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Executive Strategy Weekly Edition
January 28, 2009

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Project Management
In today’s market, project managers are under more pressure than ever to launch successful initiatives while keeping costs low. How can they do more with less? According to a new article from PM Solutions, they should focus on eliminating wasted effort, finding real ways to measure improvement, developing strong employees, and aligning projects with their strategy. Read on to get more ideas for launching successful projects from other project management experts, including Oracle’s own team.

NEWS

Lessons in Leadership
While Oracle’s success is rooted in innovation and change, no one has ever tinkered with the company’s vision: to deliver complete, open, and integrated product solutions that meet customers’ needs.
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Management Excellence: Surviving and Thriving in a Tough Economy
Companies need to be “smart,'” closely monitoring demand and keeping costs in sync with revenue. They also need to be “agile,” monitoring changes in their markets and businesses so they can respond quickly to both negative and positive changes. And they need to be “aligned,” investing resources in the most profitable opportunities and empowering line managers to make informed decisions on a daily basis.

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Time Out: What Does "Freedom of Speech" Mean in the Context of Community?
In an organic, self-sustaining community, what is the role, if any, of the "omniscient" moderator? Share your opinion now.

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WEBCAST

PeopleSoft Performance Tips and Techniques
Register for this session and hear a PeopleSoft performance and benchmark expert share advice for maximizing the performance of your PeopleSoft applications.
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OPINION

The Top Five Green Computing Projects
The notion of sustainable computing finally seems to be hitting a critical mass, and for the usual reason: money talks. Hear more from John Matelski, chairman of the International Oracle Users Group Community.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Big Ideas: Health Care
“Notwithstanding the current economic climate, we see healthcare as one of the fastest-growing vertical markets, not just in the U.S. but worldwide. We're seeing the greatest information technology growth on the clinical side of healthcare, from automating analysis of lab specimens to capturing radiographic images digitally and sharing them within hospital networks and externally to physician offices and even other healthcare systems.” — Marc Holland, program director of healthcare provider research at Health Industry Insights

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