by Thomas Otter | June 7, 2011 | Comments Off
April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. While I’m somewhat uneasy about the impact of the iPad and Kindle on books and literature generally because of the intellectual property control that it gives the device maker, I’m rather impressed with [...]
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Category: Applications ERP books innovation software design Tags: ERP, iPad, poetry
by Thomas Otter | March 28, 2011 | 3 Comments
My regular reader(s) will probably know that I’m a fan of the Guardian newspaper and its on-line efforts. It does a fine job with data, both in terms of sourcing it and visualizing it. Have a look at the website and data blog here. I’ve also ranted about the need for more numeracy in HR [...]
Category: Applications HCM software design usability visualization Tags: analytics, google, HR
by Thomas Otter | October 7, 2010 | Comments Off
I’ve just read Stephen’s note on the iPad in the enterprise. (Gartner subscription required) here is the summary. CEO Advisory: Seize the iPad Opportunity Now The Apple iPad and associated ecosystem are likely to disrupt existing technology usage profiles and business models. CEOs should take a moment to ensure that the potential opportunity is [...]
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Category: HCM HR UI software design Tags: analytics, BI, HCM, iPad
by Thomas Otter | October 4, 2010 | Comments Off
In between calls today, I followed the Ryder Cup, and I’m pleased to note that Europe managed to win it. It was rather close. And damp. Well done to Colin’s merry men. For two days, once every two years, the cry of “Yurop” rings out. The blue flag with the circle of stars is waved [...]
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Category: ERP HCM HR Law meme politics software design Tags: HRTech; HRtechconf; payroll
by Thomas Otter | September 10, 2010 | 3 Comments
I have seen several keynotes from software executives lately. I recollect that all of them had iPads in them. Seasoned software executives have been getting positively giddy about the iPad. It has given Steve Jobs a sales force that he didn’t know he had. It seems without really planning for it, the iPad has become [...]
Category: UI software design software industry usability visualization Tags: Apple, Design, Enterprise Software., ERP, UI
by Thomas Otter | July 7, 2010 | 6 Comments
I read many HR blogs, and one of my favourites is the Evil HR lady. She blogs a much of her HR stuff on the BNET site. I have been speaking to a lot of HR audiences lately, and sometimes they get a little uncomfortable when I bring up the analytics topic. Most HR departments [...]
Category: Applications HR measurement software design Tags: analytics, HR
by Thomas Otter | June 9, 2010 | 2 Comments
As some of my readers know I’m a keen but slow amateur cyclist. It is a sport that doesn’t really lead to flexibility, the opposite in fact. I need to stretch if I’m going to have any sort of suppleness, so I have made a conscious decision to stretch a lot. (Thanks Graeme) It works [...]
Category: SaaS UI software design usability Tags: ERP, flexible
by Thomas Otter | June 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
Next week I’m taking part in a 2 1/2 day workshop for Gartner Enterprise IT leader clients on SAP. We bring together about 40 IT leaders from various companies from across Europe as well as several analysts. The session I’ll be leading will digging into UI and usability options and challenges. We will present an [...]
by Thomas Otter | May 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
I’m looking forward to this event. Most of the events I go to are single vendor events, but this one is different. It is the event that brings most of the HR technology community together. Bill runs an excellent show. I’ll get to see Jason, Steve , Phil and Naomi, and I’ll be on a [...]
Category: HCM HR software design software industry Tags: HR, HRTech, Kutik
by Thomas Otter | February 27, 2010 | 9 Comments
My blogging mojo had left the building for a while, but for better or worse it returned today. When I speak to enterprise software vendors they often moan about Excel. They say it is not secure, and that most spreadsheets contain errors. They preach about the dangers of information silos, of decisions made on old [...]
Category: software design Tags: excel; software design; ERP; shelfware; users
