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The Elements of a Capability Model The capability model could contain a lot of different elements but the basic ones are: The Capability Areas which serve as a reflection of the functionality needed to run the business. The Capability Groups which serve as blueprints for responsibility. The Business Capabilities which serve as blueprints for business services. The […]
The Elements of a Capability Model The capability model could contain a lot of different elements but the basic ones are: The Capability Areas which serve as a reflection of the functionality needed to run the business. The Capability Groups which serve as blueprints for responsibility. The Business Capabilities which serve as blueprints for business services. The […]
"Nobody plans to fail, they only fail to plan." These tend to be the first words you hear after missing some obvious element in an otherwise brilliant solution. A good friend of mine once had to call the police to open the locked trunk of his car. Seems the last thing he did before shutting the lid was to place his keys on his coat, which was in the trunk. He had a back-up key, which was in
“Nobody plans to fail, they only fail to plan.” These tend to be the first words you hear after missing some obvious element in an otherwise brilliant solution. A good friend of mine once had to call the police to open the locked trunk of his car. Se…
We have to control the Digital evolution rather that the vice versa.
Adopting a technology frantically, one at a time, without the benefit of the big picture, may ultimately contribute to failure rather than success.
The Cloud makes our digital evolut…
This model is part of my toolbox for working with capability architectures. The Capability Inventory I know that there is certain ways of naming a capability and also that there are other principles that people and I promote that you should adhere to when designing your capability map. Here I’ve taken some liberties in regards to those […]
This model is part of my toolbox for working with capability architectures. The Capability Inventory I know that there is certain ways of naming a capability and also that there are other principles that people and I promote that you should adhere to when designing your capability map. Here I’ve taken some liberties in regards to those […]
I am not aware if you know much of London, especially about the city of London that only covers the central square mile. The city has the most interesting way to be governed, as while every person living there (these are virtually nil) also all the businesses have a vote. The mayor and the two … Continue reading The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters →
Once you move past your junior positions in our trade you quickly encounter the strange being of the senior business sponsor/owner/executive. He is usually only interested in two things. The one thing are options to move ahead (usually prefers clean cut ones that are easy but not too easy to understand) and story boards. This … Continue reading On Stupidity – Storytelling →
Looking into the future is something that we as humans always will due as our brain is designed around predictions to stay sane, at least as long as we are healthy we block certain possibilities out of our mind and we have the tendency to fantasise about some great things. Most architects will usually have … Continue reading On Stupidity – Roadmaps →
I am a consultant and there are many areas where consultants form an important part in todays world. however in the following little article I will show you that consultants are part of a symptom of in inefficiency, but can in some cases also be used to heal that symptom, which may sound wrong as … Continue reading On Stupidity – Consultants →
As architects we are all working on change. We are told that change is just one constant factor of life. The strange thing about change is however that the people doing the change are very change resistant. So as architects we are told by change management that we need to do change in a certain … Continue reading On Stupidity – Change →