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Please select a page: 1 - 3 Vikas Arora, Nakina Systems Blaise Stephanus, University of Denver Jim Palmer, Fortune 250 Company 4 - 6 John Mihalec, VP, IBM George Nettles Realty, Denver Steve Jones, Colorado

Vikas Arora CTO, Nakina Systems Regarding: The Case For Virtual Business Processes Enterprises that have effective business models are well positioned to execute in the current competitive business landscape. The bursting of the tech bubble to some extent illustrated the point that achieving effective ROI's from IT implementations are no longer driven by just the technology itself. Aligning people, process & technology with the strategic vision of the organization is imperative to succeed. The book contains a wealth of very timely advice needed by organizations on how technology can become an enabler to business process virtualization. This also falls in line with the current trend within enterprises in maximizing and generating additional value from existing IT investments. The case studies provided in the book provide a wealth of information on how you can achieve competitive edge by breaking the conventional barrier between technology and business. A must read for CXO's and IT/Business Strategy managers of startups, mid-size, large corporations & service providers, to leapfrog the competition and attain unprecedented heights!!

Blaise Stephanus Adjunct Faculty MCIS University College University of Denver Regarding: The Case For Virtual Business Processes (Business Process Virtualization) holds great promise of increased mission, flexibility, and profits. However to successfully implement such strategies one needs to master new disciplines. Ms. Young and Mr. Jude skillfully lead us through those waters discussing concepts like "incrementalization" and "business process valuation." Their book focuses both on a narrative of key concepts and processes and also shows "this new world in action" through case studies. Overall this book is a pioneering effort that explores new fruitful territory for both IT and Strategic Management. It takes the past concepts such as IT return on investment (ROI) to a new level by shifting them to the strategic next step. I believe the first companies that implement the concepts in this book will be viewing everyone else in the rear view mirror. I can't wait for more books on this subject!

Jim Palmer Senior Manager, Corp. Planning Fortune 250 Company Regarding: The Case For Virtual Business Processes This book addresses many of the major steps that today's corporations need to have squarely on their radar screen. If your IT and executive management have not acted on, or at least seriously investigated, many of the issues discussed in this book, you are certainly still living in the 20th century. And the 20th century is no place for today's corporation to be living. I, personally, am lucky enough to be working for a company that has addressed a little more than half of the topics the authors discuss. The challenge we face is getting our top executives to look at the other half. Half a loaf might sustain us but we can only step beyond being 'average' when we go for the entire loaf.