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Erik Gfesser

📍 Greater Chicago Area

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

Google Analytics: 3 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 has evolved considerably: However, it is quite clear that the number of pages per visit continues to be significantly greater for visitors from the United States:

The Four Laws of Consulting

Some readers might remember an earlier book review I wrote on "The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving & Getting Advice Successfully", which was originally written by Gerald M. Weinberg back in the mid-1980s. In that review, I called it "incredibly informative and entertaining", and

New Book Review: "Don't Just Roll the Dice"

Recently posted book review for Don't Just Roll the Dice: A Usefully Short Guide to Software Pricing, by Neil Davidson, Simple Talk Publishing, 2009, reposted here: This white paper sized introductory guide to software pricing is very well put together. After Davidson walks the reader through some basic

New Book Review: "Million Dollar Consulting"

New book review for Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice, by Alan Weiss, McGraw-Hill, 2009, reposted here: In his text "Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice", Alan Weiss concentrates on providing advice to those individuals seeking