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IT 2010s – Delay

A few weeks ago, as I was digging through some paper records (remember those things?), I ran across a paper I had written in grad school (latter half of the 80s) about stakeholders. All my thinking I put into that … Continue reading

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IT 2010s: The Basics – Intro

Continuing the exploration of IT Strategy for the 2010s (and beyond), it’s time to look at the basics. While Steve Jobs and Apple were inventing and rejuvenating market after market, they stuck to the basics. No. They went beyond that. … Continue reading

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A New Economic Model?

We’ve heard about the shifting economy (or, as some have said, the tanking economy) for a while. In my very humble opinion, it has been shifting for the last 20 plus years. Fortunately, better economic minds than mine also feel … Continue reading

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IT For The 2010s

“Is IT strategy dead?”, I asked in an earlier post. Instead of tackling the question directly, I’m going to sneak up on it in a series of posts about what IT needs to look like in the 2010s from the … Continue reading

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Is IT Strategy Dead?

Did I miss the obituary in the last ten years? When I left the corporate IT world eleven plus years ago, the buzzards were beginning to circle. The economic hits of the last tens years have not helped at all. … Continue reading

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Script Frenzy Over!

With April at an end, so is Script Frenzy. I won with 104 pages on April 29th. That’s the super news. Now only 20-30 more pages and the first draft is done. I plan on spending a little time away … Continue reading

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Three Is The Magick Number

In screenplays, three is the magick number. In most movies we see on the screen today, there is a formula and it centers on three. It is not always apparent, but screenplays are written in three acts with some very … Continue reading

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