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Archive for May, 2008

Martin Sacks – Visualizing companies around the world

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Entrepreneurship, HCM, South Africa, Technology

Martin Sacks and HumanConcepts just announced the release of OrgPlus Enterprise Blueprint, further solidifying the company’s position as leading provider of workforce decision support software. OrgPlus Enterprise Blueprint uses a Web 2.0 solution and allows executives and managers from across a company to collaborate on organizational changes and planning decisions. Martin has been the CEO [...]

Feedback: 10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO

Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Leadership, SAP, Technology

I sent the “10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO” post to some of my CIO friends and I received the following interesting feedback: A seasoned Fortune 100 CIO said: I read the top ten list but haven’t read the whole article. I think the points are valid but thought the way [...]

What is SAP Business ByDesign?

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under SAP, Saas, Technology

SAP has its own TV channel and you can find numerous interesting videos on the SAP-TV website. I found this video describing SAP Business ByDesign. SAP released this video before the recent announcement that they are delaying the launch of Business ByDesign.   Also see SAP’s SAPPHIRE 2008 announcement that it will bring SaaS to large companies.

10 Signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO

Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Leadership, Technology

My friend, Matt Brown of CorData recently sent this article my way. Late in 2007 TechRepublic listed 10 things you should consider before applying for a CIO position. Here is the list of 10 signs: You are uncomfortable working with senior management The concepts of financial management totally elude you You have no desire to [...]