http://timoelliott.com/blog/2007/03/whats_in_a_name_pm_bi_im.html Timo Elliott's Business Analytics Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://timoelliott.com/blog/2007/03/whats_in_a_name_pm_bi_im.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 Timo Elliott Thu, 31 May 2007 05:23:03 +0000 http://192.220.58.236/blog/?p=16#comment-13 Jonathan, I'm not saying they're exactly the same thing, but I think there's a lot more overlap in real life implementations than is implied by the theory. Given all the endless articles on what the differences are, and when one starts and the other finishes, I actually think trying to keep them apart is a greater disservice... And completely agree that PM is about more than finance -- but the term PM is neverthless strongly associated (I sometimes say "has been highjacked") by the finance function... Jonathan,
I’m not saying they’re exactly the same thing, but I think there’s a lot more overlap in real life implementations than is implied by the theory. Given all the endless articles on what the differences are, and when one starts and the other finishes, I actually think trying to keep them apart is a greater disservice…
And completely agree that PM is about more than finance — but the term PM is neverthless strongly associated (I sometimes say “has been highjacked”) by the finance function…

]]> http://timoelliott.com/blog/2007/03/whats_in_a_name_pm_bi_im.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 Jonathan Becher Thu, 31 May 2007 05:13:26 +0000 http://192.220.58.236/blog/?p=16#comment-12 I think suggesting that PM and BI are the same thing does both of them disservice (http://alignment.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/bi-vs-pm/). What's more, I don't think PM is a finance only application (http://alignment.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/operational-it-or-financial/). I suppose that we can agree to disagree. I think suggesting that PM and BI are the same thing does both of them disservice (http://alignment.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/bi-vs-pm/). What’s more, I don’t think PM is a finance only application (http://alignment.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/operational-it-or-financial/). I suppose that we can agree to disagree.

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