Aug26Cnf 091 Business Process -- Over Rated and Over Stated Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 9:01:37 AM Discussion of why the current focus on Business Process Mapping is seriously misplaced and is leadi...
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Aug18SNw 051 Strategically Enriching your BIS: Part 3 -- Steps in applying these recommendations Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:45:39 AM Steps in applying these recommendations with regard to precision configuration in terms of a method ...
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Sep10Prd 042 The REAL Value that James Robertson brings to a Business Systems Project Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 9:36:18 AM An overview of the diverse areas of knowledge and experience that Dr James A Robertson PrEng brings...
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Sep08CSt 07 Catalogue of Major Business Information System Failures Created by James Robertson on 9/8/2014 9:45:30 AM Failure of Business Information Systems, which incorporates the loose and generally inaccurate term...
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Aug27Cnf 063 Information Technology -- The Harshest Judge of Governance Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 4:52:26 AM Information Technology projects fail frequently and one of the key aspects of failure is a failure ...
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Sep11SNw 058 The Critical Human Foundation Created by James Robertson on 9/11/2014 3:14:34 PM Everything we do with business information systems and is dependent on people. This articles addre...
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Sep01Cnf 037 The Reasons Why More Than 70% of Corporations are Dissatisfied with their I.T. Investment : How Senior Management can Respond Proactively to Overcome This Syndrome in Their Organizations Created by James Robertson on 9/1/2014 3:38:31 PM The factors causing sub-optimal business information system project outcomes and executive frustrat...
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Aug26Cnf 061 Analysing The Two Most Critical Factors for I. T. Investment Success: Executive Custody and Strategic Solution Architecture Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 1:48:13 PM Executive Custody of large integrated business information system projects is one of the critical w...
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Aug22TxM 102 Taxonomy Manual Part 3: How to do it, Case Studies and White Papers and other References Created by James Robertson on 8/22/2014 3:38:54 AM Discussion of how to do it, real world complexity, challenges and opportunities, preparatory steps,...
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Aug27Cnf 062 How To Ensure That Software Assets Deliver Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 2:51:05 AM Key factors giving rise to business information system investment failure and critical components o...
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Aug18SNw 049 Strategic Essence: The Missing Link: Part 4 -- The Essence should be the Point of Departure Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:36:42 AM The strategic essence of the organization should be the point of departure AND the focal point of ev...
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Aug18SNw 039 Strategic Essence: The Missing Link: Overview Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 3:17:17 AM Overview of the main points of the series of articles on strategic essence, strategic essence being ...
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Aug27Cnf 067 Improving your strategic involvement in the business by actively engaging in the day to day running of your I.T. Systems and ensuring an effective I.T. Infrastructure is in place Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 9:26:38 AM Enabling executives to better understand their Information Technologies and thereby bring more effe...
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Sep10SNw 055 Business Process – irrelevant, distracting and dangerous Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 9:19:51 AM Business process is the focus of most business information system implementations and is highly ine...
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Aug21TxM 100 Taxonomy Manual Part 1: Introduction, Problem Statement, Definitions and Examples Created by James Robertson on 8/21/2014 5:07:48 AM An overview of the history of the approach and statement of the problem in terms of major deficienc...
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Aug18SNw 043 Strategically Enriching your BIS: Part 1 -- Introduction Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 6:42:49 AM Introduction to the principles of precision configuration and strategically enriching your business ...
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Aug27Cnf 064 Engaging the Board in Strategic Information Technology Decisions Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 4:58:49 AM The Governance of Information Technology is fraught with difficulties and presents real challenges ...
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Aug25Sem 01 Why your Business Information System is NOT delivering and HOW to FIX it Created by James Robertson on 8/25/2014 8:06:01 AM A concise executive briefing directed at informing executives and senior managers with regard to th...
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Aug27Cnf 076 The Problem of IT Mythology and Mystique - Bringing IT Audit Down to Earth Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 11:01:07 AM The real issues in IT Audit, cutting through mythology and mystique to examine the factors that shou...
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Aug18SNw 045 Strategic Essence: The Missing Link: Part 3 -- The Essence IS Different Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:18:01 AM The strategic essence of the organization IS different, it is unusual, the competitors have differen...
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Aug22Cnf 080 Why your ERP is not delivering and how to fix it Created by James Robertson on 8/22/2014 2:26:42 PM One hour conference presentation regarding the major factors that give rise to ERP investment failu...
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Aug18SNw 048 Robust Procurement: Part 2 -- Bill of Services, Laboratory, Go-live Certificate, etc Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:33:22 AM The importance of a formal bill of services, a business simulation laboratory, the issue of formal c...
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Aug26Cnf 081 Insights of Knowledge Management in a Global Recession Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 8:09:20 AM A discussion of the importance of Precision Configuration as a vital component of unlocking the ful...
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Aug18SNw 041 Strategic Essence: The Missing Link: Part 2 -- Differentiation Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 6:31:18 AM A fundamental component of strategy and strategy determination is differentiation, understanding how...
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Sep12Std 025 The Engineering Approach to Business Information Systems Defined Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 3:56:29 PM Throughout this website I make reference to The Engineering Approach. The Engineering Approach is ...
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Aug18SNw 052 Robust Procurement: Part 3 - Exec Engagement, Bid Compliance, Adjudication and other matters Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:50:36 AM A discussion of the importance of executive engagement, bid compliance evaluation, a structured appr...
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Aug27Cnf 065 The REAL Issues in IT Audit Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 5:08:46 AM An overview of the Critical Factors for IT investment success and the factors causing failure from ...
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Aug22Web 01 Simple steps to increase the strategic value from your ERP investment Created by James Robertson on 8/22/2014 9:06:24 AM Video discussing simple techniques that can be applied to drastically improve the strategic decisio...
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Aug27Cnf 072 The essence of managing I.T. Projects on time that meet expectation Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 10:29:33 AM The management of IT projects generally focuses on the wrong factors, it is vital to focus on the C...
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Oct22Std 024 The ART of Strategic Business Information System Project Leadership Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 10:03:32 AM The general tendency is to think in terms of Project Management for business information systems pr...
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Sep10SNw 057 Business System Failure – HOW do you recognize it? Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 2:41:43 PM Many executives and managers do NOT know how to recognize business systems failure. They have fail...
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Aug26Cnf 085 Precision configuration -- Information Technologies' orphan child Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 4:57:32 AM The single biggest "hard" factor in the under performance of business information systems relates t...
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Aug25Sem 02 ERP and IT Procurement that Delivers Results Created by James Robertson on 8/25/2014 1:32:50 PM Much of what goes wrong with business information systems is that the procurement process is NOT ro...
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Aug18SNw 044 Robust Procurement: Part 1 -- Introduction Created by James Robertson on 8/18/2014 7:00:26 AM An overview of a robust business information systems procurement method designed to ensure that a ro...
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Aug27Cnf 077 A strategy focused planning system beyond traditional budgeting Created by James Robertson on 8/27/2014 11:08:16 AM Strategic change focuses on the essence of the business and how it thrives and undertakes activitie...
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Aug21TxM 101 Taxonomy Manual Part 2: Why Use JAR&A, Required Knowledge and Experience, Cubic Business Model and Chart of Accounts and Taxonomy Software Created by James Robertson on 8/21/2014 9:39:32 AM A discussion of why James A Robertson and Associates are the leaders with regard to this field, a d...
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Aug26Std 001 Simulation Laboratory Standards Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 3:45:14 AM Comprehensively configure and break the configuration until it cannot be broken any more and then c...
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