Event organised by the Sociotechnical group of the British Computer Society. Westminster Business School 10th June 2009.
Colin Beveridge will set out a credible, compelling vision for a new, post-IT, paradigm that is within the embrace of all stakeholders. This is thought-leadership at the leading edge and your opportunity to challenge the views put forward.
Limited places available. [...]
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These days it is so easy to quickly e-mail a difficult task to somebody else, either to share the problem or to shed it completely, rather than dealing with it ourselves. I’ll bet that it’s at least once an hour, or maybe more [...] Can we really trust spreadsheet numbers? Are spreadsheet-based reports the eye in your mud, or the mud in your eye? Do the numbers really help you to make sense of a complex situation, or do they cloud the issues by muddying the waters even more? Downsizing? Don’t drop the ball!The credit crunch holds many dangers for organizations and it is vital to understand where the less obvious risks of long-term damage lie hidden. Seven pillars of dataPicture credit: icyjumbo People readily talk about wisdom, as a natural successor to knowledge, in a logical progression beginning with data and information. Holding all the AcesPicture credit: ChaceofSpades Somebody asked me the other week about how they might fulfil their ambition of becoming an expert. Picture credit: oceanflynn From time immemorial, books have been able to change the way we see our world and each of us probably treasures certain volumes that define our thinking. Is the Scorecard a busted flush?Twelve years on and four books later, Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard is probably the single-most successful business methodology, based on global adoption. And yet results appear to be disappointing, despite the plethora of documentation, consultancy and training available. Is the Scorecard a busted flush, or can it be redeemed? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet but data masquerading as information stinks! |
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