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Nest and Revolv – Smart Devices, Not so Smart Moves

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I’ve made another guest appearance on Architecture Corner. In episode 39, “New and Obsolete”, Greger Wikstrand, Casimir Artmann and I discuss product lifetimes and the Internet of Things. How could Nest have better handled the end of life of the Revolv device?

Documentation

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The first thought on documentation is that it is boring, but somehow necessary. And just this is the start of the downfall as documentation for documentation sake is a bad idea and usually helps no one. The really important part of documentation is about sharing information and the really difficult part of information sharing is … Continue reading Documentation →

Making a knowledge-base for whole-enterprise EA more accessible

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I have a problem. One that might be relevant for you too, if you work in enterprise-architecture or related disciplines. Here’s the situation: I have here this weblog on enterprise architecture and suchlike, built up out of almost a decade of…

A Trip to Automation Valley

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QualiWare and 17 other member companies of Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) went on an Industrie 4.0 study trip to Automation Valley in North Bavaria last week. The trip was arranged by MADE together with the local chamber of commerce and industry and the Royal Danish Consulate General in München. The Digital Factory Siemens, one of Germany’s largest companies and the largest…

better problems and technology knowledge transfer

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Often, the work of problem-solving spurs the creation, or escalation of other problems. Most are implications of solution execution; expected or not. Sometimes though, the new problem is a result of poking and prodding the original problem, long before solution work. While considering your problem, you unearth a better problem. Not better as in more […]

Innovation – What’s Old can be New Again

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There’s an old rhyme about what a bride should wear for luck on her wedding day: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue…”. While reading an article on the origins of the US highway system, I thought about this rhyme in relation to the concept of innovation. Part of that article related the US […]

Ensuring Successful Enterprise Architecture by Following Kotter’s Eight Stage Journey

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By Stuart Macgregor, CEO, Real IRM Solutions and The Open Group South Africa These industry insights look at John Kotter’s eight stages of change management, and explore his timeless blueprint for effective change leadership. These change management principles can gel … Continue reading →