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Day 1 – Futurex Conference 2007 – Cavin Griffiths on Business Intelligence Analysis


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Cavin Griffiths, Executive: Business Intelligence is a speaker from Telkom, one of the sponsors of the Futurex Conference. He spoke at a very high level about business intelligence the key to business success. When you realise how complex organisations have become and especially ones the size of Telkom, you understand there is no solution out …

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Day 1 – Futurex Conference 2007 – Robin Grace on Where Business Analysis Ends


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Business Analysis is a process produces something of value to the business. The elementary process is the lowest level of work that can be performed with business meaning. It must describe what is done not how. And it’s about describing the business not the technology. Documenting business information rules not entity relationships. Users will perceive …

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Day 1 – Futurex Conference 2007 – Roger Layton on Project Failures


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Topic: Project Failures Modes: Lessons from the Field Roger Layton is a witty and inspirational speaker. The many years he spent lecturing and training comes through in the smooth delivery of his presentation. He is by far one of the best of the entire Futurex Conference speakers. In light of the eNatis failure people outside …

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Day 1 – Futurex Conference 2007 – Lauri Elliot on Stakeholder Management


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Lauri worked for several Fortune 500 companies including Xerox. She discussed the importance of stakeholder management and relationships. There is a shift in power to the masses instead of the elite. And with this there is rising power in emerging markets instead of traditional markets. And as Stephen Covey once said, interdependence instead of independence …

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Day 1 – Futurex Conference 2007 – Elmar Roberg on Project Management


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Elmar Roberg, a past president of the Computer Society, and current president of the Project Management Institute discusses Project Management the State of the Art. Here is my 2nd video podcast interview with Elmar Roberg: Elmar quoted Tom DeMarco as saying “people under pressure don’t think twice as fast.” Bad decisions are made when technology …

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