IT SIMPLIFICATION

LIST of REFERENCES

IT SIMPLIFICATION in general:

Andrews, Peter – IBM Global Services
Innovating by Simplifying: seven ways to make things better
www.ibm.com/gbs, Aug 2007

Sessions, Roger
The IT Complexity Crisis: Danger and Opportunity
White Paper Object Watch, Nov 2009

The Boston Consulting Group
IT Simplification in Financial Services
www.bcg.com, 2005

Upton, David M. and Bradley R. Staats
Radically Simple IT (case study Shinsei Bank Japan)
in Harvard Business School, 2008

LEAN IT

Waterhouse, Peter – CA
Improving IT Economics: Thinking Lean
CA Whitepaper, Nov 2008

McKendrick, Joe
‘Lean IT”: another buzzphrase for something we’ve been trying to do all along?
Blogpost, Oct 2009

Hurwitz, David – CA
The Case for Lean IT
CA White Paper, April 2009

Orlov, Laurie
British Airways: Case study in ‘Lean IT’
in CIO Update, Aug 2008

CA
Masters of Lean IT
CA Interviews Tesco, Fujitsu Services en TransUnion

Passerini, Filippo CIO Proctor&Gamble (interview)
This way up
in IGlobal Intelligence for CIO

Lean thinking in IT: case studies and advice from practisioners
cases: TransUnion, Flextronics, Harley-Davidson
in SearchCIO.com, Oct 2009

IT ADMINISTRATION Simplification:

Hell, Maarten
Microsoft houdt van zijn licentiewoud
in Computerworld.nl, Oct 2009

Herpen, Dave van – Sogeti
De kunst van het uitzetten
in Automatiserings Gids, 14 aug 2009

Hoving, Wim en Jan van Bon
Drie beheermodellen, zes denkfouten
in Automatiserings Gids, nr 10 2009

Koorn, Ronald – KPMG (interview)
Organisaties halen onvoldoende waarde uit beheer softwarelicenties
in KPMG.nl, 16 juli 2009

IT INFRASTRUCTURE Simplification:

Piltoff, Michael interview by Amanda Wurzinger
IT simplification, why executives need to pay attention to IT server growth and its hidden cost
in Smart Business Network Inc. Insights Technology (Champion Solutions Group), Nov 2005

HP
Simplify IT, building an adaptive enterprise: how HP does it
2008

IT PROJECTMANAGEMENT Simplification:

Algemene Rekenkamer
Lessen uit ICT-projecten bij de overheid Deel A
29 nov 2007

Oosterhout, Bart van
Het ICT-drama: Hoe de overheid miljarden verspilt
in Intermediair, 12 dec 2009

The Standish Group Report
Chaos report
1995

The Standish Group International
Extreme Chaos
2001

Toet, Diederik
2009: 22 spraakmakende ICT-fiasco’s
in Computable, 24 dec 2009

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Simplification:

Beck, Kent et al
Manifesto for Agile Software Development
2001

Onvlee, Jolijn en Adri Timp
Functiepuntanalyse Leeft
in Automatiseringsgids, 6 feb 2004

Vogler, Michel interview
Automatisering als een Ikea-kast
in Software Release Magazine, okt 2008

IT ARCHITECTURE Simplification:

Akella, Janaki, Helge Buckow and Stephane Rey – McKinsey&Company
IT architecture: cutting costs and complexity
in McKinsey on Business Technology, nr 16 Summer 2009

Bouwens, Serge – Sogeti
Eenvoud is een complexe zaak: architectuur en de beheersing van complexiteit
www.via-nova-architectura.org, okt 2006

Sessions, Roger
Exclusive interview with John Zachman, Zachman International
in Perspectives of the IASA nr 6, Apr 2007

Sessions, Roger
The Six Faces of IT Complexity
in The Object Watch Newsletter, Aug 2008

DESIGN Simplification:

Jenson, Scott
The Simplicity Shift: innovative design tactics in a corporate World
Cambridge University Press, 2002

Krug, Steve
Don’t Make Me Think, a common sense approach to web usability
New Riders Publishing, 2001

BUSINESS SIMPLIFICATION:

Ashkenas, Ron
Simplicity-Minded Management
review website ManagementPro, 2007

Ashkenas, Ron
Simply Effective: How to cut through complexity in your organization and get things done 
Harvard Business Press, Dec 2009

Brewster, David
Make it Simple! 100 ways to simplify any business
The Centre for Business Simplification, 2006 (e-book no longer available)

Brewster, David
Success with Simplicity
e-book, 2005

Markvoort, Dick
Kies voor Eenvoud, PSO matrix is hulpmiddel bij keuzes in veranderingsprojecten
in Business Process magazine, nr 2 April 2009

SIMPLIFICATION in general:

De Bono, Edward
Simplicity
Penquin Books, 1990

Kuestenmacher, Werner T.  en Lothar J. Seiwert
Simplify your life
Uitgeverij Thema, Zaltbommel, 2001

Maeda, John
The Laws of Simplicity, design, technology, business, life
The MIT Press, Sep 2006
See also John Maeda on the Simple Life, TED March 2007

Schumacher, E.F.
Small is Beautiful
Hou het Klein, een economische studie waarbij de mens weer meetelt
Ambo, 1973

WEBSITES:

www.simplifylife.nl (Dutch)

http://zenhabits.net/2007/09/simple-living-manifesto-72-ideas-to-simplify-your-life/

Quotes on Simplification (Dutch)

IT SIMPLIFICATION POSTS by Wim Engels

Beslissen over ICT valt niet mee
Jan 30, 2011

12 Golden Rules IT Outsourcing
Dec 14, 2010

Ontrafelen
Jan 18, 2010

Wat levert IT Simplification op?
June 4, 2009

ICT Complexiteit aanpakken
May 4, 2009

Oorzaken ICT Complexiteit
April 20, 2009