Analyst Profile
David W. McCoy
David W. McCoy
Managing VP
Conyers, GA USA
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Years of Experience
14 years at Gartner
28 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Emerging Trends & Technologies
Application Development & Integration
Business Process Management

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Roles and Responsibilities
David W. McCoy is a managing vice president and Gartner fellow emeritus. He currently leads the Business Process Management group as team manager and researches business process management (BPM), business rules management (BRM) and cost optimization. Mr. McCoy hosts the Gartner voice podcast sessions on business process improvement, which is part of Gartner's new offering: Gartner for IT Leaders.
Previous Experience
Mr. McCoy has co-led the Gartner Fellows, was the founder of Gartner's Academic Roundtable, has been the editor in chief of the monthly Gartner Spotlight on Application Integration, managed the application integration research team, initiated Gartner's BPM coverage, co-initiated Gartner's Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) research, and led the team building of Gartner's research operating and governance models. Mr. McCoy once led Gartner's research on document imaging, workflow and related electronic workplace topics. Prior to joining Gartner in 1995, Mr. McCoy worked at a "Big Six" consulting organization, where he focused on strategic information systems planning, document imaging systems, open-systems networking and future technology analysis that included researching and speaking on the emerging Internet's role in enterprises.
Professional Background
Deloitte and Touche, Manager, 5 years
Applied Systems Analysis Consulting (ASAC), Founder and President, 1 year
The Taulman Co., Microprocessor Systems Engineer, 2 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Gold Award (Gartner) for developing Gartner Predicts research process
Silver Award (Gartner) for research excellence – received twice
Rock of Gibraltar Award (Gartner)
Above and Beyond Award (Gartner)
Team and Bronze Awards (Gartner) – numerous times
Cultural Icon Award (Gartner)
One of the 50 Most Influential People in the Industry Award (document technologies industry)
Education
Completed postgraduate work toward a doctorate in Business Administration, Georgia State University
M.S., Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University
B.S., Information and Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology




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Toolkit: Framework for Matching BPMS Functionality to Process Management Needs, 2009 26-Jun-2009 David W. McCoy, Jim Sinur
Method to the Madness: Applying a Methodological Approach to Cost Optimization 13-May-2009 David W. McCoy, Barbara Gomolski
Taking the Mystery Out of Business Rule Representation 16-Mar-2009 David W. McCoy
Navigating a Fast-Changing and Paradoxical Business Rule Landscape 10-Dec-2008 Jim Sinur, David W. McCoy
Achieving Agility: Defining Agility in an IT Context 06-Oct-2008 Daryl C. Plummer, David W. McCoy