James Drogan

I don't recall which of the blogs I scan brought me to Harvard Business Online and can't, therefore give proper credit.  Sorry.

Harvard Business Online contains a number of sections, most of which remain to be explored by me.  I am, however, attracted to The Next Big Thing, a discussion led by Tom Davenport.  One of the issues I face is that of keeping current on the technology management issues faced by senior management.  I'm constantly on the prowl for sources of information that can help me resolve this issue.  Davenport's discussion group may be one of these.

For example, at the moment he is discussing:

1. SOA
2. Enterprise 2.0
3. Analytics

Davenport also seems to be placing an emphasis on the socio-political aspects of managing technology - an emphasis with which I agree.  I was active in the technology field for some 36 years, and have continued, over the last six years, to discuss the subject at the graduate level at colleges and universities.  I have a bit of experience in the area.

In the latter part of my career as a consultant at IBM the issue I continued to encounter in the management of technology was that of culture, the socio-political aspects Davenport discusses.  Currently, I devote two of 14 class modules - one on ethics, the other on culture - to discussing these matters with my students (the latest syllabus for my MIS class can be found here).

Davenport is a welcome source I recommend to others.