January 2022: David Jacobs has upgraded MaxVal Analysis's value based business system boundary models to help organisations align and optimise real world business processes with less arbitrary/constraining system boundaries. The models upgraded include Business Activity Pattern (BAP) Space, Non Contiguous Overlay and Representivity Guidelines
June 2021: David Jacobs presented his technique "The Croydon Facelift - for concise, effective narrative and analysis, to optimise sequential/contiguous and less sequential/contiguous approaches" during Adrian Reed's IIBA sponsored Business Analysis Open Mic night
May 2021: David Jacobs produced the 'next generation' of Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™. To book a free of charge personalised overview of the key models and techniques contact MaxVal Analysis
April 2021: David Jacobs presented his treatise "When is Something Something Else?" during Adrian Reed's IIBA sponsored Business Analysis Open Mic night. David explored the concept of identity and the value of identifying similarities and differences between artefacts in IT practice
February 2021: David Jacobs developed a new visual, value based career optimisation technique for business IT professionals, especially business analysts (BAs) and Business Value Maximisation Specialists (BVMSs), called The Archery Target - for more information contact MaxVal Analysis
July 2020: David Jacobs presented a powerful webinar to members of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) UK entitled Practical, Pragmatic, Value Focused Business Analysis that introduced his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™. An attendee said "Really good presentation at a time when value is topical for our team. Interesting way of defining this and given us food for thought." For more information click here
2019: Maximum Value Ltd changed its name to MaxVal Analysis. In this new capacity this website continues to support the development and propagation of skills and methods to mediate between business and IT for the maximisation of business and organisational value from IT through our collaborative mentoring services
2015: David Jacobs and Andy Doran-Smith presented an overview of Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ to Roehampton University Information Systems
2015: Click here to see our latest information leaflets for company directors and managers with an introduction to our Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ and related services
2014: Click here to see our advertising campaign leaflet for business IT value seekers
2014: David Jacobs founded Do IT Better Consortium (DIBC), a group of consultancies dedicated to radical improvement of services and methods for gaining business value from IT enabled process. Click here to see details
2012: David Jacobs invited to present an introduction to his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ to the Post Office's business analysis team
2012: Click here to see the editorial published in Surrey Business magazine on our powerful business value maximisation approach
2011: David Jacobs invited to present his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ to members of the Association of Project Management (APM). Click here to see a summary
2009: David Jacobs presented an introduction to Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ to the National Computing Centre (NCC)'s senior users committee
2008: David Jacobs entered talks with Royal Bank of Scotland on his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ and related IT effectiveness and efficiency measures
2004: David Jacobs presented an introduction to Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ at the University of Westminster's business school
2002 & 2003: David Jacobs presented his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ at the first and second UK International Performance Management Symposium
2001: David Jacobs presented his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ to members of the the British Computer Society's Project Management Group
2001: David Jacobs contributed to book Failsafe IS Project Delivery by Andrew Holmes, published by Gower, reprinted 2017/2018
2000: David Jacobs presented his Business Value Maximisation Framework (BVMF)™ at the first BCS Business-IT Bridging Group Conference
1999: David Jacobs engaged by Unicom Seminars to present on IT Business Value Maximisation and became a leading member of the newly formed BCS Business-IT Bridging Group
1996: David Jacobs' article 'A New Breed of Friendship (for Business and IT)' caused a positive, eye brow raising stir at the FT IT Review
1996: David Jacobs' letter 'Not Ignoring Is Not Enough' on the effects of the IT industry's lack of pro-active focus on business process related value published in Computing magazine
1995: David Jacobs' article 'The Safest Way to Effective IT' published in Corporate IT Strategy