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

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    Automating time and labor management with a solution from vendors such as Kronos and ADP enables companies to…

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    This tool provides a single page scorecard for comparing vendors across 14 weighted factors. It generates an overall…

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  • Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2008

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  • Guidebook: Sage SalesLogix

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    Whether companies know it or not, adoption barriers often keep companies from earning ROI on their performance management…

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    This is the Enterprise Spam Filtering ROI financial modeling tool. It is designed to help you build a…

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    Despite steadily increasing labor costs, a large East Coast hospital reduced its payroll expenses by using ADP Enterprise…

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    This is the Integration ROI financial modeling tool. It is designed to help you build a business case…

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    With its new Business ByDesign offering, SAP has finally entered the software as a service market with a…

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    The SAP acquisition of Business Objects may be a huge transaction, but it will have little near-term impact…

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    Beyond just choosing enterprise applications, decision makers can also choose deployment strategies that maximize returns over the application…

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    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Johnson Controls Municipal Wireless Solution. It…

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    SAP is set to unveil an on-demand mid market product that has no defined audience, may or may…

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    An industry consolidation leaves buyers with fewer vendors to choose from, for ERP, middleware, and enterprise applications, Nucleus…

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    The German IT service provider deployed Siemens HiPath 8000 to create a SIP-based IP platform for delivering integrated…

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

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

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    Equinox deployed Microsoft Dynamic CRM to improve its sales process, increasing staff productivity and manager visibility while improving…

  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper. It is designed…

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    A test equipment manufacturer deployed project life cycle management solutions from UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens…

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    Given the ongoing growth of content, the introduction of new collaboration tactics, and growing demand to adhere to…