CPA Australia ITM CoE meeting

Well I’m off to Melbourne again this morning for the first face-to-face meeting of the ITM Centre of Excellence this year.  In some ways we’ve been a bit slack this year – but our work plan is still cranking out because we’ve got the dance card aligned.  There’s a major publication coming out on the …

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But this is a nice post on IT alignment…

And of course what operating system one uses doesn’t really matter – it’s a matter of thinking about how business value can be delivered (still, hate that ribbon): 5 Tips on IT Alignment That Can Generate Profit Matches nicely with the IT Strategy and methodology I’m developing in my ‘spare’ time… Technorati Tags: IT Strategy

Not a good decade for Microsoft

Technorati Tags: vista,microsoft I knew I didn’t like Windows Vista all that much, but apparently Gartner feels much the same. Operating system (OS) development times are too long and they deliver limited innovation OSs provide an inconsistent experience between platforms, with significant compatibility issues; Other vendors are out-innovating Microsoft. I have been saying for a …

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Microsoft Hegemony

I like Microsoft.  Kinda.  Well, they’re the nicest dictator in the park.  Hmmm.  Ah vey.  Due to the tranquil hegemony enjoyed by Microsoft I have shelled out even more dollars (after buying Office 2007 (yuk interface), Visio 2007 (great!), Vista (not so great)) I have just bought a copy of MS Project 2007. I can’t …

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