Phil Windley's TechnometriaOrganizations Get the IT They DeservePattern Recognition- March 25, 2003 I just finished William Gibson's new book "Pattern Recognition." I liked it very much; I think its his best book since "Neuromancer." Unlike many of Gibson's book, this one is set in the present and has a decidedly high-tech theme without being about geeks. I find Gibson's writing to be evocative and full of intense imagery with plenty of conceptual surprises. These concepts are fertile ground for sowing new ideas. Reading it reminds me of what I liked about Wired magazine way back.http://www.windley.com/archives/2003/03/pattern_recogni.shtml Building Operational Excellence: An Exercise- March 3, 2003 I'm reading a book by Bruce Allen and Dale Kutnick called "Building Operational Excellence: IT People and Process Best Practices." Allen is a Vice President and Kutnick is CEO of the META group. I'm about one-third through this book and really enjoying it. I'll write a full review of the book later, but there was something that caught my eye in Chapter 2 that I thought was worth noting now. Allen and Kutnick focus on processes which they define as sets of related tasks. They create a..http://www.windley.com/archives/2003/03/building_operat.shtml |