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Two Quick Thoughts

My Dad sparked my desire to fly real airplanes by introducing my brothers and me to remote control model airplanes as kids.  Some of those training flights went well. Others not so much. Memories  of tediously built model airplanes hurtling earthward as father and son wrestle over the controls have become dinner table lore retold at holiday gatherings. Dad says “Ok, let me help”.  Son says (while running away with his back turned or so the story goes) “No, I got it, I got it, I……thwwaaackkk!”. Over time, Dad began to recognize when to step in and help and when to let us (literally) spread our wings and fly on our own.

B2B integration maturity is not something you achieve overnight. There are stages that you pass through that bring you closer to your goal.

It is all well and good to talk about B2B integration maturity, but how does a company achieve it? What actionable steps can you take now that will increase this characteristic?

Summer has arrived!  It’s a great opportunity for us to spend more time enjoying family activities including: picnics, baseball games, boating, fishing, going to the beach and many more.   My husband and I are looking forward to heading down to North Carolina for a week with some of our friends and soaking up some sunshine.

B2B integration maturity describes the varying levels of your company’s readiness to let information travel across corporate firewalls. It is a vital goal for firms to achieve. How do you know when you have reached it, or if you still have much work to do to reach integration maturity?