William Laurent - Strategic IT Planning And Business Intelligence

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. -- Henry David Thoreau

Fall 2008

• SOA Governance by Todd Biske is realeased with a nice mention of me as the technical reviewer. http://www.packtpub.com/soa-governance/book#indetail"

• Scheduled to present at the SAP Data Conference in Las Vegas and France. http://www.sapdata2008.com

Summer 2008

• Industry Expert Gary Cokins (from SAS) gives me a nice mention in his blog. Thanks Gary! http://blogs.sas.com/cokins/index.php?/archives/66-What-Can-You-Learn-from-Subject-Matter-Experts.html

• This is cool: A gathering of knowledge leaders in Business Intelligence in Toronto generated some good press and our picture was running in Times Square NYC. Thanks to Marcovitch PR for the photo! http://www.williamlaurent.com/DI_Press_Release.jpg

• Technical Reviewer for new book on SOA Governance by Packt Publishing in the UK. Packt Website is http://www.packtpub.com/

Spring 2008

• Working with Anderson International of Tokyo as a Strategic Partner; leading BI projects in North America and Asia. For more information, please go to http://www.anderson.co.jp

Winter 2008

• Founded Executive Business Intelligence practice at Smart Partners KK in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please go to http://www.smartpartners.co.jp/en/services/it_strat_gov/

Fall 2007

• Look for my musings at the Dashboard Insight Portal: http://www.dashboardinsight.com. I will be a featured writer/columnist there in the coming months.

• Named as primary judge for DM Review's Innovative Solution Awards: http://www.dmreview.com/awards/isa/

Summer 2007

• Named as member of the Advisory Board for RiverGlass Software in West Chicago, llinois, a leading provider of Business Intelligence and Data Mining technologies. http://www.riverglassinc.com

Spring 2007

• Will be speaking at a few conferences this summer on Governance. Dates to be announced soon.

• Strategic work continues in USA and Tokyo.

Winter 2006

• DM Review has renewed my bi-monthly column on Corporate Governance. Next article will appear in April Issue.

• Working with Global Passage LLC of San Francisco as a Strategic Partner in Corporate Governance and Business Intelligence on projects throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Fall 2006

• The 2006 Korea Database Grand Conference was tremendous. The reception was very kind and interest was high! A Korean newspaper published an article (that's me in the picture) which can be viewed at http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.htm?article_no=2006092102012969686002

Summer 2006

• Teaching classes on Business Intelligence at Baruch College in New York City. For my students: Our text-book will be "The Savvy Manager's Guide " by David Loshin.

Spring Update 2006

• The Korean Government has asked me to be a featured speaker at their 2006 Database Grand Conference. I will be presenting on best practices in Data Governance. See you there in September. Go to http://www.dbq.or.kr/conference/2006/eng/sub03.htm for more details.

Spring 2006

• Work continues on book--going into the final editing stages soon. The scope was drastically reduced to what I thought was a more acceptable amount of content. Lots of good input from business leaders in Japan during my trip there: Stay Tuned!

Winter 2006

• My new column on Corporate Governance has started to run in Data Management Review Magazine. Also, have been chosen to chair the Japan Society's Executive Committee for its new 333 Club--quite an honor!

Fall 2005

• Data Management Review has just given me my own column in the magazine. Look for my articles on Corporate Governance every other month. Also, currently working with Goldman Sachs on an international compliance project.

Summer 2005

• We are live! Conceived and executed in conjunction with Loyer TCG, my new home on the World Wide Web has been established. The launching of WilliamLaurent.com occurs in conjunction with the founding of my independent consulting practice. Special thanks to Arvind and Andy for all their diligent and creative work in support of “my brand”

Winter and Spring 2005

• Data Management Review, the leading industry magazine for data warehousing, prints 3 of my feature articles in their February, April, and June editions. My name is even on the cover of these issues! (Article reprints are available; contact me for details.)

Jan 2005

• Leading data modeling and architecture efforts for the Morgan Stanley Compass Debt Management Data Warehouse and ODS at Morgan Stanley's World Wide headquarters in New York City .

Ongoing

• I decided to drastically alter the content and self-publish my book. It is available from www.lulu.com

• In the works: Projects with Genentech and other Bay Area biotechs, new articles, and hopefully record some music if I can ever find the time.


