Smart Enough Systems

Principal and Co-Founder

James Taylor is a leading expert in Enterprise Decision Management. Prior to co-founding Smart (enough) Systems, Mr. Taylor was a Vice President at Fair Isaac Corporation where he developed and refined the concept of enterprise decision management or EDM. Widely credited with the invention of the term and the best known proponent of the approach, Mr Taylor helped create the emerging EDM market and is a passionate advocate of decision management. Mr. Taylor has 20 years experience in developing approaches and tools that others can use to build more effective information systems. He is an active consultant, speaker and author. He is a prolific blogger and writer and he has contributed to several books.

Principal and Co-Founder
Neil Raden is an "industry influencer" – someone who is followed by technology providers, consultants and even other analysts. His deep knowledge of the analytical aspects in information technology is the result of thirty years of intensive work. Prior to co-founding Smart (enough) Systems, he was the founder of Hired Brains, a research and advisory firm in Santa Barbara, CA. Mr. Raden began his career as a casualty actuary with AIG in New York before moving into software engineering, consulting and industry analysis. His articles appear in industry magazines, he is the author of dozens of sponsored white papers for vendors and other organizations and he has contributed to numerous books.