Executive Summary Parents and children highly influence each other. The topic of this article is to look at the research into this relationship. Introduction Childhood depression is extremely rare. This is expressed in the following quotation. “While many people think of depression as an adult condition, roughly 3% of children experience depression as well.” –…
Executive Summary Software vendors make frequent mistakes in their marketing. We cover some of the major ones in this article. Introduction IT media is more concentrated than in the nation’s history. This poses problems for small vendors in obtaining fair coverage. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this…
Executive Summary Software vendors make frequent mistakes in their marketing. We cover some of the major ones in this article. Introduction This article explains the complications in leveraging IT analysts for smaller vendors. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork articles, see this…
Executive Summary McKinsey is one of the most powerful consulting companies globally and is instrumental in getting governments to privatize infrastructure to corrupt private entities. Introduction McKinsey is critical in providing authoritative but financially biased and corrupt advice, which is always about promoting privatization and to enrich McKinsey and entities connected to McKinsey. McKinsey and…
Executive Summary Forecast accuracy is very important in determining the correctness of economic models. However, in economics, whether the economist conforms with private banking interests is considered far more important than forecast accuracy. Introduction The following quote covers Godley. “Professor Wynne Godley, retired head of Economics at Cambridge University and now over 80 years old,…
Executive Summary The excellent book The New Great Depression was interesting, it was necessary to record some quotes. Introduction This book covers a scenario that is the opposite of the often projected recovery that would come as the pandemic recedes from its current heights. Our References for This Article If you want to see our…
Executive Summary A major issue with forecast error is the lack of interest in measuring individuals. We cover an instance of why this is. Introduction The problem with not holding people accountable for forecast error is proliferated both in companies and in societies. This article shows an example of this general distain for holding people…
Executive Summary Gartner proposes that they charge software vendors for value-added services, and these charges are not buying positions in the MQ. We review this claim. Introduction Gartner proposes that no vendor buys their way into the Magic Quadrant. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and…
Executive Summary Most of the software vendors in an area lose from the Gartner Magic Quadrant, yet few say anything against Gartner. This article sets up the reality of the MQ and addresses the question of why vendors stay silent. Introduction The IT analyst space has a major problem. While there are several major IT…
Executive Summary This article contains comments from the articles on DDMRP. Introduction These comments are in response to the articles on DDMRP. Article Questions & Comments I had the following questions asked of me directly, so here are the answers. Question #1 This is a response to a question asked by Sanjeev Gupta on LinkedIn. I…