Comments on: A long journey http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/ Andy Hayler, noted industry expert and founder of Kalido, gives his view on developments in the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and corporate performance management. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:58:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Visitor836 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-36963 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:17:52 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-36963 I have visited your site 579-times I have visited your site 579-times

]]> by: Virendra Garg http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-25088 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:13:50 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-25088 I think some of answers can be found in a displicine called Enterprise architecture. Big cos such as SUN DELL Cocacola, federal government, Hartford Insurance etc are pursuing it for exact same reason I think some of answers can be found in a displicine called Enterprise architecture. Big cos such as SUN DELL Cocacola, federal government, Hartford Insurance etc are pursuing it for exact same reason

]]> by: Culture shock - Blog @ Discombobulator.net http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-22905 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:54:55 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-22905 [...] Andy Hayler often writes interesting articles about cultural clash issues within organisations. This time around it has been like living in one of those articles. The new comers move at consultancy speed with lots of well dressed, bright eyed, recently graduated, and for the most part technically competent people holding meetings and producing documents by the dozen. They are working within the usual tight time frames, with constant pressure to serve up deliverables, and very proactive enforcement of project scope. [...] […] Andy Hayler often writes interesting articles about cultural clash issues within organisations. This time around it has been like living in one of those articles. The new comers move at consultancy speed with lots of well dressed, bright eyed, recently graduated, and for the most part technically competent people holding meetings and producing documents by the dozen. They are working within the usual tight time frames, with constant pressure to serve up deliverables, and very proactive enforcement of project scope. […]

]]> by: Needles and haystacks « AccMan http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21683 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:59:15 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21683 [...] What a mess? It’s an issue to which I can relate because try as I might, much of the information I really want is still hard to find. And that’s coming from someone who spends all day searching for stories. Andy’s incisive commentary argues: The issue is not only that technologies are insufficiently intuitive. In my experience there are a number of factors that come into play: [...] […] What a mess? It’s an issue to which I can relate because try as I might, much of the information I really want is still hard to find. And that’s coming from someone who spends all day searching for stories. Andy’s incisive commentary argues: The issue is not only that technologies are insufficiently intuitive. In my experience there are a number of factors that come into play: […]

]]> by: Dennis Howlett http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21682 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:46:01 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21682 Andy - interesting assessment but the moment I finished, something in my head screamed: "If ever there was a case for corporate blog/wiki, then this is it." You may well have the problem of history to overcome but by putting those kinds of question out in the open, you're developing a discovery mechanism at...what cost?? Rod Boothby estimates Andy - interesting assessment but the moment I finished, something in my head screamed: “If ever there was a case for corporate blog/wiki, then this is it.” You may well have the problem of history to overcome but by putting those kinds of question out in the open, you’re developing a discovery mechanism at…what cost?? Rod Boothby estimates

]]> by: Morgan Goeller http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21649 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:18:35 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21649 Andy, great points. I believe that the key to delivering useful MDM and information quality is to make tools that allow them to be included as an afterthought, an item on the checklist of a project manager or business analyst. It shouldn't require any type of meeting, any specialized personnel, or any requests of any time to an overburdened governance organization. IMHO, an ideal tool would allow a project of any size to be able to define, cleanse, and monitor their data for less than 10% of the cost of the entire project, in hours, dollars, and mindshare. It should be able to be implemented by the most cost effective knowlege worker on the project (probably a business analyst) and should reflect the semantics and needs of that specific project. The reason why existing tools fail is because they expect an organization to meet the needs of the tool, not the other way around. Also, clearly you are a man of taste and distinction, especially in your choice of blog subjects and wordpress themes ;-) Seriously, while our sites aren't identical, they are similar enough to be a bit spooky on first glance. Since yours has been around more than a year longer, and you have a ton more industry experience and exposure, I will have to be the imitator. Andy, great points. I believe that the key to delivering useful MDM and information quality is to make tools that allow them to be included as an afterthought, an item on the checklist of a project manager or business analyst. It shouldn’t require any type of meeting, any specialized personnel, or any requests of any time to an overburdened governance organization.

IMHO, an ideal tool would allow a project of any size to be able to define, cleanse, and monitor their data for less than 10% of the cost of the entire project, in hours, dollars, and mindshare. It should be able to be implemented by the most cost effective knowlege worker on the project (probably a business analyst) and should reflect the semantics and needs of that specific project.

The reason why existing tools fail is because they expect an organization to meet the needs of the tool, not the other way around.

Also, clearly you are a man of taste and distinction, especially in your choice of blog subjects and wordpress themes ;-) Seriously, while our sites aren’t identical, they are similar enough to be a bit spooky on first glance. Since yours has been around more than a year longer, and you have a ton more industry experience and exposure, I will have to be the imitator.

]]> by: Patrick Pando http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21592 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:51:02 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/01/a-long-journey/#comment-21592 I am a software salesman and I resemble the above slight to salesmen. I have sold hundreds of BI packages and seen the vast majority of theses packages adorn a client's shelf somewhere and the client continuing just as before. I can not agree more about an enterprises getting their organizational, cultural and data ownership issues in order prior to taking on a BI, KM or BDM projects. Unfortunately most enterprises will not; no software will make a dysfunctional organization functional. SOA is neither a magic bullet nor is it snake oil, but it is next step to pulling together disparate systems and breaking down information silos. Making the it work will come down to management vision and organizational discipline. Often technology is just like a gym membership; it makes us feel like we are working on a problem, when in fact we are not changing at all except being £70 poorer every month. I do wish that every client I have sold BI, MDM or CRM would have implemented and benefited from the technology. I am absolutely convinced that their business would be healthier and stronger for it. Just as my wife can get me to go to the gym I pay for, I can not make them use it. I am a software salesman and I resemble the above slight to salesmen. I have sold hundreds of BI packages and seen the vast majority of theses packages adorn a client’s shelf somewhere and the client continuing just as before. I can not agree more about an enterprises getting their organizational, cultural and data ownership issues in order prior to taking on a BI, KM or BDM projects. Unfortunately most enterprises will not; no software will make a dysfunctional organization functional.

SOA is neither a magic bullet nor is it snake oil, but it is next step to pulling together disparate systems and breaking down information silos. Making the it work will come down to management vision and organizational discipline. Often technology is just like a gym membership; it makes us feel like we are working on a problem, when in fact we are not changing at all except being £70 poorer every month.

I do wish that every client I have sold BI, MDM or CRM would have implemented and benefited from the technology. I am absolutely convinced that their business would be healthier and stronger for it. Just as my wife can get me to go to the gym I pay for, I can not make them use it.

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