In 2002, Theo Epstein was hired by the Boston Red Sox and began using statistics to develop more meaningful metrics for evaluating baseball players. Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, was doing the same thing in California. The next year, Michael Lewis published his bestselling book "Moneyball", ... — Read More

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal brought back memories of summers past.  "Summer Vacations Bring Strain to Trimmed Staffs" reports that today’s leaner staffing levels have helped maintain profits, but can cause disruption when multiple employees take time off in the summer. ... — Read More

DataWorks is very fortunate to have an outstanding project manager in Wendy Fox.  Over the years our customers have worked closely with Wendy on many different types of projects.  Whether the work includes order fulfillment, direct mail, data entry, phone calls, or a combination of many different tasks, Wendy has the experience to ... — Read More

Economists surveyed in November by the Wall Street Journal expect gross domestic product to expand about 3% in 2010. That is a solid growth rate, but not enough to replace the large number of jobs cut in the recession. (Click here to read the full article.) In 2010, most companies’ strategy for remaining profitable will include 1 ... — Read More