidly and fundamentally transforming, creating the need for more rigorous and far-sighted approaches to measuring and managing competitiveness. The new study by Deloitte and BPM Forum finds that companies are having difficulty anticipating market change and are limited in their capacity to make effective course-correcting action, in large part due to insufficient investment in strategic planning, getting the right information and having the required talent that can look beyond today's sales, profitability, current products, customers and technologies. Only 35% of technology executives say their companies are very effective in managing market altering changes. This is a key finding from a landmark study, "Competition at the Crossroads: Strategic Planning and Action in Disruptive Markets", conducted by the Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum and Deloitte Consulting LLP's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) group. The study surveyed more than 180 technology industry executives, including qualitative interviews with senior executives involved in strategic planning. Download Full Report »

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Global Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN)
The Global Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN) is an affinity group of corporate, non-profit, academic and government professionals, who are involved and interested in a wide range of clean energy and sustainability topics. We endeavor to deliver innovative resources, reports and events that advance knowledge and further reflection in a number of different areas, including renewable energy, biofuels, waste management, green building, pollution prevention, smart transportation, sustainable agriculture, environmental education and advocacy. The organization’s partners and members bring considerable industry and technical knowledge to the undertaking as the channels of communication always remain open.

GREEN Study: "Garbage Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
America is underutilizing its garbage and organizations are missing opportunities to reduce costs and help the environment along the way. That's why GREEN has completed a comprehensive report on the management of biodegradable waste at American organizations-it includes findings from an insightful survey, firsthand quotes from professionals at well-known organizations, brief case studies, and more.
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Alert Enterprise II
What is an Alert Enterprise? What characteristics define an Alert Enterprise in today's' fast-paced ultra-competitive market landscape? What are its optimal functional and non-functional components, systems, processes and best practices?

The Alert Enterprise II continues and expands on the Forum's earlier program, Accelerate How You Differentiate: The Alert Enterprise Audit, which focused on identifying and putting into perspective the challenges companies face in keeping up with the increased velocity and pace of change of today's global environment.

The Alert Enterprise II takes the next logical step and seeks to define the desired attributes of, and establish a comparative baseline model for, the Alert Enterprise. This authority leadership research program will be developed by The BPM Forum, in collaboration with Factiva/Dow Jones, other underwriters and the BPM Forum's channels of access, insight and influence.

Performance & Talent Management Trend Survey 2007
The global talent war is upon us. As organizations struggle to find, retain, motivate, and develop their people adequately, they face an ever-dynamic talent landscape that is more globally competitive, demanding, and expensive than ever before. The 2007 Performance and Talent Management Trend Survey, fielded by the Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum and SuccessFactors, in cooperation with the Human Capital Institute, audits and assesses talent management trends and trajectories for 2007. The study demonstrates that the battle for talent is intensifying, leading to higher compensation packages, slower time to new hires, strains on quality and customer service, and reduced business flexibility. Download Report »