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IT’s ‘war for talent’ is a losing battle

CIO Business Intelligence

In his 2001 best-seller, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t , author Jim Collins reminds us that “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” Talent matters — but is ‘war’ the right metaphor?

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Marketing as a strategic business partner: mixing theory, research and #data

Jen Stirrup

After all, the Internet can break a business very quickly! So, organizations need a cohesive strategy which aligns all methods of communication to ensure consistency (Porter, 2001). to 3.9% (UK Government, 2017). 2001, Strategy and the Internet. Harvard business Review , (2001): 63-78. Porter, M.E.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 8

Domino Data Lab

Note that data warehouse (DW) and business intelligence (BI) practices both emerged circa 1990. My read of that narrative arc is that some truly weird tensions showed up circa 2001: Arguably, it’s the heyday of DW+BI. A very big mess since circa 2001, and now becoming quite a dangerous mess. Disconnects, in a nutshell.