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Erik Gfesser

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Google Analytics: 5 Months

Since October 2009 when Google Analytics was set up for this blog (see my earlier post), the map overlay for the number of visits continues to evolve, with the number of countries of origin now at 40. Of this total, 58% visited from the United States, followed by Canada, the

New Book Review: "Under Control"

New book review for Under Control: Governance Across the Enterprise (CA Press), by Jacob Lamm, Sumner Blount, Steve Boston, Marc Camm, Robert Cirabisi, Nancy E. Cooper, Galina Datskovsky, Christopher Fox, Kenneth V. Handal, William E. McCracken, John Meyer, Helge Scheil, Alan Srulowitz, and Robert Zanella, Apress, 2010, reposted here: A

New Book Review: "Life Balance"

New book review for Life Balance: How to Convert Professional Success into Personal Happiness – Powerful Techniques for the Successful Practitioner (The Ultimate Consultant Series), by Alan Weiss, Jossey-Bass / Pfeiffer – A Wiley Imprint, 2003, reposted here: This text is part of a 7-part series by the author called "The Ultimate

Success and Failure

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success. – James Cameron, The Return of James Cameron

Personal Reading List: 2Q2010

My personal reading list for April, May, and June 2010. Color Key: Special Notes, Currently Queued, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. Bridging the Silos: Enterprise Architecture for IT Architects, by Tom S. Graves, Tetradian Books, 2008. The Data Model Resource Book Volume 1 (Revised Edition): A Library of Universal

New Book Review: "Manage Your Project Portfolio"

Recently posted book review for Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects, by Johanna Rothman, The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2009, reposted here: Rothman's latest effort is all about how to create and use a project portfolio effectively. Note that while the author discusses how a

Adopting Analytics

Although not formally released by Harvard Business Press for another week (Amazon.com indicates February 8, 2010 availability), as expected the success of "Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning" is generating interest in the "Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results" follow-up effort by

RSNA 2009: Quality Improvement?

Two months ago today, I had the opportunity to spend the morning and afternoon at the RSNA 2009 trade show event at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. December and January have been busy and quite eventful months at my current client, and so I have not had much time to

New Book Review: "Analytics at Work"

Recently posted book review for Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results, by Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris, and Robert Morison, Harvard Business Press, 2010, reposted here: Well composed follow-up by the writers of "Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning" and Robert Morison, coauthor of

Past Book Review (May 13, 2007): "Competing on Analytics"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, by Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris, Harvard Business School Press, 2007, reposted here: The recent Wall Street Journal review of this work captivated me enough for a follow-up