Unions are to be given more say in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) awards, the UK government disclosed today. In an effort to restore confidence in the much maligned system, employees will now have access to bidders' employment track records.
But conversely, dot-coms will need to learn execution skills from the old economy if they are to survive. At a SAP roundtable debate in London yesterday, business leaders concluded traditional companies need one or two individuals who will champion...
A recent article in the FT questioned the impact of rapid communications of information on decision-making. It can be argued the wider the audience, the better the range of discussion and scrutiny of information and the ideas behind it.
Cost is not the main factor in IT decision-making - on the contrary, it could well be the least important. That's according to the latest research from Quocirca research division QNB Intelligence which has found suppliers are much more concerned...
Mechanised decision-making, whether through computers or call-centre scripts, is good for many things - but not for interacting with human beings. Martin Brampton wonders whether businesses are eroding customers' trust by dealing with them in an...
Poor quality and duplicated data is leading to bad decision-making and undermining costly investment in business intelligence projects, according to industry experts. Business intelligence software allows organisations to pull together information...