In this issue of CBR, we tap the expertise of three "in-world" pioneers and experts. Based on their experience both consulting with companies that have staked a claim in-world and their own firsthand experiences, they help us understand the basic characteristics and the potential of the 3D Internet and virtual worlds -- or multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), as they are more precisely called.
May 2007
"There is a lack of easy-to-access war stories about how agility works in areas outside the traditional domains of agile projects. Yet reports from real projects are exactly what managers need to decide whether they want to use agility beyond the well-trodden paths."
-- Jens Coldewey, Guest Editor
April 2007
"Being good enough is no longer good enough. In contrast, the rewards from getting it exactly right, one segment at a time, have never been higher."
-- Eric K. Clemons, Guest Editor
In this issue:- The Long Tail: The Changing Role of Strategy, Systems, and Operations in the Era of the Informed Customer
- Turning the Long Tail on Its Head: Consumer Evolution and Informedness
- Carrying the Long Tail: Elevating Staff Ability to Manage Complexity at the Point of Sale
- Fattening the Long Tail Through Progressive User Adoption
- Fighting Back with the Long Tail: Linking Product and Distribution
March 2007
"Deciding that innovation is a strategic necessity is one thing, but making it happen is another."
-- Claude R. Baudoin, Guest Editor
In this issue:- The IT Innovation Process: Necessity or Oxymoron?
- Extending and Enriching Enterprises’ Innovation Capabilities
- Fostering an Innovation-Supporting Environment
- Open Source Process Definition: Innovating the Innovation Process
- Laying the Foundation for Innovation: A University Model for IT Strategic Planning
- Fostering Innovation from the Ground Up
- The Odd Couple of Creativity and Discipline