Yphise identifies and certifies the software products that represent a valuable investment for large companies. The Yphise ongoing research program has helped executives plan, prioritize, conduct and control the useful software projects in order to increase business performance since 1985.
This program continuously monitors the strategies and solutions of all successful software vendors in order to select high-priority business cases. Each year, this program draws up the portfolio of valuable projects that the IT steering committee of each large company should consider when making strategic, operational or investment decisions. Our research defines concrete projects with accurate benefits and effective software products, backed by the demonstrated commitment of the vendor and by useful strengths. This program covers all areas of interest to large companies. Yphise has unparalleled experience in identifying those business cases and software products that represent valuable investments and projects.
This program is ISO 9001:2000-certified (since 1999). This unique distinction demonstrates independence and a robust methodology for assessing software products according to valuable business cases for large companies. Our independence since 1985 proves our expertise in helping the IT executives stand back from operational pressures in order to define successful projects and arrive at sound decisions.
Yphise awards TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks as the best solution for Enterprise Service Bus. ESB solutions are key components of any SOA infrastructure. They ensure loose coupling between services. The agility and flexibility benefits expected from SOA strategies require an ESB.
Yphise awards SAS Strategic Performance Management as the best Strategy Management solution. Strategy Management software, also named Scorecarding or Strategy Performance Management (SPM) solutions, are part of the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) marketplace. Strategy Management solutions are a key investment for all companies in any activity sector. They help assess company overall performance and drive business objectives, whether financial or nonfinancial, tangible or intangible.
Yphise awards ClientVantage as the best solution for End-User Experience Monitoring. EUEM solutions, also named USM (User Satisfaction Measurement) software, are essential to implement service management according to demanding business requirements as promoted by ITIL v3. End-user monitoring and measurement is an essential foundation for a fair and trusted relationship between the IT and the business lines. This monitoring and this measurement are critical for effective service alignment on actual business needs and for improvement of business satisfaction.
Yphise awards BMC Remedy Asset Management as the best solution for Software Asset Management. SAM is part of the ITIL v3 Service Management marketplace. SAM solutions are essential for governing the information systems efficiently. They help keep software assets aligned on business priorities, both in value and costs. Our research shows that SAM solutions not only address internal IT optimization issues but that they are also a key asset for ensuring successful business activities.
Yphise awards Pegasystems SmartBPM Suite as the best Agile Business Application Platform (ABAP). ABAP software, also named Dynamic Business Applications (DBA) software, are part of the business process management (BPM) marketplace. ABA platforms are a key investment in order to respond to demanding agility and compliance issues. ABA platforms improve business productivity thanks to quick delivery of agile business applications (ABA) that are key support for business activity A key issue is how to change ABAs without IT skills. ABA platforms are an essential foundation for effective management of changes tied to business activities.
Yphise awards SAS DataFlux qMDM as the best Master Data Quality (MDQ) solution. MDQ software, also named Customer Data Integration (CDI), is part of the master data management (MDM) marketplace. MDQ solutions are cornerstone for effective data governance within any complicated information system. They are aimed at ensuring that the data shared by multiple applications is reliable, consistent and comprehensive. MDQ solutions are a key investment in order to attain demanding business agility while mitigating the operational risk associated with information systems.
Yphise awards IBM Tivoli Compliance Insight Manager as the best User Behavior Compliance Audit (UBCA) solution. UBCA software, also named Service Information Management (SIM) or Privileged-user Monitoring and Audit (PUMA) solutions are cornerstone for operational risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. They detect fraudulent behaviors. They are key to align the IT with business needs, as promoted by ITIL v3 Service Design.
Yphise awards BMC Atrium CMDB as the best Configuration Management System (CMS). The concept of CMS (ITIL v3) encompasses the concept of CMDB (ITIL v2). CMS solutions, also named CMDB software, manage the CIs (Configuration Item) and their relationships. They are essential for implementing the service management according to business needs as promoted by ITIL v3 and ISO 20000-1. ITIL v3 merges the configuration management process and the asset management process in a new Service Asset and Configuration Management (SACM) process. The SACM process is defined in ITIL v3 Service Transition volume.
