1-By Laksh, ET, Movies

The Angrez

There is something about Hyderabad which every Hyderabadi feels strongly about and misses its flavor, specially when he is away. There could be many things contributing to this unique flavor…Biryani, irani chai, Charminar, the inimitable slang with which every word is served, being some of them.

‘The Angrez’ does a good a job of presenting as many things as possible and showcases the Hyderabadi flavor. Infact, it does such a good job that it becomes difficult to enjoy the entire movie, if you are not a die-hard Hyderabadi yourself.

Now, to analyse the story or the discuss the craft of the film would be a gross injustice to the spirit of this film. However, there is enough material to keep you interested for the entire duration aided by adequate technique. There are good performances from the lead cast, with the ‘old city’ gang standing out.

Overall, it is a must see for every Hyderabadi.

And, if you take a leaf out of ‘Salim Pekhu’ ways, at the end of the movie, you will sure say ‘The hyderabadi flavor is so strong that you could smell the biryani and irani chai while watching ‘The Angrez’.’:-)

Final word: You will like it better if had no ‘Hyderabad Blues’ hangover.

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Vivendi on the rise

Is Vivendi on the ascendency?

It appears so if you look at the moves of the company and the booming interent and mobile market.

What remained after Vivendi sold off publishing, theme parks and Universal studios were music, games and pay-television producer Canal Plus. Fortune reckons them as valuable assets that translate well to the mobile and broadband world.

More at FortuneOnline.

1-By Laksh, Enterprise, IT

Corporate Performance Management (CPM)

The definition of corporate performance management (CPM) has remained consistent since industry analysts Gartner Research introduced CPM in 2001.

“CPM is an umbrella term that describes all of the processes, methodologies, metrics and systems needed to measure and manage the performance of an organization.”

Despite this stability in definition, CPM as a practice has evolved greatly since 2001.

Many companies from the Global 3500 and major public sector organizations have embraced the vision of CPM. They understand the value of enabling and engaging everyone in an organization to manage the organization’s performance. They are deploying technologies and solutions to make that vision real.

These organizations understand how CPM can help them answer their fundamental business questions:

  • How are we doing?
  • Why?
  • What should we be doing?

Scorecarding, business intelligence, and planning and consolidation technologies answer these questions. The questions connect; CPM requires they not be stand-alone elements. Knowing what happened, without finding out why, is of little use to the business. Knowing why something happened, but being unable to plan and make the necessary changes is likewise of limited value.

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