Asif Gill Blogs

Abstract:   E nterprise Strategy, Architecture and Project Management are critical when making decisions about the assessment, adoption or de-adoption of emerging technologies for IT-enabled business transformation and agility (e.g. virtualisation, cloud, social media, BPM, mobile). However, the absence of agility and lack of integration between the enterprise strategy, enterprise architecture and project management can lead to slow and inconsistent technology assessment and adoption. The alpha version 2.0 of the integrated Agile Business Transformation framework (see Figure 1), introduced in a three-part article, is an attempt to address this problem and can be used to guide effective technology assessment, adoption and improvement .  Figure 1. Integrated Agile Business Transformation Framework (Copyright Dr. Asif Q. Gill 2012) Introduction Part 1 of this article discussed the agile business transformation and agile enterprise strategy (AES)...

Abstract:  E nterprise Strategy, Architecture and Project Management are critical when making decisions about the assessment, adoption or de-adoption of emerging technologies for IT-enabled business transformation and agility (e.g. virtualisation, cloud, social media, BPM, mobile). However,   the absence of agility and lack of integration between the enterprise strategy, enterprise architecture and project management can lead to slow and inconsistent technology assessment and adoption. The alpha   version 2.0 of the integrated Agile Business Transformation framework (see Figure 1), introduced in a three-part article, is an attempt to address this problem and can be used to guide effective technology assessment, adoption and improvement . Figure 1. Integrated Agile Business Transformation Framework (Copyright Dr. Asif Q. Gill 2012) Introduction This framework builds on the well-known agility and CAS (Complex Adaptive Systems) theor...

Information management is one of the most important “Business Capabilities” of government emergency agencies (EA) in preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters . EA have shown a significant interest in the use of cloud-based social media such as Twitter and Facebook for crowd-sourcing, managing and distribution of disaster related information. The effective management of crowd sourced information (via social media) is all about being proactive in recognising and addressing the “Crowd-Sourced Information Management Challenges” before they turn into problems. This article presents a template based tool “ Crowd Sourced Information Management Challenges’ Assessment Matrix ”. This assessment tool can be useful for government agencies in assessing crowd-sourced information management challenges and developing a proactive strategy for the use of social media for crowd-sourcing, managing and distribution of disaster related information . Major Categories...

BigData is another catchphrase which is getting a vast attention in both academic and industry forums. However, the question is whether it is just a buzzword or a real opportunity for business organisations. BigData term generally applies to the large size of the data. But, it is more than the large size. Organisations need to understand what does it really mean – a hype or reality? This blog post explains five BigData characteristics for business organisations to help them understanding the BigData characteristics and uncovering the embedded business opportunities.   Figure 1: V5 Big Data Lens (Dr. Asif Q. Gill 2012) 1. Volume – This applies to the large size or volume of the data that cannot be managed via traditional means. 2. Variety – Large volume of data or BigData is more than the data size. It could also be in a number of different forms such as structured or un-structured, text, images, videos etc. It can come from a number of different source...