Cay Hasselmann

Just listen at  and tell what you think https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-gREc2LUtrVTN3U3M   Related Post CEAN: Happy 50th birthday to the cloud On Stupidity – Promoting an Architect CEAN: Basic BA R2R 1 Enterprise Stockholm syndrome

Remember the mid 90s (or not) with the so called PoC Products where you would create a minimum viable product? Well many of those PoC are still around in production (about a third of all barcode Point of sales as an example)and others are responsible for some of huge IT disasters (usually as they were … Continue reading Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is like TNT →

This podcast was part of the system thinking series I did eight years ago https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-gemY4NHRFMjhZS3M   Related Post Too old Architects as Alchemists Base rate fallacy CEAN: Basic BA – Financial Planning & A…

We all know that part of our work is done using semantics (both natural and artificial) and intrinsic processing. This does not only lead to the individual, but also to group intrinsic non semantic processing as we do not only communicate via semantics. These non semantic operations often create a problem for architects and business … Continue reading Hidden operations →

Well while it is some time ago that I produced this netcast on a night in Spain when I could not sleep I still remember it as on that got me a lot of email so please listen https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-geWRRMXQyZ04td28   Related Post Mobile Apps is no trend Positive critical thinking CEAN: Happy 50th birthday to the … Continue reading CEAN: Collaboration with competitors →

When we are looking to accounting we find comparability as one the most important design principles. In other areas we usually use standards such as ISO to promote comparability. However an area where comparability is key, but where it is not really used is within business analysis and design. These areas however are however where … Continue reading Comparability →

It should now be 53 years   https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-gRU1fT0VsU2JwZnM   Related Post The ‘as is’ horror Architecture in a two speed IT department The crux of comparing CEAN: Basic BA – Financial Planning & A…

Almost all architects have some good stories to tell about managers that aim to be strong, just to behave like total idiots. My proposal is that you need to aim for meekness to be a true strong leader. If we exercise meekness in areas where we encounter a general mean spirited negative environment we will … Continue reading Aim too be meek, not strong →

User error has many synonyms such as layer 8 error or error 18 indicating that the problem is 18 inches away from the computer. I personally still prefer PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer), as it is the easiest to remember. For me user error is a fact of life and as architects we … Continue reading PICNIC →

Close System Thinking is something off a primer for EA https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-gZUE4M2ZsZWpUTEU Related Post The logical problem of security architecture The importance of open-mindness in architecture. CEAN: Basic BA – Sales 4 CEAN: Leadership

When I talk about a domain I do not mean the mathematical domain definition where the parameters defining the boundaries of the domain and sufficient mappings into a set of ranges including itself are not well enough understood to provide a systematic description of the domain. Instead I use the domain definition as a minimal … Continue reading The vital problem of a problem domain →

Let us talk clean EA https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B91hUBf4y2-gVlVnTHduQ2YxUkE   Related Post CEAN Good reasons to avoid social media The tool trap Is impatience good or bad being an architect The problem with most global Business & Appli…