Value Matrix

The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix is concise assessment of the operational value a solution delivers.

It provides a relative positioning of the important vendors in a market and delivers a framework for assessing the suitability of a solution for a particular customer. Vendors are measured on both usability and functionality, factors Nucleus has found are the key drivers of value.

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Latest Value Matrix Research

  • 5 ways Kronos is making workforce management easier

    User adoption has always been a challenge to maximizing returns from labor management applications. In its latest developments,…

  • Technology in Government : Case studies of 8 exceptional deployments

    State and local governments must support the growing safety and security needs of its citizens with shrinking resources,…

  • A closer look at Microsoft Dynamics xRM

    xRM is a method of customizing and extending Microsoft Dynamics CRM for other business applications. xRM uses the…

  • ADP improves productivity with mobile payroll app

    Nucleus Research investigated ADP’s first mobile payroll app for HR administration and payroll processing. Nucleus found that ADP’s…

  • ADP: When expertise matters from your SaaS provider

    Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers offer different service and support models to clients. Large SaaS providers like ADP strategically offer…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

    When Nucleus analysts examined the City of Albuquerque’s use of IBM Business Analytics and Maximo to automate its…

  • Cloud9 Analytics ROI Case Study: Brainshark

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined Brainshark’s implementation of Cloud9 Analytics and found that it improved sales…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • Salesforce.com ROI Case Study: Marketo

    Nucleus analysts found Marketo was able to use Jigsaw’s online business contact directory to validate, correct, and provide…

  • Kronos ROI Case Study: Anonymous County Government

    Nucleus Researched examined the use of Kronos at a county government to identify the benefits of automating payroll…

  • Improving salesforce performance with Cloud9 Analytics

    By applying business intelligence practices to CRM data, Cloud9 Analytics enables sales organizations to analyze the quality of…

  • Anatomy of a decision: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

    There are many reasons beyond purchase price that influence an enterprise application investment decision. In its exploration of…

  • IBM ROI Case Study: Becker Underwood

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined Becker Underwood’s deployment of IBM Business Analytics and found it improved…

  • NetSuite’s impact on professional services firms

    In its assessment of NetSuite’s customers in the professional services industry, Nucleus Research found NetSuite enabled customers to…

  • Increasing returns on Microsoft Dynamics GP with Kronos

    Nucleus Research examined organizations that adopted both Microsoft Dynamics GP and Kronos in order to identify the benefits…

  • Assessing the value of TestSource

    When Nucleus examined organizations using TestSource to examine job applicants, it identified two significant productivity benefits. Hiring staff…

  • NetSuite’s impact on e-commerce companies

    Nucleus Research analyzed the activities of online retailers using NetSuite to assess the impact of the software on…

  • Workday Case Study: H.B. Fuller

    Nucleus Research investigated H.B. Fuller’s deployment of Workday to understand how Workday’s human capital management (HCM) application supported…

  • Using data to maximize returns on BI

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at deployments of IBM Cognos software to identify the benefits of applying…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! When Nucleus analysts investigated Data Reduction Systems’s move from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • Google Cloud Direct

    With Cloud Connect, Google brings the best part of Google Apps – the ability to share documents and…

  • Extending the Value of Oracle with IBM Cognos

    Nucleus Research examined organizations using Oracle that deployed IBM Cognos software for business intelligence (BI) or performance management…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos

    2011 ROI AWARD WINNER! Nucleus Research examined the adoption of Kronos at the University of San Diego to…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos

  • IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration

    When Nucleus examined organizations that used IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration for cloud-related integration projects, analysts found…

  • Sage update

    Nucleus analysts have found Sage customers are satisfied both with Sage products and with the guidance and support…

  • Oracle Business Accelerators

    Oracle Business Accelerators are pre-built configurators and guidelines designed to reduce the time, cost, and risk of implementing…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM Cognos FSR

    Nucleus Research recently examined the use of IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) at a major oil and…

  • The benefits of Jigsaw

    In its exploration of Jigsaw customers, Nucleus Research found the Jigsaw cloud contact database delivered more accurate contacts…

  • ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems

    In assessing Education Management Corporation’s deployment of BlackLine Systems, Nucleus analysts found EDMC was able to avoid additions…

  • ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • ROI Case Study: HireVue

    HireVue is a Web-based tool that enables organizations to interview job candidates remotely. When Nucleus examined the adoption…

  • An initial look at Kalido data governance

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at Kalido Data Governance Director to understand how companies can use it…

  • NetSuite’s impact on wholesale and distribution companies

    When Nucleus examined wholesale and distribution customers using NetSuite, analysts found it enabled them to improve reporting and…

  • ROI Case Study: Intacct

    RedVision recently migrated from QuickBooks to Intacct in order to better support the creation of its financial statements….

  • ROI Case Study: Intacct

  • Assessing the benefits of IBM Clarity FSR

    Nucleus Research analyzed deployments of IBM Clarity FSR and found that companies using the application were able to…

  • ROI Case Study: IBM

  • Infographic – Building the financial business case

    This one-page infographic provides an overview of the steps and techniques needed to build a financial business case….

  • NetSuite’s impact on software company performance

    When Nucleus analyzed software companies’ use of NetSuite, it found they were able to improve sales and customer…

  • NetSuite’s impact on manufacturing company performance

    When Nucleus analysts investigated the use of NetSuite by manufacturers, they found these companies were able to accelerate…

  • ROI Case Study: WorkForce

    When Nucleus analysts examined the deployment of WorkForce Software at Oce Business Services, they found the application enabled…

  • HireVue ROI financial modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of HireVue. It is designed to help…

  • Guidebook: Kronos Workforce Analytics for Healthcare

    Kronos Workforce Analytics for Healthcare enables health care staffing managers to rapidly identify factors that impact payroll and…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM

  • ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com

    A company that had grown through acquisition consolidated and integrated multiple Salesforce.com instances into one single view of…

  • Microsoft launches Dynamics CRM 2011

    Microsoft’s latest Dynamics CRM announcement highlights Microsoft’s focus on usability while battling perceptions that Microsoft is only for…