Two articles were published recently that are now linked to from the open value-networks site. The short summaries and the links are below: 1. From Value Chain to Value Network: Insights for Mobile Operators - Joe Peppard and Anna Rylander Peppard and Rylander suggest that value chain analysis, with its material and sequential starting points, is not suitable for the analysis of advanced service companies and industries. They suggest a value networks approach and bring forward a method that they call network value analysis. They provide an elaborate discussion of the evolution of the telecoms industry to make their point. The article is here: http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/isrc/documents/EMJ_Peppard_Rylander_April06FromValueChaintoValueNetwork.pdf 2. What's Wrong With Current Systems Development Methods? A Case For Value Network Analysis (pdf) - Laurence Lock Lee, Optimice Pty Ltd. Laurence explains that successful systems development depends 80% on tacit and human interactions. He wonders if there may be a cause- effect relationship between traditional systems modeling tools that focus 80% focus on workflows, process, and rational actors, and the large amount of unsuccessful development projects and disillusioned users. He proceeds to introduce VNA as a modeling tool that integrates the intangible human side of business with tangibles and process. He then shows what happens to use case analysis, a widely used systems modeling technique, when you add intangibles. This makes a strong case for VNA as a systems modeling tool. The article is here: http://www.value-networks.com/Articles/VNA%20&%20Systems%20Analysis.pdf If you know of any academic or professional articles that are of value to the value-networks site (and that are not there yet ;-) please give me a pointer. Our goal is to be the main starting point to all relevant articles on value networks. Just a note. For that purpose we have outscoped social network analysis articles, unless they explore the connection with VNA / Process. ;-) Cheers, Sergej Met vriendelijke groet/Kind regards, v-work strategy b.v. Sergej van Middendorp "Creating...Innovation" PO Box 145, 3720AC Bilthoven, the Netherlands mobile: +31 645 696 035 weblog: http://businessjazz.blogspot.com | 
