Articles I've Written

What can I say? I love to write. Below are some samples of short articles that I've written. I've also authored several longer research projects, which can also be downloaded online.

Standard Definitions of CLICKS...Be Still My Heart!
First Published: 4/4/2006

Some Companies – And Business Models – Should Be Left For Dead
First Published: 11/22/2005

To Sue or Not to Sue, That is the Question
First Published: 10/20/2005

Multiple Internets--The US Had Better Be Careful
First Published: 9/30/2005

Overcoming Fiefdoms: Breaking Down the Walls
First Published: 10/25/2004

Online Feedback, Anyone?
First Published: 10/20/2004

The Future of E-Commerce: Keep the Government Out of It
First Published: 10/19/2004

Featured Research

What are Real Time Enterprises (RTE) and What Could it Mean for My Organization?

According to the Gartner Group, “[Real Time Enterprises] will become one of the most important mechanisms for leveraging business value from enterprise IT investments from 2003 onward…Enterprises should now set strategic targets for reducing end-to-end cycle time for the processes that are most critical to their various value disciplines and strategies. These may be the operational day-to-day processes (such as the order-to-cash cycle) or they may be in high-impact strategy areas, mergers and acquisitions, or new product development.” But what is a Real Time Enterprise? Again, according to the Gartner Group an RTE is “an enterprise that competes by using up-to-date information to progressively remove delays to the management and execution of its critical business processes.” Textbook definitions aside, why are many companies beginning to strategically plan to implement an RTE?

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