White Papers The New Generation of ETRM Systems

The new generation of ETRM systems A ComTechAdvisory Whitepaper FUNCTIONALITY VERSUS SYSTEM FEATURES? Research 1 by Commodity Technology Advisory into buying criteria also demonstrates the above assertions, ranking functionality issues as more important than system features. However, sys- tem features such as a modern architecture and ease of personalization still rank highly (Figure 2). In an era of increasing market complexity and speed, and increased oversight and scrutiny by both regulators and stakeholders, it is our view that certain system features being more sought after and will increasingly be viewed as significant competitive differentiators. These include features such as; / A vailability of comprehensive and easily retrievable audit trails, giving ability to see who did what, when, and for what reasons, / W orkflow management capabilities to enable stream- lined processes, with checks and balances, and is ful- ly auditable to provide accountability and controls, / T he ability to visualize information in highly usable form, in near real-time and to be able to drill down into that information to rapidly identify exceptions, find opportunities, help formulate trade ideas, and identify trends, / A bility to manage and consume large amounts of data quickly and efficiently, / T he ability to personalize and save screens so that us- ers can have immediate access to just those screens and sets they require. At the same time, ease of implementation and availabili- ty of quality support are also high value features both in terms of keeping down costs and staying current with market trends and functional needs. These features will be key in rapidly integrating the solution effectively into the general application architecture of the user compa- ny. Figure 2: Buying Criteria WŚǇƐŝĐĂůŽŵŵŽĚŝƚǇ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůŽŵŵŽĚŝƚǇ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ DĂƌŬĞƚWƌŝĐĞͬZŝƐŬ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ YƵĂůŝƚǇsĞŶĚŽƌ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ WŚǇƐŝĐĂů>ŽŐŝƐƚŝĐƐ DƵůƚŝͲƵƌƌĞŶĐǇ DƵůƚŝͲŽŵŵŽĚŝƚǇ ƌŝƚŝĐĂů ǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝǀĞWƌŝĐĞ Quality Implementation Resources… ƌĞĚŝƚZŝƐŬ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ /ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ EŝĐĞƚŽ,ĂǀĞ hŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ DŽĚĞƌŶĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ ďŝůŝƚǇƚŽƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƐĞh/ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶůǇƐƚŝĐƐ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞĚǇdŽƉsĞŶĚŽƌ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞůŽƵĚ Ϭй ϭϬй ϮϬй ϯϬй ϰϬй ϱϬй ϲϬй ϳϬй ϴϬй ϵϬй ϭϬϬй Vendor Perception Study, 2016, Commodity Technology Advisory 1 2016 Vendor Perceptions Report, Commodity Technology Advisory © Commodity Technology Advisory LLC, 2018, All Rights Reserved.

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