Flawed Decision Process and the Deadly Sproutbreak

Why did it take so long to discover the source of the deadly outbreak of E.coli poisoning in Germany? Since the start of the outbreak, 35 people have died, over 100 will need kidney transplants or life-long dialysis, more than 3,000 people are ill, and falsely-accused Spanish cucumber producers have lost millions of Euros. Researchers initially relied on the most obvious source of data: the tests carried out on suspect food. Unfortunately, the thousands... [Read More...]

Some Examples of How to Use Streamwork, The New SAP Collaborative Decision-Making Application

[post updated to reflect new name, StreamWork]. SAP’s decision-focused collaboration project, 12sprints, is now in “open beta”, so that anybody can sign up. Here’s the blurb from the web site explaining what it is: Bring order to chaos and transform teamwork into results quickly. Collaborative decision-making brings together: People – Get everyone on the same page Information – Share documents and data all in plain view Methods... [Read More...]