Interesting stuff from July 31st through September 19th

The periodic round up: The Connected Company – As companies and their environments grow in complexity, we need to rethink the way they are put together – we face diminishing returns from growth because they are sub-linear (more growth, less productivity) …...

Interesting stuff from June 25th through July 31st

The periodic round up: It’s not just ROI. It’s RELEVANCE! – For all those fixated on ROI – a not-so-subtle reminder that ROI isn’t everything. Just ask Kodak … The future of outsourcing – A short and succinct piece on both the advantages and...

Interesting stuff from May 1st through June 21st

The periodic round up: Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs: Chasing After the ‘Purple Squirrel’ – Despite the number of unemployed, employers are still complaining they can’t find the right people and skills. If that’s your situation,...

The sharks are circling Progress

In a couple of recent posts I’ve expressed my doubts about Progress Software’s decision to divest its middleware products and concentrate on providing a cloud-based development environment. In one post, I suggested that  They’re effectively killing the...

Enterprise architecture, business design and governance.

Noticed a tweet yesterday from Brenda Michelson about enterprise architecture (EA), prompted by a GigaOm post from James Urquhart about how cloud might impact on EA: heading to @forrester #FEAF12 today. Curious to #entarch crowd reaction to @jamesurquhart (rightly)...