Go to teradatauniversitynetwork.com. Select the

“Articles” content type. Browse down the list of articles, and locate one titled “Business/Corporate Performance Management: Changing Vendor Landscape and New Market Targets.” Based on the article, answer the following questions:

a. What is the basic focus of the article?

b. What are the major “takeaways” from the article?

c. In the article, which organizational function or role is most intimately involved in CPM?

d. Which applications are covered by CPM?

e. How are these applications similar to or different from the applications covered by Gartner’s CPM?

f. What is GRC, and what is its link to corporate performance?

g. What are some of the major acquisitions that have occurred in the CPM marketplace over the last couple of years?

h. Select two of the companies discussed by the article

(not SAP, Oracle, or IBM). What are the CPM strategies of each of the companies? What do the authors think about these strategies?