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Leading Edge Forum
Company type Division
IndustryResearch and advisory services
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
10
Area served
Worldwide[ citation needed]
Key people
Richard Davies ( Managing Director) [1]
Parent DXC Technology
Website leadingedgeforum.com

Leading Edge Forum (LEF) is a British company focusing on programme of research, advisory interventions, and events for clients' capabilities. Leading Edge Forum is a business unit of DXC Technology.

History

In 1988, CSC acquired the consulting and research firm Index Group [2] in the United States and later the Butler Cox Foundation [3] in the United Kingdom in 1991.

Index Group, founded by Thomas P. Gerrity and others from MIT, coined the term business re-engineering by James Champy and Michael Hammer's book, Re-engineering the Corporation, [4] in collaboration with Michael Treacy. [5]

The Butler Cox Foundation was founded by David Butler [6] and George Cox [7] for senior IT executives to share experiences.

The term consumerization was explored by LEF in a position paper in June 2004. [8]

Leadership

As of 2014, the Managing Director is Richard Davies. [9]

Press coverage

Leading Edge Forum has been mentioned by Forbes, [10] The Economist, [11] CIO, [12] and The Wall Street Journal. [13]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Davies, LEF Managing Director". Leading Edge Forum. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "CSC acquires Index Group, 1988". CSC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "CSC acquires Butler Cox, 1991". CSC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Champy, James A.; Hammer, Michael (1993). Reengineering the corporation: A manifesto for business revolution. HarperBusiness (New York, NY). ISBN  0887306403.
  5. ^ Mckeown, Max (September 26, 2011). The Strategy Book. Financial Times/ Prentice Hall. p. 196. ISBN  978-0-273-75709-2.
  6. ^ "David Butler, Co-Founder of Butler Cox". fearlessconsulting.co.uk. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Sir George Cox, Co-Founder of Butler Cox". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  8. ^ David Moschella; Doug Neal; Piet Opperman; John Taylor. "The 'Consumerization' of Information Technology". LEF. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Richard Davies, Managing Director". Leading Edge Forum. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  10. ^ Upbin, Bruce (April 17, 2012). "Ignore the Extremists in the Wars". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  11. ^ Giles, Martin (October 28, 2011). "Personal Computing; This house believes we are now in a post-PC world". The Economist. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  12. ^ Zetlin, Minda (June 8, 2012). "6 Ways CIOs Can Make Peace with CMOs". CIO Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Price, Michelle (February 14, 2011). "Pinning Down the Cloud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leading Edge Forum
Company type Division
IndustryResearch and advisory services
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
10
Area served
Worldwide[ citation needed]
Key people
Richard Davies ( Managing Director) [1]
Parent DXC Technology
Website leadingedgeforum.com

Leading Edge Forum (LEF) is a British company focusing on programme of research, advisory interventions, and events for clients' capabilities. Leading Edge Forum is a business unit of DXC Technology.

History

In 1988, CSC acquired the consulting and research firm Index Group [2] in the United States and later the Butler Cox Foundation [3] in the United Kingdom in 1991.

Index Group, founded by Thomas P. Gerrity and others from MIT, coined the term business re-engineering by James Champy and Michael Hammer's book, Re-engineering the Corporation, [4] in collaboration with Michael Treacy. [5]

The Butler Cox Foundation was founded by David Butler [6] and George Cox [7] for senior IT executives to share experiences.

The term consumerization was explored by LEF in a position paper in June 2004. [8]

Leadership

As of 2014, the Managing Director is Richard Davies. [9]

Press coverage

Leading Edge Forum has been mentioned by Forbes, [10] The Economist, [11] CIO, [12] and The Wall Street Journal. [13]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Davies, LEF Managing Director". Leading Edge Forum. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "CSC acquires Index Group, 1988". CSC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "CSC acquires Butler Cox, 1991". CSC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Champy, James A.; Hammer, Michael (1993). Reengineering the corporation: A manifesto for business revolution. HarperBusiness (New York, NY). ISBN  0887306403.
  5. ^ Mckeown, Max (September 26, 2011). The Strategy Book. Financial Times/ Prentice Hall. p. 196. ISBN  978-0-273-75709-2.
  6. ^ "David Butler, Co-Founder of Butler Cox". fearlessconsulting.co.uk. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Sir George Cox, Co-Founder of Butler Cox". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  8. ^ David Moschella; Doug Neal; Piet Opperman; John Taylor. "The 'Consumerization' of Information Technology". LEF. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Richard Davies, Managing Director". Leading Edge Forum. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  10. ^ Upbin, Bruce (April 17, 2012). "Ignore the Extremists in the Wars". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  11. ^ Giles, Martin (October 28, 2011). "Personal Computing; This house believes we are now in a post-PC world". The Economist. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  12. ^ Zetlin, Minda (June 8, 2012). "6 Ways CIOs Can Make Peace with CMOs". CIO Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Price, Michelle (February 14, 2011). "Pinning Down the Cloud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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