http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/ A quarterly bulletin informing you of the latest developments in the STEM business-modelling software for networks, together with helpful 'how-does-it-work' articles and news of forthcoming events. en http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-newsletter-July-2008/ tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//2650 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:30:00 GMT Robin Bailey http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Integrated-service-planning-and-network-economics/ A planner's dilemma exists: the benefits of a coordinated strategy are rarely achieved because it has always been easier to build isolated, bespoke models in small teams, than to risk the initiative being de-railed by unmatched effort or commitment from other departments. STEM offers a framework which can be understood and accepted by everyone involved in the planning process. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//2652 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Modelling-the-drivers-of-enterprise-ICT/ The interactive business-modelling exercise at this year's STEM User Group Meeting will examine cost drivers such as telephony, computing, storage, security and help-desk support. Quantifying the benefits of these activities can help a CIO communicate the organisational contribution of these services and justify the associated budget allocation. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//2653 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30:00 GMT David Eurin http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Applying-STEM-to-the-energy-sector/ Long-term planning of base-load power stations in a national grid should minimise the number of oil and gas (O&G) turbines required for peak consumption. A STEM model forecasts energy demand and the requirements for O&G turbines and calculates end-to-end costs allocated to each type of service and energy user on a per-kWh basis. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//2654 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/April-2008/ tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1569 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Robin Bailey http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Brand-new-STEM-training-course/ A comprehensive new training course is available, written around a demonstration model, The business case for WiMAX vs DSL in rural areas. The 190-page exercise book presents 55 exercises in 15 groups covering all key features of the STEM software and current modelling practices. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//889 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-User-Group-Meeting-2008/ The Thirteenth STEM User Group Meeting will be held on 17–18 September in Cambridge, UK, and will focus around an extended, competitive modelling exercise, such as a dimensioning and planning model for enterprise ICT. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1422 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-72-in-refinement/ The headline features of STEM version 7.2 are mostly complete. The principal objective is to make the software easier to learn and to hand over to colleagues. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1423 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Modelling-the-costs-of-ICT-infrastructures-for-tendering-purposes/ Clients demand a single price-per-port for convergent solutions which integrate network platforms, LANs, telecommunications systems and voice traffic volumes. This article, first published in the German-language telecoms journal NET, describes how the costing of telecommunications projects can be made with STEM. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//963 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/The-Monte-Carlo-distribution-for-real/ Network business models must account for geography, but typically data is only available at an aggregate level in the early stages of planning. This refresher article illustrates how STEM can make a realistic allowance for slack equipment capacity across a distributed network, how it can perform a manageable site-by-site calculation when the data becomes available, and how the results compare. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1348 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Analysing-the-impact-of-the-incumbents-wholesale-prices/ Lator, a Croatian telecoms consultancy, has used STEM to build a bottom-up business model of an alternative operator using carrier pre-selection (CPS), identifying the key drivers through sensitivity analysis. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1342 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/2007-STEM-User-Group-Meeting/ In an interactive modelling exercise over four sessions, two teams worked in parallel to create business models from a blank sheet in an accelerated process made possible by STEM's automated logic and consistency. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1352 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Evaluating-online-conferencing/ We consider the market and technical design for a desktop sharing service, the necessary network infrastructure and associated revenues and costs, and quickly generate business results directly comparable to the published results of established player WebEx. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1354 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Modelling-distributed-car-hire/ Building a model of a car-hire company in STEM guides thinking about critical business issues facing the operator and quickly identifies sensitivities of the business model to key parameters such as the residual value of a vehicle. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1355 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Looking-ahead-to-STEM-80/ We will review fundamental attributes of STEM to create an anything-drives-anything model, update the service model to accommodate traffic profiles and priority classes, streamline data entry in the Editor, and simplify the results selection logic for graphs (enabling modifications in situ). tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1359 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-72-development-shortlist/ A quick poll of users requests free text in views in the Editor, a new wizard for exporting results to Excel, and automatic selection of column/bar format for charts of aggregate measures (such as revenue, traffic volume and cost), plus refined toolbar and drag-and-drop interfaces. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1358 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/Universal-modelling-experience/ STEM's graphical interface can provide a dynamic and intuitive picture of any telecoms business, from satellite broadband to fixed–mobile convergence, as we will showcase in a series of interactive modelling sessions at the STEM User Group Meeting in September. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1357 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-71-release/ STEM 7.1 was released on 30 April, with an integrated sensitivity analysis tool heading a strong cast of new features designed to boost your business modelling output, plus improved portability for distributed model packages. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1364 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-User-Group-Meeting-2007/ The Twelfth STEM User Group Meeting will be held on19–20 September in Cambridge, UK, focused around an extended, competitive business-modelling exercise. Register now for this lively annual showcase event. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1377 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:30:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/STEM/Newsletter/STEM-online-desktop/ New regular online sales demos will showcase STEM applications and answer client queries on an interactive and immediate basis. In addition our support staff can now help you solve problems first hand. tag:http://www.analysysmason.com//1362 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:00:00 GMT