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October 1, 2007
[trend] Success = Specialization
One recent IBM study claims that the world's most successful firms by 2010 will be "specialized enterprise". Most industry is moving toward external specialization. To be successful, firms need to select on what tool, industry, practice, etc. they want to become specialized and invest heavily in that particular component in order to become competitive in the market - e.g. "Cognos" specialist in "healthcare" industry building "performance management" system.
Once you achieve an elite status in a particular component you can select the next adjacent tool, industry, or practice to find further growth opportunity - e.g. "Hyperion" specialist in "healthcare" industry building "performance management" system.
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Here is one trend seen in TDWI conference.
"BI consulting companies popping up - The trade show had more small integration and consulting companies than I've ever seen at TDWI. Based on the number of these companies, the BI market has to be growing. It's also a reflection of the maturing software market. More complex tools, tool integration challenges, and new technology are all feeding the need for specialists."
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Perhaps we will see a growing number of BI specialists in the near future.
The trend is well aligned with the emergence of "specialized enterpise".
Posted by William Cho at October 1, 2007 9:15 AM
