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Why I’m posting again

June 27, 2005

Some inquiring minds are asking offline why I'm posting again, and what some of my cryptic remarks over the previous months meant...Recently, I left a large consulting and professional services fim, through which I was assigned to a top specialty retailer.... Read more...

A legal precedent involving a data model

June 24, 2005

Some amateur analysis and summarization of Assessment Technologies of WI LLC v. Wiredata Inc, posted on Alan Wernick's site: - The data model can be copyrighted - Copyright to the data inputted into the data model is not automatically granted to the... Read more...

How to govern distributed IT?

June 24, 2005

So, one current meme is that centralized IT staff will increasingly be decentralized out to line of business embedded positions. This jibes with Nick Carr's thesis that the CIO title is akin to "VP of Electricity," a position that some turn... Read more...

Intellectual property specialist lawyer

June 23, 2005

Alan Wernick (chair of the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group for the law firm of Querrey & Harrow Ltd) gave a great presentation at the recent DAMA/Wilshire in Orlando. I had the chance to visit with him briefly afterwards. He... Read more...

Construction Claim & Dispute Resolution-5

June 21, 2005

CHAPTER 5: DISPUTES & ARBITRATIONDISPUTESLargely as consequences of the inefficiencies inherent in the engineering and construction project processes, it is not uncommon for disputes to arise in the course of the operations and administration of the... Read more...

Construction Claim & Dispute Resolution-4

June 21, 2005

Chapter 4: Breach of Contract & General DamagesIf any party to a contract fails to stick to its part of the bargain, there is a breach. A breach of contract occurs when:One party to a contract makes it impossible for the other parties to the contract... Read more...

Construction Claim & Dispute Resolution-3

June 21, 2005

Chapter 3: Liquidated And Ascertained Damages (LAD)Construction contracts do usually provide for “Liquidated Damages” in an event of a delay by the contractor. The aim of liquidated damages is to provide for a negotiated and fair method of allowing... Read more...

Construction Claim & Dispute Resolution-2

June 21, 2005

CHAPTER 2: CLAIMS AND DISPUTE ISSUESConstruction companies and projects in Malaysia have a track record for completing late and over-budget. Too many projects, particularly, in the public sector, had shown overrun in time and many claims and disputes... Read more...

Construction Claim & Dispute Resolution

June 21, 2005

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONThere are usually a large number of parties involved in a construction or engineering project with differing responsibilities. These differing responsibilities will inevitably lead to different priorities. It is in the nature of... Read more...

Fundamentals of integration metadata IV: An integration metamodel

June 17, 2005

Entire series: Part 1: Delving into the concept of IT "system" Part 2: Tracing the integration spiderweb Part 3: Software deployment Part 4: An integration metamodel Finally, here is an overall logical metamodel for your EAI competency... Read more...

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