Thomas Otter

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Entries Categorized as 'cost optimization'


Modernizing core HR

by Thomas Otter  |  March 30, 2009  |  Comments Off

While at the Benz museum, (see earlier posts) I snapped these pictures of the time entry system that the factory used.   As organizations grapple with a very different economy from this time last year, we are seeing a growing interest in addressing cost issues associated with core HR processes such as time recording, leave [...]

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All screens bright and beautiful

by Thomas Otter  |  January 21, 2009  |  2 Comments

There has been some discussion here in Gartner about monitors and productivity for developers and knowledge workers. Many of us work from home, and several have multi-monitor set ups. This is Mark’s set up. Here is mine. I’m feeling a tad inadequate. A mere 22"wide screen monitor and my T61 notebook screen. Depending on what [...]

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measuring twice, cutting once.

by Thomas Otter  |  December 6, 2008  |  Comments Off

  (photo from English Cut, one day, I hope to have a suit made there) There is a lot of excellent cost optimization research going on here at Gartner, and as you would expect it was a key theme at the recent symposium. My small contribution to the research collection is a note called Workforce [...]

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