I read this post on the new Gartner Ombudsman blog today: How confidential is “confidential” information?
It’s about what happens when an analysts defects to join your competitors. Granted, there is no simple answer and in reality we’re in a very incestuous industry, but kudos to Nancy Erskine for asking tough questions.
Personally, my sense is that you should divulge roadmaps to analysts and limit the horizon to 6 months. What do you think?
Thanks for the kind words. Keep reading; you’ll be hearing about real-life issues and how we addressed them. Comments welcome. Nancy