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This week’s episode of Tom Cagley’s Software Process and Measurement (SPaMCast) podcast, number 421, features Tom on vanity metrics (“feel good, less useful”), Steve Tendon discussing TameFlow, and a Form Follows Function installment based on my post “Leadership Patterns and Anti-Patterns – The Growler”. Ever deal with a “crusty” leader who used an “unwelcoming” attitude […]
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Think of the Enterprise as a body consisting of parts, processes, systems, people… and everything else we can think of. Imagine then that we describe this enterprise body, as in this excellent representation of a huma…
Some days ago I saw a shirt with 01123581321 and I was instantly recognising the Fibonacci’s Numbers learned so long ago, especially the fractals and the many times the system occurs in nature. I actually even used them in different settings instead of the sequential arabic numbering for customer service surveys, KPI formulation and for … Continue reading Our refusal to use Fibonacci’s Numbers →
While Enterprise Architecture (EA) has great potential because it can describe the enterprise in a structured and graphical manner, it is nowhere near achieving the expected results. EA is still rooted in IT where it started. The disputes aro…
Over the past 6 years I’ve been developing a tool I call CARRMA(r) Basic. CARRMA stands for Computer Aided Requirements and Risk Management and Analysis. The reason I’ve been developing it is that I have had much experience wit…
Over the past 6 years I’ve been developing a tool I call CARRMA(r) Basic. CARRMA stands for Computer Aided Requirements and Risk Management and Analysis. The reason I’ve been developing it is that I have had much experience with d…
Over the past 6 years I’ve been developing a tool I call CARRMA(r) Basic. CARRMA stands for Computer Aided Requirements and Risk Management and Analysis. The reason I’ve been developing it is that I have had much experience with d…
What does the World War II naval campaign known as the Battle of the Atlantic have to do with learning and innovation? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Early in the war, Britain found itself in a precarious position. While being an island nation provided defensive advantages, it also came with logistical challenges. Food, […]
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Recently, a new Forum commenced operation in The Open Group, the Open Process Automation™ Forum. This new Forum is focused on developing a standards-based, open, secure, interoperable process control architecture. The first Members Meeting of the Forum was held in … Continue reading →
To succeed the enterprise has to adapt in real time to business needs and market changes and overtake the competition. To that purpose, the enterprise has to be flexible and agile. Flexibility and agility are the abilities of the enterpr…