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Entries from May 2009

Hiring a New Research Director for BPM

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM) · Business Rule Management (BRM) · Philosophy · Technowishing

Nannies and Consultants: Not So Different

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM)

Method to the Madness: Applying a Methodological Approach to Cost Optimization

May 16th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM) · Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla · Technowishing

Gartner’s Brand New BPM Excellence Awards Competition

May 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM)

My Absolute Most Favorite BIJ Column

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM)

Another BIJ Column

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

This was another of my favorites.

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"BAM and the Babysitters" From 2003

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM)

Ten Sentence Preambles that Indicate Your BPM Project is Doomed

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

“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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM) · Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla

What Can a Cult Teach You About Change Management?

May 12th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Business Process Management (BPM) · Philosophy

Computing at the Margins

May 7th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Academic Goings-On · Philosophy · Rabble-Rousing and General Hoopla · Technowishing