Sheep, Geese, Humans and Worldviews
There are significant groups of people around the world, whose recent electoral behaviour is, shall we say, hard to understand and generally bad for the rest of the planet. This blog is not about them. It nearly was but they were getting in the way of what I really wanted to say. Even if it […]
Form Follows Function on SPaMCast 442
A new month brings a new appearance on Tom Cagley’s Software Process and Measurement (SPaMCast) podcast. This week’s episode, number 442, features Tom’s excellent essay on capability teams (highly recommended!), followed by a Form Follows Function installment based on my post “Systems of Social Systems and the Software Systems They Create”. Kim Pries bats cleanup […]
Dependency area
Have you ever wondered why you can really only find work in a geographic small area or why the the main GDP of most countries is fixed on a very small geographic location? Well there are many interesting theories and usually they are full of politics, but while politics play a role they are usually … Continue reading Dependency area →
Sheep
Today we were walking along a narrow path by the river. The path is 2 people wide with a fence on one side and the river bank on the other. You step over a low, electrified fence to get on the path and climb over a gate at the other end. A few sheep graze […]
My Master’s project and papers. On Walking, Music and Sustainability
First the project report, which was the main deliverable. Ashridge MSc Sustainability and Responsibility (AMSR). Project Report And then the learning review, the secondary deliverable. Year 2 Learning Review And here’s a couple of photos of my wonderful fellow students and our tutors:
Do We Still Worship The Knowledge Pyramid?
There are not many models that have enjoyed such a long life and wide acceptance as the Knowledge Pyramid. Also known as the DIKW pyramid, it features data as the basis and shows how information is built on it, then knowledge, and finally wisdom. Each layer refers to the lower one, using it but adding […]
Enterprise Architecture has to go down to the level of detail stakeholders need (i)
Martin Owen, Vice President of Product Management at ERwin, posts on LinkedIn that
“Enterprise Architecture is arguably one of those jobs that isn’t ever finished. But I’d argue that over analysis is just as damaging to a business as the…
Why You Are Getting Disrupted
The overriding theme of every disruption story I’ve ever heard is that firms thought they had more time than they did. So, I’ve been pondering the why. We can see disruption happening all around us, but why is it so difficult to get out in front of it?…
Enterprise Architecture has to go down to the level of detail stakeholders need
Martin Owen, Vice President of Product Management at ERwin, posts on LinkedIn that
“Enterprise Architecture is arguably one of those jobs that isn’t ever finished. But I’d argue that over analysis is just as damaging to a business as the…
Customer preference
When people talk about customer preferences they very rarely talk about customer preferences, but more about their own agenda. It us very easy to express a certain customer preference as a survey can be easily manipulated and many do not even bother with a survey, but instead use the good old self evident truth that … Continue reading Customer preference →
Where is the vision and the good decisions supporting it?
What has happened to the practice of having a vision, determining goals and objectives, defining a need, establishing benefits then making good decisions. Recently an email sent by the Australian Prime Minister indicated that expenditure on education in Australia would … Continue reading →