Books
In Pursuit of the Perfect Plant: A Business and Technical Guide
In Pursuit of the Perfect Plant goes beyond business and industrial methodology books published in the past, conceiving of the entire chain of production from order to delivery as a single, living organism with distinct, but wholly interdependent parts.
Feb 18, 2010 Nenshad Bardoliwalla to be TDWI Keynote Speaker on The Top 10 Emerging Trends on March 10
Nenshad Bardoliwalla, co-author of Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution will be delivering the keynote address at TDWI's Chapter Seminar in New York City on March 10, 2010.
Bardoliwalla's address will be on “The Top 10 Emerging Trends in Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management," which is the topic of the March 10 seminar, and his co-speaker will be Howard Brathwaite from MTV Networks. More »
Dec 13, 2009 PC World Article on SAP, EPM, Oracle Resonates with 'Driven to Perform'
PC World's Business Center site has an article titled 'SAP Making EPM Push Against Oracle' that touches on a subject covered in 'Driven to Perform.'
The article talks about CKE Restaurants' move from Oracle's Hyperion software to SAP's BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation product. More »
Oct 07, 2009 Listen to the 'EPM, GRC, and the Future of SAP in a SaaS World' podcast with Nenshad Bardoliwalla
Nenshad Bardoliwalla, one of the authors of the "Driven to Perform" book, has a new podcast called "On the 'Driven to Perform' Book, How it Translates into EPM and GRC skills needs, and how SAP will fare in an SaaS Economy."
Here's an excerpt from the podcast overview: More »
Sep 15, 2009 'Mashup Corporations' Is Now Required Reading at BYU President's Leadership Council
"Mashup Corporations" is now required reading at Brigham Young University's President's Leadership Council. More »
Sep 06, 2009 'Driven to Perform' Authors Featured on Material Handling Management Site
Driven to Perform authors Stephanie Buscemi, Denise Vu Broady, and Nenshad Bardoliwalla have written an interesting and informative piece for Material Handling Management titled Performance Management: Getting Everybody On the Same Page. More »
Jul 31, 2009 'Driven to Perform' Receives a Favorable Mention on ZDNet
ZDNet's Oliver Marks has written a favorable post on his Collaboration 2.0 blog that mentions the Driven to Perform book.
In his post, Marks says "this book, with a focus on performance management to achieve tangible business results, appears to be a good up-to-date primer on how to tune SAP in the enterprise to get the maximum bang for your buck and create a ‘high performance, data-driven culture‘." More »
Jul 15, 2009 Stephanie Buscemi Discusses "Driven to Perform" on BeyeNETWORK
Stephanie Buscemi, of SAP, who is one of the authors of Driven to Perform, is featured in an audiocast on the BeyeNETWORK discussing the book.
According to the item on Beye, Stephanie "demonstrates how performance management can optimize every business unit within an organization, whether it's a community health clinic or a multinational corporation."
To hear the audiocast, go here.
Jun 20, 2009 First Impressions on 'Perfect Plant' Book from Clive Wilby, Senior Consultant, BASF-IT Services
Clive Wilby has been kind enough to give us his impressions of the "Perfect Plant" book: More »
Jun 20, 2009 Adolf Allesch, Global SAP NetWeaver Lead Partner for IBM Global Business Services Reviews 'Perfect Plant' Book
What follows is a review of the Perfect Plant book by Adolf Allesch, Global SAP NetWeaver Lead Partner, IBM Global Business Services:
In my practice I have invested in numerous books and articles searching for a comprehensive piece of work that ties the challenges of manufacturing with useable, actionable enterprise software implementation. In Search of the Perfect Plant sets new ground in understanding a realistic approach to true actionable improvements for plant operations. More »