The tragedy at Virginia Tech has overshadowed events over the last week. Our hearts and condolences go out to the bereaved families and the Virginia Tech Community. University students across the country and their parents have been uneasy over the past week. Universities are supposed to be open places of learning and if NASA cannotContinue reading “Virginia Tech Tragedy”
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Collaborative Product Definition Management (cPDm)
After a very nice Easter weekend, I found myself stuck like an old record on my April 1,post about how SFA happens outside the company and does not depend on existing customer data or processes, particularly when you are looking for new customers. Applications that can be quickly deployed,used and benefits seen make obvious senseContinue reading “Collaborative Product Definition Management (cPDm)”
Google did have a gag for April 1, 2007
Normally, the "festival of the day" is featured on the front page of Google. This time I had practically missed the April 1, joke from Google. I had seen the ad that Gmail would supply paper printouts of all your email,though. I remember wondering somewhat uneasily that the reason one uses Gmail is to avoidContinue reading “Google did have a gag for April 1, 2007”
CRM -the front end of the Supply Chain
Today is April 1 and I wanted readers not to think of this post as some kind of a gag, at least not in it’s entirety!I find that the media including the Internet has been rather quiet on this "April Fool’s day". For example, while Google had a great search picture in 2000 on "Fool’sContinue reading “CRM -the front end of the Supply Chain”
GTD and Knowledge Work
I found "Getting things done" (GTD) in the Time Magazine recently and have been studying and implementing it for the last two weeks. In fact, GTD has been keeping me away from this blog… David Allen explains GTD in his book and this has really taken off as a great methodology to improve personal productivity-withoutContinue reading “GTD and Knowledge Work”
Return from Vancouver and the tension between Web 2.0 and ERP
This is the 100th or centennial post of this blog and I thought I should write something hopefully in the "centennial" league! But first about my trip to Vancouver. The trip was great as was the in-depth exposure to SAP and the various Universities that have included SAP in the curriculum. On my way backContinue reading “Return from Vancouver and the tension between Web 2.0 and ERP”
SAP NetWeaver in Vancouver
Reached Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada yesterday for the SAP Curriculum Congress 2007. This is my first trip to Vancouver and although the flight was grueling with 11 hours, two flight changes and three hours of time difference I found Vancouver to be really picturesque. I have photos but not the upload cable and will putContinue reading “SAP NetWeaver in Vancouver”
Software as a Service(SaaS) and the Liquor Control Board
I am a great supporter of SaaS ( Software as a service) simply because businesses should get going with business and IT should be a facilitator. In house IT departments should be focusing on the business application end of things. Several thinkers believe that software will become like electricity which started originally with generators atContinue reading “Software as a Service(SaaS) and the Liquor Control Board”
Happy Chinese New Year !
Today is the start of the Chinese New Year and the year of the pig. The pig is a luxurious animal signifying the Chinese zodiac sign that indicates plenty and prosperity. This particular year of the pig is by some accounts the luckiest "Pig" year in 600 years ! I remember the festivities surrounding ChineseContinue reading “Happy Chinese New Year !”
Valentines day and online trends
It was just yesterday that I started talking about "Relationship Marketing" to my B2B – Organizational Marketing class. Naturally, this is huge for business today.What with CRM on the front end and Supply Chain management software at the upstream of B2B relationships trying to keep things on track in the complex world of global B2B.Continue reading “Valentines day and online trends”