The following analogy popped up the other day in an email discussion with a friend. Running a business is a bit like being the Fat […]
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BPM is not a programming challenge
Get a few beers into a group of developers these days and it’s not uncommon for the complaints to start flowing about BPM (Business Process […]
Continue readingSecurity theater and the value of information
There’s an interesting post over at Bruce Schnier’s blog where he discusses where security did, and didn’t, work with the Christmas underwear bomber incident. As […]
Continue readingWhy scanning more data will not (necessarily) help BI
I pointed out the other day, that we seem to be at a tipping point for BI. The quest for more seems to be loosing […]
Continue readingIs BI really the next big thing?
I think we’re at a tipping point with BI. Yes, it makes sense that BI should be the next big thing in the new year, […]
Continue readingTesco’s looking outside the building to predict customer needs
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has started using weather forecasts to help determine what to stock in its stores across the UK. Traditional approaches to […]
Continue readingThe Boundaryless Value-Chain
I’ve uploaded another presentation to SlideShare. (Still trying to work through the backlog.) This is something that I had been doing logistics companies and a […]
Continue readingExtreme Competition
I’ve uploaded another presentation to SlideShare. (Still trying to work through the backlog.) This is something that I had been doing for banks and insurance […]
Continue readingThe Value of Enterprise Architecture
Note: Updated with the slides and script from 2011’s lecture. Is Enterprise Architecture in danger of becoming irrelevant? And if so, what can we do […]
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