David McCoy

In a few days, I should have the paperwork that allows me to locate and hire a new Research Director to be based in Europe (ideally, UK).  Now, nothing’s certain in this world, and this is not a binding statement; it’s more of a heads-up.  My HR partner approved a posting on my blog, so [...]

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Scenario: Lunch today, local joint, nothing fancy.  Sitting near two new mothers, each with toddler.  Listening.  <<SMACK>> Don’t hit!  Kid hits back.  <<Whack>> I said, “No!”  “Oh, he don’t listen to me.”  One of the kids belches.  Mommy says, “Thassa good one!”  More of the same… throughout the entire mind-numbing lunch.
Analysis: These kids are getting [...]

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Just so you know, my entire life does not revolve around humorous blog postings.  As I have said before, I keep my deep research for the paying gentry.  It only seems fair.  To shed some light on that side of my life, here’s a heads-up on some work we just concluded.  I just led a [...]

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As they say in those really lame cheerleader-saves-the-day movies, “Bring it on!”  If you think you have the best BPM story to tell, then tell us.
Here is the press release announcing the awards:
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=981912
Here are all the details for submitting.
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=911413&tab=special&params=pg,zzz.html
You know how I feel about the rules.  Follow the rules.  Obey the rules.  You must obey [...]

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This was the one I loved the most.  Get the PDF version.  I had my fellow analysts presenting this one at conferences right after I wrote it.  It still makes me laugh.  And it’s rock solid advice.
Ironically, I just found out that this was my 200th post.  Wild.  With 200 posts, that means that at [...]

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This was another of my favorites.

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For years, I did a column for Business Integration Journal (also known as EAI Journal).  The column was called Renaissance Man.  Well, the magazine has closed down, but Bob Thomas still has some of my articles posted on his site.  Bob is happy to let me host these here, but I think the easiest thing [...]

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“The vendor’s court-appointed receiver suggests…”
“Before the server exploded, we erased all the…”
“We don’t know how your entire budget was…”
“The new owners need you to provide a full…”
“The bus company feels awful about that horrible…”
“Who knew the Teamsters allowed process experts to…”
“The doctor says only half of your team will…”
“You should have known that class 6 [...]

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Cults are all around you.  Do you know how they operate?  If they want to change your whole life around and get you as a new recruit, they typically post a few “how to join” memos on their internal website and mail you a Plexiglas paperweight with their name and motto on it.  That’s how [...]

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Today, I attended a conference entitled, “Computing at the Margins.”  The subject was simple:  How can computing be used to help those on the margins of society?  It seems arrogant and audacious to define some group as “being on the margin” only if you are stuck in the Frankfurt school of political correctness.  For those [...]

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