Social networking has largely been considered the evil twin of personal e-mails at work, where phrases such as “time waste” and “unproductive time” come to mind. Large corporations are slowly embracing the use of social networking sites to unleash business potential. Various experts have been listing multiple companies and examples of where the world is [...]

The quantitative outcome of architectural and design related efforts is often regarded as a notoriously difficult task. The challenge of business benefit quantification in the software environment is also emphasized when medium to longer term impacts need to be assessed. The fuzzy nature of architecture level principles, the lack of relevant measures and overall traceability [...]

The revised King Code and Report on Governance for South Africa (“King III”) was launched on 1 September 2009.  It came into effect and replaces the existing King II Code and Report on Corporate Governance (“King II”) on 1 March 2010.  The review of King II was prompted by changes in international governance trends and [...]

The Great Recession of 2008 had a lasting effect on the public perception of investment banks. The net result was a general lack of trust in the investment banking community and a need for improved transparency in the move to gain back that trust. Although South African investment banks were largely not party to the [...]

Research used to support business initiatives into Africa needs to be taken with the proverbial pinch (perhaps even a bag!) of salt. The majority of Africa’s economy is informal and it is therefore difficult to get reliable statistics. Available information spans vast time frames covering the years between 2002 information for some countries, current (2009) [...]