Monthly Archives: September 2008

Enterprise Architecture: ‘New’ to MWT

Posted on September 29, 2008 by admin

The MWT/TEBT Collaboration Architecture recognises that when technologies successfully transform businesses they often do so through sharing and/or standardisation of business processes and data.  It is this standardisation which allows greater transparency of operations (and operational risk) as well as ultimately … Continue reading →

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Bailout reader

Posted on September 29, 2008 by admin

Mises.org has released an interesting Bailout Reader of articles and other literature relating to the current ‘financial crisis’ in the US.  It basically says ‘Ha!  Look how clever we were predicting this; and look at the theory that we refer … Continue reading →

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Multisourcing disipline: ‘New’ to MWT

Posted on September 29, 2008 by admin

There is no avoiding it.  There is an overlap between some aspects of the MWT Model and what is increasingly called Multisourcing.  The Multisourcing dicipline really is beyond procurement, outsourcing, and supplier management.  Multisourcing is both a strategy and a … Continue reading →

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More on Michael Costa, or Moron Michael Costa?

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

After my last post on Michael Costa, my wife accused me of having ‘a little man crush’ on Mr Costa.  To be honest I hadn’t yet decided what I thought of him due to lack of information.  This in turn … Continue reading →

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‘Fit to govern’ in Australian politics

Posted on September 14, 2008 by admin

Readers in Australia will know that the NSW treasurer Michael Costa was recently sacked – just before he became eligible for a pension from what I understand, and not long before the premier himself resigned. Skip ahead a few scandals … Continue reading →

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Architecture as Strategy

Posted on September 13, 2008 by admin

Review of Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution to follow… Link to the book’s companion web site Buy the book from Amazon.com Powered by Qumana

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ROI Challenge for Operationalising Brands

Posted on September 12, 2008 by admin

This is a category test. (updated) Powered by Qumana

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Structure of the MWT Model

Posted on September 11, 2008 by admin

In the last post, we looked at the Context of the MWT Model.  In this post we will look at the structure of the MWT Model.  The diagram below shows the major components of the MWT Model; with the exception … Continue reading →

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Context of the MWT Model

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

The MWT Model is a replacement for the standard management practices of an organisation.  It is based on the same premises that recognise that market-based economies create value more effectively than planned economies. In this sense, the MWT Model is … Continue reading →

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Testing…

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

… an off-line blogging tool that might just save this blog. .,Powered by Qumana

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