Comments on: KVC Workbook available http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/ Observations by Tim Powell Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:54:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alan S. Michaels http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Alan S. Michaels Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:38:20 +0000 http://www.tylergore.com/kvc/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/#comment-60 <p>Hello Tim,</p> <p>I finished your book, “The Knowledge Value Chain Workbook.” Great job! </p> <p>A few thoughts...</p> <p>In the same way you admire Sherman Kent’s opening - “Intelligence is knowledge”, I suggest the first sentence of your workbook also state the theme (above the section title “The factory”) and say something like:</p> <p>“The science of corporate intelligence development starts with KVCs.”</p> <p>Although your book is the first business book I couldn’t put down since (all of) Michael E. Porter’s books, I do admit (sorry) that I was slightly disappointed, even though the book has a fabulous beginning, interesting and practical advice throughout, and is sprinkled with fabulous stories. Based on the great concept you are developing, I was looking for the substance (the scientific method for KVCs) that I hope will be in version two. Specifically, I was expecting to see industry-specific value chains for sample business units (which could then be linked into a corporate “macro view” for all corporate KVCs, creating a corporate-wide KVC mapping).</p> <p>Then I was going to shock you in how easy it would be to add that industry-specific data model knowledge to the eCompetitors.com Global Industry Dashboard [TM]. Presto – you / we would have (at least an initial) corporate intelligence framework. eCompetitors Inc can do this automatically because we can add “generic” + “industry specific” anything – including industry specific KVCs.</p> <p>In summary, great book! - And I really look forward to version two or an appendix for: “Examples of industry specific KVCs”. For example:<br />  “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: New Headache Medication Development.”<br />  “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Foreign Exchange Trading Services.”<br />  “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Commercial Auto Insurance.”<br />  “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Competitive Intelligence Consulting Services.”<br /> Like everything else we’ve done at www.eCompetitors.com in leveraging the ideas of Michael Porter in analyzing 10,000 industries – after doing about twenty examples – patterns quickly emerge for what is “generic” and what is industry specific.</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Alan S. Michaels, co-founder<br /> www.eCompetitors.com</p> Hello Tim,

I finished your book, “The Knowledge Value Chain Workbook.” Great job!

A few thoughts…

In the same way you admire Sherman Kent’s opening – “Intelligence is knowledge”, I suggest the first sentence of your workbook also state the theme (above the section title “The factory”) and say something like:

“The science of corporate intelligence development starts with KVCs.”

Although your book is the first business book I couldn’t put down since (all of) Michael E. Porter’s books, I do admit (sorry) that I was slightly disappointed, even though the book has a fabulous beginning, interesting and practical advice throughout, and is sprinkled with fabulous stories. Based on the great concept you are developing, I was looking for the substance (the scientific method for KVCs) that I hope will be in version two. Specifically, I was expecting to see industry-specific value chains for sample business units (which could then be linked into a corporate “macro view” for all corporate KVCs, creating a corporate-wide KVC mapping).

Then I was going to shock you in how easy it would be to add that industry-specific data model knowledge to the eCompetitors.com Global Industry Dashboard [TM]. Presto – you / we would have (at least an initial) corporate intelligence framework. eCompetitors Inc can do this automatically because we can add “generic” + “industry specific” anything – including industry specific KVCs.

In summary, great book! – And I really look forward to version two or an appendix for: “Examples of industry specific KVCs”. For example:
 “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: New Headache Medication Development.”
 “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Foreign Exchange Trading Services.”
 “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Commercial Auto Insurance.”
 “A Sample Macro-View of KVCs for Business Unit: Competitive Intelligence Consulting Services.”
Like everything else we’ve done at http://www.eCompetitors.com in leveraging the ideas of Michael Porter in analyzing 10,000 industries – after doing about twenty examples – patterns quickly emerge for what is “generic” and what is industry specific.

Cheers,
Alan S. Michaels, co-founder
http://www.eCompetitors.com

]]> By: Rachel Gouin http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Rachel Gouin Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:02:46 +0000 http://www.tylergore.com/kvc/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/#comment-7 Would like to purchase. Am on Webinar right now with T. Powell. I have an event on 11-9-07 on just this topic and would like to be able to ascribe credit to this work and possibly even purchase and distribute to the up to 100 attendees (all knowledge workers and decision makers within our various business units). Kind regards, Rachel Mobile: 404-861-7106 Would like to purchase. Am on Webinar right now with T. Powell.
I have an event on 11-9-07 on just this topic and would like to be able to ascribe credit to this work and possibly even purchase and distribute to the up to 100 attendees (all knowledge workers and decision makers within our various business units).
Kind regards,
Rachel
Mobile: 404-861-7106

]]> By: Patric Hale http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Patric Hale Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:04:22 +0000 http://www.tylergore.com/kvc/2007/09/06/kvc-workbook/#comment-6 Dear Tim, I'm looking forward to receiving a copy. Also send a copy to the Editor of Harvard Business Review offering to do a precis article in a future issue of HBR. He's very much into the knowledge management business since before HBR, and would be a good opportunity for you. All the best. Kind regards, Patric Hale Capital Markets LLC 6 Robertson Lane #7 Cos Cob, CT 06807 Dear Tim,

I’m looking forward to receiving a copy. Also send a copy to the Editor of Harvard Business Review offering to do a precis article in a future issue of HBR. He’s very much into the knowledge management business since before HBR, and would be a good opportunity for you. All the best.

Kind regards,
Patric Hale
Capital Markets LLC
6 Robertson Lane #7
Cos Cob, CT 06807

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