Yphise awards HP Service Manager as the best Service Catalogue and Request Management solution (SCRM software). SCRM solutions, also named service catalogue management software, service catalog management software or service request fulfillment software, are key components for effective service management according to ITIL v3. This is key in ITIL Service Design and ITIL Service Operations.
Yphise awards FairIsaac Blaze Advisor as the best Business Rule-based Decision Management solution (BRDM software). BRDM solutions, also named Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS software), are key to integrate rules-based logic into operational business processes. They contribute to improve the operational intelligence.
Yphise awards IBM WPC for Collaborative Master Data Management (CMDM software). CMDM solutions, also named product management information software (PMI software), are part of the master data management (MDM) marketplace. CMDM solutions enable pragmatic and valuable projects.
Yphise awards SPSS Predictive Enterprise Services as the best Operational Predictive Analysis software (OPA software). OPA solutions, also named dynamic datamining software or operational intelligence software, are key to optimize operational decisions within business processes.
Yphise awards Telelogic DOORS as the best Agile Requirements-Driven Development software (ARDD software). Agile RDD solutions, also named agile requirements management software, are key to succeed in fast-paced development projects, agile development projects, iterative development projects or extreme programming development projects. They are also key in CMMI strategy. Requirements management solutions support both the Requirements Management process (REQM) , especially SG 1 Manage Requirements, and the Requirements Development process (RD) in CMMI.
Yphise awards Telelogic System Architect by as the best Business Process and Architecture Modeling software (BPAM software). BPAM solutions, also named enterprise architecture modeling software (EAM software) or business process modeling software (BPM software), are key for successful IT architecture management. This is key in ITIL Service Design. It also supports the Technical Solution process (TS) in CMMI, especially SG 2 Develop the design.
Yphise awards Amberpoint SOA Management System as the best Service Monitoring and Management software (SMM software). SMM solutions, also named SOA management software, service policy enforcement software or service policy management software, are key in SOA strategy (service-oriented architecture). They are a key SOA infrastructure component.
Yphise awards Tibco iProcess Suite as the best Business Process Management software (BPM software). BPM solutions, also named BPEL engines or business process orchestration software, execute the business processes, including services from the SOA and human-facing workflow. They are a key SOA infrastructure component.
Yphise awards Symantec Altiris Total Management Suite as the best change and orchestration software (COM software). COM solutions are key in ITIL strategy. They support the change management process in the Service Transition of ITIL. They drive the change workflow from the issuing of the request for change (RFC) to the change implementation, automation and validation.
Yphise awards Oblicore Guarantee as the best Service Contract Management software (SCM software). SCM solutions, also named Service Level Management software (SLM software), support the service level management process in the Service Design of ITIL or in ISO 20000-1 (Information Technology - Service Management). They guarantee accurate management of service level agreements (SLA) according to the business requirements.
Yphise awards Changepoint by Compuware as the best Investment and Project Portfolio Management (IPPM software). IPPM solutions, also named Project Portfolio Management software (PPM software), are essential in order to manage information systems according to IT governance requirements.
Yphise awards Systar BusinessBridge BusinessVision as the best Business Activity Monitoring software (BAM software). BAM solutions provide comprehensive insight into the business activity. They provide key performance indicators (KPI) on the business activity and business processes. They include complex event-processing (CEP) in order to turn all the IT events into meaningful alerts and indicators for business stakeholders.
Legacy modernization is key to IT reliability and agility, e.g. replatforming, code translation, middleware migration, code cleansing, slicing and rearchitecturing. The recurrent need for modernization requires industrializing the legacy modernization through legacy modernization factories, e.g. Metaware Refine.
Application or information system certification requires a testing factory. Testing factory requires model-driven test script generation automation. Model-based test generation is the key to ensure tests tightly aligned with business needs. This is key in CMMI strategy. The Validation process (VAL) in CMMI can be leveraged with test script automated generation, especially GG 2 Institutionalize a Managed Process.