	If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. -- Henry David Thoreau Fall 2008 • SOA Governance by Todd Biske is realeased with a nice mention of me as the technical reviewer. http://www.packtpub.com/soa-governance/book#indetail" • Scheduled to present at the SAP Data Conference in Las Vegas and France. http://www.sapdata2008.com Summer 2008 • Industry Expert Gary Cokins (from SAS) gives me a nice mention in his blog. Thanks Gary! http://blogs.sas.com/cokins/index.php?/archives/66-What-Can-You-Learn-from-Subject-Matter-Experts.html • This is cool: A gathering of knowledge leaders in Business Intelligence in Toronto generated some good press and our picture was running in Times Square NYC. Thanks to Marcovitch PR for the photo! http://www.williamlaurent.com/DI_Press_Release.jpg • Technical Reviewer for new book on SOA Governance by Packt Publishing in the UK. Packt Website is http://www.packtpub.com/ Spring 2008 • Working with Anderson International of Tokyo as a Strategic Partner; leading BI projects in North America and Asia. For more information, please go to http://www.anderson.co.jp Winter 2008 • Founded Executive Business Intelligence practice at Smart Partners KK in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please go to http://www.smartpartners.co.jp/en/services/it_strat_gov/ Fall 2007 • Look for my musings at the Dashboard Insight Portal: http://www.dashboardinsight.com. I will be a featured writer/columnist there in the coming months. • Named as primary judge for DM Review's Innovative Solution Awards: http://www.dmreview.com/awards/isa/ Summer 2007 • Named as member of the Advisory Board for RiverGlass Software in West Chicago, llinois, a leading provider of Business Intelligence and Data Mining technologies. http://www.riverglassinc.com Spring 2007 • Will be speaking at a few conferences this summer on Governance. Dates to be announced soon. • Strategic work continues in USA and Tokyo. Winter 2006 • DM Review has renewed my bi-monthly column on Corporate Governance. Next article will appear in April Issue. • Working with Global Passage LLC of San Francisco as a Strategic Partner in Corporate Governance and Business Intelligence on projects throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Fall 2006 • The 2006 Korea Database Grand Conference was tremendous. The reception was very kind and interest was high! A Korean newspaper published an article (that's me in the picture) which can be viewed at http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.htm?article_no=2006092102012969686002 Summer 2006 • Teaching classes on Business Intelligence at Baruch College in New York City. For my students: Our text-book will be "The Savvy Manager's Guide " by David Loshin. Spring Update 2006 • The Korean Government has asked me to be a featured speaker at their 2006 Database Grand Conference. I will be presenting on best practices in Data Governance. See you there in September. Go to http://www.dbq.or.kr/conference/2006/eng/sub03.htm for more details. Spring 2006 • Work continues on book--going into the final editing stages soon. The scope was drastically reduced to what I thought was a more acceptable amount of content. Lots of good input from business leaders in Japan during my trip there: Stay Tuned! Winter 2006 • My new column on Corporate Governance has started to run in Data Management Review Magazine. Also, have been chosen to chair the Japan Society's Executive Committee for its new 333 Club--quite an honor! Fall 2005 • Data Management Review has just given me my own column in the magazine. Look for my articles on Corporate Governance every other month. Also, currently working with Goldman Sachs on an international compliance project. Summer 2005 • We are live! Conceived and executed in conjunction with Loyer TCG, my new home on the World Wide Web has been established. The launching of WilliamLaurent.com occurs in conjunction with the founding of my independent consulting practice. Special thanks to Arvind and Andy for all their diligent and creative work in support of “my brand” Winter and Spring 2005 • Data Management Review, the leading industry magazine for data warehousing, prints 3 of my feature articles in their February, April, and June editions. My name is even on the cover of these issues! (Article reprints are available; contact me for details.) Jan 2005 • Leading data modeling and architecture efforts for the Morgan Stanley Compass Debt Management Data Warehouse and ODS at Morgan Stanley's World Wide headquarters in New York City . Ongoing • I decided to drastically alter the content and self-publish my book. It is available from www.lulu.com • In the works: Projects with Genentech and other Bay Area biotechs, new articles, and hopefully record some music if I can ever find the time.
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