The Role of Management Consulting
The hearings on the Galleon insider trading case have begun. Two of the accused Anil Kumar (turned witness) and Rajat Gupta are former McKinsey consultants. So naturally, there is light being shone on McKinsey and management consulting. John Gapper in the FT The calculation every client makes is, in the words of Christopher McKenna, a [...]
The Japanese Earthquake and Tsunamis — Supplier Management and Preparing for Supply Disruptions
After the death toll is counted in Japan and potentially other countries from the massive 8.9 Richter Scale magnitude earthquake that hit this morning and the subsequent Pacific Ocean Tsunamis, today is likely to be extremely trag…
Just What I (Don’t) Need, More News
I’ve been playing around with LinkedIn Today for a bit and have come to the conclusion that, as much as I like both LinkedIn and their partner Twitter, it doesn’t work for me. I absolutely understand how LinkedIn needs more pageviews and time spent on their site – especially with their upcoming IPO. I am [...]
QR Codes, Undecided
I love QR codes… it gives me something to do with the barcode scanner on my Evo. And occasionally they perform a function that is actually useful. A few weeks ago I started poking around and trying out different apps for creating my own QR codes and, surprisingly, it turned out to be a lot [...]
Reengineering Work: Obliterate AND automate
I have been invited to moderate a customer panel on next-gen BPO at the Cognizant Community event next week. The theme of the conference is The Future of Work”. When I look at the wide range of industries represented on the panel, the economic models behind today’s BPO, the technologies which are influencing every business [...]
