Consider the jet engine industry and the disruption of the business model in the ‘90s. Traditionally the industry competed on product functionality like thrust-to-weight ratio, design, just-in-time delivery of parts and so on. These elements are connected to the actual offering, where features and performance are at the core. The same applies for the computer [...]
Project management offers a framework for planning, organizing and managing resources in order to do a job well. From something as simple as a half-day assignment to the complexities of a nine-month construction project, the fundamental principles of project management are the same. Here’s a brief 10-point checklist project managers can use: 1. Forecasting [...]
Software as a service has been around for a few years – some may argue more than a decade. After all SalesForce.com launched in 1999 (check out this old screenshot.) But its only since 2008, it’s taken a huge leap-forward. Compare the term “cloud computing” on Google insights to see what I mean. In very [...]
