corporate performance management

Components of CPM include all the practices, technologies, methodologies and metrics used to gather and apply relevant information. CPM software includes forecasting, budgeting and planning functions, as well as graphical scorecards and dashboards to display and deliver corporate information. A CPM interface usually displays figures for key performance indicators so that employees can track individual and project performance relative to corporate goals and strategies. Some companies use established management methodologies with their CPM systems, such as balanced scorecard or Six Sigma.

Historically used within finance departments, CPM software is now designed to be used enterprise-wide, often as a complement to business intelligence systems. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2010, BI and CPM will have converged.

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More resources from around the web: - Hyperion is a vendor of business performance management products. - Cognos provides an overview of corporate performance management.

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