Craig Schiff, a pioneer in business performance management, helped create and define the space known first as analytic applications, then business intelligence and now BPM. He has published several articles, spoken at numerous BPM conferences. He is a recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. BPM Partners is a vendor-independent professional services firm focused exclusively on BPM, providing expertise that helps companies successfully evaluate and deploy BPM systems. Schiff may be reached at cschiff@bpmpartners.com or (203) 359-5677.

Performance Management Frozen in Time
March 20, 2009 Monitor your vendor’s portfolio to ensure the product you are using is still active

The Performance Management Deprived
November 6, 2008 Why is it that some companies still lack any plans to move forward on business performance management?

Process Roadblocks in BPM Technology Selection Decisions
August 21, 2008 The significant realignment of the business performance management vendor landscape over the past year has had a major impact...

Requirements for Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting
July 23, 2008 A key business process series in a successful business performance management system is planning, budgeting and forecasting.

Three Things You Should Know About Dashboards
May 20, 2008 While BPM consists of many components, it is the dashboard that delivers on the basic promise of performance management.

Develop a Performance Management Roadmap
April 14, 2008 Some companies embark on a business performance management initiative but don’t even realize that is what they are doing.

First Results from the 2008 BPM Pulse Survey
March 18, 2008 For performance management initiatives, project managers use survey results to benchmark BPM progress.

How to Select a Performance Management Solution, Part 1
February 21, 2008 New entrants into the BPM market, newly merged vendors and major new releases have changed the playing field quite a bit. In...

A Battle of Giants
January 17, 2008 As the dust settles from the business performance management (BPM) vendor mergers of the past year, a few things are becoming...

The Latest Buzzwords: Unified and Independent
November 29, 2007 Take a look at some definitions and realities of independent and unified product sets.

BPM - The Real Benefits: 2007, Part 3
November 2, 2007 Take a look at business performanc management in the midmarket.

BPM - The Real Benefits: 2007, Part 2
October 1, 2007 Case studies of real companies enjoying the benefits of business performance management.

BPM - The Real Benefits: 2007
September 1, 2007

Who Needs BI or BPM?
August 1, 2007

A Multitude of Business Performance Management Choices
July 11, 2007 Examine the types of business performance solutions available

A Multitude of Business Performance Management Choices
June 9, 2007 Clarification for the performance management vendor space

A Multitude of BPM Choices
June 1, 2007

BPM Pulse Survey 2007: IT versus Finance
May 1, 2007

BPM Pulse Survey 2007: IT versus Finance
April 24, 2007 Examine the correlation between finance and IT folks who work on strategic alignment

2007 Core Business Performance Management Vendors
April 1, 2007

Bridging Business Strategy and Enabling Technology
March 17, 2007 Examine the business drivers of your projects

Bridging Business Strategy and Enabling Technology
March 1, 2007

BPM: The Real Challenges
February 19, 2007 Three ways to get a business performance management project approved

BPM: The Real Challenges
February 1, 2007

What's Next for Better Decision-Making?
January 8, 2007 Predictive analytics, profitability analysis and external benchmarking

Operational Analytics - A Key Element of BPM 2.0
January 2, 2007

What's Next for Better Decision-Making?
December 1, 2006

The Ideal Performance Management Solution
November 16, 2006 BPM solutions offer depth and breadth but still have room for improvement to be ideal

The Ideal Performance Management Solution - Coming Soon?
November 1, 2006

Data Management Alphabet Soup
October 1, 2006

Practical Lessons to Ensure BPM Success, Part 1
August 1, 2006

The Top 10 Business Performance Management Vendors
July 1, 2006

A Key Ingredient for BPM Success
May 1, 2006

BPM Applications Take Center Stage
April 25, 2006 Customized packaged BPM applications fit needs, survey respondents say

BPM Applications Take Center Stage
April 1, 2006

Maximize Business Performance
March 1, 2006

Maximize Business Performance
February 1, 2006

Getting BPM Wrong
January 1, 2006

Don't Underestimate the Potential Impact of BPM
December 1, 2005

Consolidation Trends and Implications
November 1, 2005

Maximize Business Performance
September 1, 2005

What’s In a Name? CPM vs. BPM vs. EPM
August 1, 2005

Another Look at KPIs
July 1, 2005

BPM and Enterprise Dimension Management
June 1, 2005

The Pulse of BPM Strong, with Opportunities to Get Stronger
May 1, 2005

IT Readiness for Performance Management
April 1, 2005

Five BPM Mistakes to Avoid, Part 2
March 1, 2005

Five BPM Mistakes to Avoid, Part 1
February 1, 2005

BPM for Financial Institutions
January 1, 2005

Maximize Business Performance
December 1, 2004

Real-World BPM: Vendor Selection
November 1, 2004

Leverage Existing Systems to Get BPM Benefits Now
October 1, 2004

BPM Has ROI Priority
September 1, 2004

Maximize Business Performance
August 1, 2004

Maximize Business Performance
July 1, 2004

BPM Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
June 1, 2004

BPM Implementation: Don't Let Failure be an Option
May 1, 2004

Engagement Management is Key to Implementation Success
April 1, 2004

Vendor Selection: A Choice with Long-Term Impact
March 1, 2004

Project Kickoff: Look Internally First
February 1, 2004

Getting Started: The BPM Project Life Cycle
January 1, 2004

BPM ­ – The Real Benefits, Part 3
December 1, 2003

BPM ­– The Real Benefits, Part 2
November 1, 2003

Maximize Business Performance
October 1, 2003

BPM is Coming –­ and It's Not Just Hype
September 1, 2003

Addressing the Demand for Advanced Analytical Capability
June 8, 2001 Why CFOs are asking for - and getting - advanced financial planning performance reporting tools.