But Europe's four-year-old e-retail market is still relatively small in value, somewhat flaky, susceptible to generating unhelpful peaky demand and, as yet, a fairly poor distribution channel for overstocks and ends-of-range.
Comparing different countries and cultures there are clear and remarkable differences in their ability to create wealth and adapt to new technology. For the purposes of argument and simplification I am now going to assume the human head and entity...
While the revenue generating departments cling on to their corporates halos, the so-called service providers to the business feel the heat. In both instances you should be investing in human capital not taking an axe to it.
What is clear, and has been clear for some time, is that the power distribution infrastructure is creaking, and deregulation has removed generating capacity when it is still needed. A few more twists in the management of energy demand see the use...
This market maturity will yield repeatable, reusable, governance-focused 'templates' (people, process, policy), further generating more interest, success and thus spending in portfolio management. The IT organisation should conduct a regular review...
Another boom area is the market for human capital management (HCM) applications, which are designed to help streamline human resources operations - generating $5.5bn in sales last year, a 12 per cent year-on-year increase.