Service Orientation: New Vintage or Old Wine in New Bottles?

Paul Allen

Everyone seems to agree that service orientation is hot, but they all seem to have different views of what it is. To some, it's essentially about Web services standards. To others, it's about service-oriented architecture (SOA).


Service Orientation: An Evolutionary Approach

Hermann Schlamann
Opening Statement by Paul AllenService Orientation: An Evolutionary Approach by Hermann SchlamannService-Oriented Architecture Applied by Bartosz Kiepuszewski, Michal Paluskiewicz, and Borys StokalskiWeb Services: Time Off for Good Behavior by John Dodd

Service-Oriented Architecture Applied

Bartosz Kiepuszewski, Michal Paluskiewicz, Borys Stokalski, Marek Stokalski, Boguslaw Stokalski

Paths and Practices for Agile Coaches

David Hussman

Any advice concerning agile coaching must begin with the caveat that no one individual owns this space. What is possible, and what I will try to do in this Executive Update, is to present a few guidelines that may help new or working coaches.


Utilizing Shared Services as an Alignment Tool

Roger Mccall

Business-IT alignment remains a top priority for senior IT management. In a recent Society for Information Management survey of 300 senior IT managers, respondents placed alignment at the top of their list, followed by IT strategic planning and security/privacy. These results certainly aren't unique; IT alignment shows up at or near the top of CIO issues surveys every year.


Utilizing Shared Services as an Alignment Tool

Roger Mccall

Business-IT alignment remains a top priority for senior IT management. In a recent Society for Information Management survey of 300 senior IT managers, respondents placed alignment at the top of their list, followed by IT strategic planning and security/privacy. These results certainly aren't unique; IT alignment shows up at or near the top of CIO issues surveys every year.


Radical Management and Strategy: Part V -- Do We Care About What We Know?

Steve Andriole

How seriously do we take the learning challenge in our companies? Do we worry about a skills gap? Do we reward learners? Do we optimize recruiting opportunities? Are we on top of this challenge? Or is the distance between what we know how to do and what we need to do increasing?


Radical Management and Strategy: Part V -- Do We Care About What We Know?

Steve Andriole

How seriously do we take the learning challenge in our companies? Do we worry about a skills gap? Do we reward learners? Do we optimize recruiting opportunities? Are we on top of this challenge? Or is the distance between what we know how to do and what we need to do increasing?