http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog Measuring what matters and Managing what can be measured Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:21:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got involved in a couple of threads lately discussing the merits of modeling in light of new technology. I did fill up some space on those threads, but will be merciful and put my semi-rant here. As a James Martin Alumni, I got to see the benefits of modeling ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=106 After keynoting TDWI in San Diego, I had a chance to sit down with Paul Kautza of TDWI and talk about CPO and the upcoming TDWI event. You can see the video here. http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=104 Thanks to all who attended TDWI in San Diego this week. Even with all my travel woes (22 hours from Maine to California), it was a pleasure keynoting Monday morning. Also, thanks to all who stopped by for a book signing at the booth. Please email me with your ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=102 Are you going to TDWI San Diego next week? Set the alarm for Monday morning and catch my keynote of Chief Performance Officer, A Role Whose Time Has Come. Also, just added a book signing on the expo floor on Tuesday afternoon, at the Oracle booth. Hope to see ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=100 Tom Davenport talks of the Rise of Chief Performance Officer in HBR Blog. Having Tom validate the CPO concept is a true seal of approval that the CPO is here. http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=98 In the latest issue of Journal of Management Excellence, I published an article about the use of analysis chains in understanding and achieving value in an organization. Analysis chains are a method for combining cause-and-effect relationships and technology feasibility. Read the article here. http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=94 After the withdrawl of Nancy Killefer from the federal CPO position, President Obama has nominated Jefferey Zients for the position. Glad to see the position did not go away with Ms. Killefer's withdrawl. Confused about what a CPO does? See my interview on Foxnews. http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=92 I caught up with an old colleague last week and got talking about a project. His user group was using the newly deployed BI and reporting system in an interesting way. They had deployed mostly in an ad-hoc with some built in analytics. The way he described it ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=90 I was recently talking with a relative who works the finance department in the waste management industry, particularly in the portable toilets you see at construction sites, events, etc. We got on the subject of the economy and he had some interesting observations. Because so much of his business is ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=88 With the stepping down a few weeks ago of Nancy Killefer, the topic of Chief Performance Officer has seemed to vanished from the front page of the newspapers. CPO though, has picked up more steam than ever in the Private sector. Accountability in a commercial organization for all ... http://chiefperformanceofficer.com/blog/?p=85