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Summary: Also for sml and med size co's who work with the big boys
Review: This is the most thought provoking book I've ever read. I picked it up because I thought I could learn some new tricks. I had the honor of working with M. Hammer (in a group setting) in the mid-90's while working for a Lrg Pharmaceutical Co in NJ. He helped them to re-engineer their entire global procurement process. It was a very enlightening experience. This time I am looking to integrate his ideas into leading edge B2B Extranet development. As a developer/designer for 8 years, I am looking to re-invent myself with an eye toward better application development process and its use for Large, Medium and Small company integration.P.S. Keep a notebook handy, some of the most incredible ideas will flood your brain, and there is no way you'll remember them all!
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Summary: Prayers for Preserving the Past
Review: Unfortunately, I found nothing new in the book. His work with Champy was far better and gave enough treatment on process orientation to make this book superfluous. With this book, he merely provides notions based on his previous works then extended to religious levels. At times, the reading was encumbered by the excessive use of the word "process". I felt like I was reading prayers - prayers to the process gods. After a few chapters of lecturing that bordered on fire and brimstone speeches, I felt like the whole work was tainted with a shrillness. There are a few gems in here. The ones that struck me most seemed to discount the (now aged) process view of organizational theory. This book would have been a five star classic if he would have been more balanced and talked about the great process failures and the limitations inherent to process oriented organizations. I'll sum it up: every manager needs to know Hammer & Champy. To know Hammer and Champy, read Re-engineering the Corporation and Re-engineering Management - read them both. If you find that Process Orientation is the defining strategic management implement for your organization, don't read this book, because it will not challenge your belief. This book tends to justify, justify, justify. If you don't think your organization should become process oriented, read this book: it will give you some food for thought. It was not worth what I paid, but it was worth the time it took to read. I'd wait 'til it reaches your local library. In the mean time, check out "Execution" and "It's the Fast that Eat the Slow".
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