Declan Kavanagh

A review of the relationship between technology and human behaviour traits when considering social collaboration platforms to release talent in an organisation

This paper considers the business value of IT Maturity Frameworks. It contrasts some of the more popular open frameworks such as ITIL, CMMI, TOGAF, COBIT etc. I provides some guidance on the selection and adoption of IT Maturity Frameworks

The strength of an economy is often judged by the level of successful business start-up’s , the culture and supports that exist to facilitate innovation and enterprise. Ideas for new businesses are ten-a-penny (many) but converting an idea to a successful enterprise is less frequent. In many ways it’s a numbers game we want to create an environment where business ideas are frequent, where these ideas are tested and where appropriate converted into successful ventures. We need to understand the… Show more

The strength of an economy is often judged by the level of successful business start-up’s , the culture and supports that exist to facilitate innovation and enterprise. Ideas for new businesses are ten-a-penny (many) but converting an idea to a successful enterprise is less frequent. In many ways it’s a numbers game we want to create an environment where business ideas are frequent, where these ideas are tested and where appropriate converted into successful ventures. We need to understand the relationship between Ideas, Inventions, Innovations and Enterprise. Failure to understand this set of relationships is often a cause of failure at an individual level and at an economy level. This paper looks at the top 5 CSF's for entrepreneurial economies Show less

This paper outlines an effective process to Enter New Markets with Advantage

Critical business, management and operational processes and KPI's for scaling a technology business

Advantage is what creates value for you, your customers and your organisation. Focusing on advantage and sources of advantage through the life cycle of a business, whether it be commercial or not for profit, ensures entrepreneurs and leaders minimise risk and maximise value. This book presents a framework called “The Business Advantage Model (BAM™)” that supports leaders in the identification, creation, proving, securing, leveraging and changing of advantage. It is about doing the right things… Show more

Advantage is what creates value for you, your customers and your organisation. Focusing on advantage and sources of advantage through the life cycle of a business, whether it be commercial or not for profit, ensures entrepreneurs and leaders minimise risk and maximise value. This book presents a framework called “The Business Advantage Model (BAM™)” that supports leaders in the identification, creation, proving, securing, leveraging and changing of advantage. It is about doing the right things the right way at the right time across every aspect of starting, scaling and readjusting a business. Its goal is to help create more high performance organisations. Show less

Advantage is what creates value for you, your customers and your organisation. Focusing on advantage and sources of advantage through the life cycle of a business, whether it be commercial or not for profit, ensures entrepreneurs and leaders minimise risk and maximise value. In the book “Advantage” a framework is presented called “The Business Advantage Model (BAM™)” that supports leaders in the identification, creation, proving, securing, leveraging and changing of advantage. It is about… Show more

Advantage is what creates value for you, your customers and your organisation. Focusing on advantage and sources of advantage through the life cycle of a business, whether it be commercial or not for profit, ensures entrepreneurs and leaders minimise risk and maximise value. In the book “Advantage” a framework is presented called “The Business Advantage Model (BAM™)” that supports leaders in the identification, creation, proving, securing, leveraging and changing of advantage. It is about doing the right things the right way at the right time across every aspect of starting, scaling and readjusting a business.
The book is a practical guide for entrepreneurs who wish to implement more agile and experimental approaches to business which are learning centric. It is aligned with latest theory and research that address the issues related to traditional sequential approaches that are focused on static business plans. It offers an approach based on learning, facts and data which inform the evolutionary stages of a business and provides more accuracy and reality to starting and scaling a business. It enables a living business plan and a dynamic start up. By adopting this agile information centric approach with a focus on Advantage we reduce risk and improve success rates in new and scaling businesses.
Leaders and teams perform best when they have 1. a framework/model and a 2. focus and the BAM™ provides both.
Academic Reviewers have commended and recommended this new approach, as have IBM Innovation and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
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