Assessing Competitive Intelligence Software


Book Description

Value-Addedness and Information: Two Notions, One Goal -- From Data to Knowledge -- The Notion of Value -- The Value-Added Processes of Information Systems -- The Value-Added Processes of Expert and Intelligent Systems -- A Conceptual Framework for Competitive Intelligence -- The Evolution of Competitive Intelligence -- Defining Competitive Intelligence -- Competitive Intelligence and Strategy -- The Competitive Intelligence Process -- Identification of CI Needs -- Acquisition of Competitive Information -- Organization, Storage, and Retrieval. -- Analysis of Information -- Development of Intelligence Products. -- Distribution of Intelligence Products. -- Identifying the Value-Added Processes of Competitive Intelligence Software. -- Evaluating Information Technology. -- Targeting the Value-Added Dimensions. -- Other Evaluation Criteria -- Overview of Competitive Intelligence Software Applications and Related Products.]. -- A Typology of Technologies. -- Identifying CI Technology -- CI Software Products Overview. -- Evaluating Competitive Intelligence Software. -- An Evaluation Guide: Criteria and Questions -- Methodology -- Software Evaluation -- Identification of CI Needs. -- Acquisition of Competitive Information. -- Organization, Storage, and Retrieval -- Analysis of Information -- Development of CI Products -- Distribution of CI Products -- Global Assessment -- Conclusion: Competitive Intelligence Technology-Summary, Implications, and Trends -- Bibliography.




Proven Strategies in Competitive Intelligence


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Tested-in-the-trenches competitive intelligence techniques used at today's top companies This book brings together the best thinking and practices in competitive intelligence (CI) currently being used at many of today's most successful companies. Featuring contributions from leading industry executives, it covers CI strategies across a wide range of business functions, including marketing and sales, market research and forecasting, product development, and teams. The only book on the subject offering a comprehensive view of CI, from the CEO down to the tactical CI team Numerous case studies vividly illustrating cutting-edge CI techniques in action




Business and Competitive Analysis


Book Description

A comprehensive reference on ways to enhance strategic planning and implement effective corporate strategies introduces a broad spectrum of methods to assess the tools that analyze business, competition, and market data, and offers detailed instructions to help implement strategies quickly and effectively, covering Analysis Theory and Competitive, Enterprise, Environmental, Evolutionary, and Financial and Statistical techniques. (Intermediate)










The Competitive Intelligence Playbook


Book Description

Do you believe that intelligence, not data, can shape better business decisions? Do you want to explore how to gather, analyze, and share competitive intelligence? Do you want to learn what it takes to build efficient competitive intelligence programs? Then The Competitive Intelligence Playbook is for you! In this book, you will find the main ingredients you need to take your competitive intelligence program to the next level. You will learn how to build, manage, and optimize your program. You will learn how to move your program from the tactical to the strategic level of your organization. Most importantly, you will learn how to extract the most business value from the program. Let the journey begin!




Business Intelligence Software


Book Description

A compounding model resolution with available relevant data can often provide insight towards a solution methodology; which Business intelligence software models, tools and techniques are necessary? Will team members regularly document their Business intelligence software work? Are we Assessing Business intelligence software and Risk? How do we ensure that implementations of Business intelligence software products are done in a way that ensures safety? Which customers cant participate in our Business intelligence software domain because they lack skills, wealth, or convenient access to existing solutions? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Business intelligence software assessment. All the tools you need to an in-depth Business intelligence software Self-Assessment. Featuring 692 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Business intelligence software improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Business intelligence software projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Business intelligence software and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Business intelligence software Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Business intelligence software areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Business intelligence software Self-Assessment downloadable resource, which contains all questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book in a ready to use Excel dashboard, including the self-assessment, graphic insights, and project planning automation - all with examples to get you started with the assessment right away. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help.




Competitive Intelligence Complete Self-Assessment Guide


Book Description

What are the compelling business reasons for embarking on Competitive intelligence? Are there any specific expectations or concerns about the Competitive intelligence team, Competitive intelligence itself? Is there a Competitive intelligence management charter, including business case, problem and goal statements, scope, milestones, roles and responsibilities, communication plan? How would one define Competitive intelligence leadership? What are the revised rough estimates of the financial savings/opportunity for Competitive intelligence improvements? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Competitive intelligence assessment. Featuring 371 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Competitive intelligence improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Competitive intelligence projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Competitive intelligence and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Competitive intelligence Index, you will develop a clear picture of which Competitive intelligence areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Competitive intelligence Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This enables ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred management tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http: //theartofservice.com




Competitive Intelligence Complete Self-Assessment Guide


Book Description

What are the compelling business reasons for embarking on Competitive intelligence? Are there any specific expectations or concerns about the Competitive intelligence team, Competitive intelligence itself? Is there a Competitive intelligence management charter, including business case, problem and goal statements, scope, milestones, roles and responsibilities, communication plan? How would one define Competitive intelligence leadership? What are the revised rough estimates of the financial savings/opportunity for Competitive intelligence improvements? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Competitive intelligence assessment. Featuring 371 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Competitive intelligence improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Competitive intelligence projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Competitive intelligence and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Competitive intelligence Index, you will develop a clear picture of which Competitive intelligence areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Competitive intelligence Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This enables ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred management tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http://theartofservice.com




Competitive Intelligence A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition


Book Description

How will you know that the Competitive Intelligence project has been successful? How do you recognize an Competitive Intelligence objection? What is effective Competitive Intelligence? How does the organization define, manage, and improve its Competitive Intelligence processes? A compounding model resolution with available relevant data can often provide insight towards a solution methodology; which Competitive Intelligence models, tools and techniques are necessary? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Competitive Intelligence investments work better. This Competitive Intelligence All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Competitive Intelligence Self-Assessment. Featuring 945 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Competitive Intelligence improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Competitive Intelligence projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Competitive Intelligence and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Competitive Intelligence Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Competitive Intelligence areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Competitive Intelligence self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Competitive Intelligence Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.