If you don’t control your Enterprise Debt™, it will control you…!
From the Editor: In part 1 of this two-part series from…
Do You Want To Be A Channel Chief?
[begin sarcasm] The head of indirect channels for an organization is the best job an individual could hope for! Traveling the world to glorious destinations, hosting parties and galas for partners, spending millions of dollars in marketing funds, and striving to drive more boondoggles than last year — all while not being held accountable […]
Powerful Analysis Techniques (4) – Lifecycle Analysis
Next to this analysis of the enterprise as it is today, addressed in the previous blog posts, we can also plan, design and analyze change in and of the enterprise. To this end, you can give anything in your architecture model a lifecycle. T…
Reach, Richness, Agility and Assurance
The concept of TotalData™ implements the four dimensions of data and information – reach, richness, assurance and agility. But where did these dimensions come from?I first encountered these four dimensions in discussions of net-centricity, which spille…
Reach, Richness, Agility and Assurance
The concept of TotalData™ implements the four dimensions of data and information – reach, richness, assurance and agility. But where did these dimensions come from?I first encountered these four dimensions in discussions of net-centricity, which spille…
A Customer-Led Approach Is Fundamental To The Integration Of Worldpay And Vantiv
Vantiv has the largest payments industry acquisition of 2017 ($10.4B) under its belt — now what? Integration is the trickiest part of any acquisition and comes after the dust settles and the deal is done. This crucial phase begins in earnest this week for Vantiv and Worldpay. To accelerate its business and achieve the full […]
How Should Insurers Unleash Their Digital Businesses? By Mastering The Digital Basics
Canadian and US insurers have a lot on their plates this year. They’re not just grappling with extreme weather, substantial underwriting losses from all those motor vehicle claims, but also rising customer expectations and an onslaught of fintech disruptors. These disruptors are spurring lots of activity in insurance digital labs, insurance venture capital arms, and […]
Open SIPMath™ Standard for Managing Unpredictable Risks
The ability to manage calculations and make more accurate predictions about uncertainty for risk management is now accessible to anyone with a common spreadsheet through the use of the open SIPMath™ Standard, which allows users to perform arithmetic on uncertainties for better outcomes.
Architectural Thinking
I’d like to thank all of the people who have enrolled in my free course about Architectural Thinking. In particular, I’d like to thank those who have provided feedback and suggestions on how to improve the course. I’ve also had three reviews – all rating the course 5 out of 5! The course is free…
The bucket-list – Patreon launch
We now have a Patreon funding-page! (If you don’t know Patreon already, it’s a bit like Kickstarter, but rather than Kickstarter’s one-off projects, it’s aimed more at ongoing activities, such as ours have been and will be here.) We hope it’ll…
Systems Thinking Complicates Things
I’ve had the honor and pleasure of appearing as a regular on Tom Cagley‘s SPaMCast podcast for almost three years now. Before I write one of my “Form Follows Function on SPaMCast x” posts, I always listen to the podcast to make sure that the summary is right (the implication being, relying purely on […]
The Decline Of Consumer Trust And What To Do About It
In last week’s episode of Forrester’s What It Means podcast, Senior Analyst Tom Champion explains why rebuilding trust with customers is not about brand hygiene but about growth, as more and more consumers show cynicism and skepticism towards brands and convert those feelings to actions. Podcast transcript Victor Milligan: Hi, I’m Victor Milligan. Jennifer Isabella: […]