Jeffrey Word is a co-founder of Epistemy Press. He is the author or co-author of the bestselling books Business Process Integration with SAP ERP, SAP HANA Essentials, Integrated Business Processes with ERP, Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems, Business Network Transformation and SAP NetWeaver for Dummies.
Dr. Word is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Information Technology & Decision Sciences Department at the Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. Prior to academia, Dr. Word spent more than 30 years in the tech industry, developing business and IT strategy for Fortune 1000 companies. During his 20 years as an executive at SAP and ASUG, Jeff drove key aspects of multiple groundbreaking product and technology strategic initiatives, including SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver and the SAP Developer Network.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events around the world and has been very active teaching IT strategy at leading global universities. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia and held Visiting Professor posts at the University of Texas – Dallas, Instituto de Empresa Business School in Spain and San Jose State University, teaching undergraduate and MBA courses in Technology-Driven Business Innovation.
Dr. Word earned his PhD in Information Systems at Manchester Business School. His research focus was on event-driven process design and next-generation enterprise architecture. He also earned an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA in European Studies/Spanish from the University of Oklahoma.