...of this tool to remarkable effect. The format was uncomplicated – a short (~500 words) email. In addition to company news, it included a discussion of one of the company’s...…
...and XO Communications. XO is the only one that even exists anymore as a separate company. Which at least suggests he never was a run-a-company-successfully guy. I had hopes for...…
...a definition that includes companies and everyone in the company authorized to make a purchase. Think you’ll just ship customer data into and out of components from all three vendors...…
...HR than another employee, with a similar temperament who contributes far less to the company’s success should get? > Your company has a well-structured governance practice for defining, evaluating, and...…
...buy weakened competitors at bargain prices to acquire new customers cheaply; cut margins to aggressively acquire competitors’ customers; redefine its marketplace, emphasizing its core, highest-profit customers and new segments unaffected...…
...exploit this mess, either by aggressively grabbing weaker competitors’ customers or aggressively buying the weaker competitors themselves. If that’s your situation, as CIO gear up to support due diligence work,...…
...means (blare of trumpets!) you’ll easily assemble enterprise applications out of commercially available components from all over the world. It won’t happen — not because of technological obstacles, but because...…
...all components of the company as immutable elements, not as changeable components of a design. Except that sometimes it’s more than an assumption — it’s an inference based on experience....…
...computer to do x. A slightly different template went like this: Business Manager: “Can you get the computer to do y?” Programmer: “No, computers don’t work like that. But I...…
...agreement confirming that I understood the proper usage of the company’s e-mail system, and further occurrences of inappropriate use of company e-mail would result in further disciplinary action, up to...…