Should You Say Yes to #NoEstimates?

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Guest Post by Ray Hearrell The #NoEstimates debate has struck a nerve with the software development community. The #NoEstimates movement is about exploring alternatives to estimates (including cost, time, and effort) for making decisions in the software development life cycle. Should your team say “yes” to #NoEstimates? Let’s explore the pros and cons. The traditional approach of software development estimating focuses on: Taking the highest priority planned work Slicing work into risk-neutral stories Committing specific […]

Understanding and owning the customer ecosystem

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The world of digital is changing the face of the business landscape. Established household names are now going toe to toe with new kids on the block, and in some cases their customers are becoming the competition. The product is no longer the differentiator, it is about owning the eco system, and it is the Read More

Who needs an architect if everything goes to the cloud?

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The hype on cloud computing makes expectations rise. What’s the role of the IT department in general? And the role of an architect in particular? Recently there was a very successful seminar on Enterprise Architecture in Healthcare at BiZZdesign’s Dutch Amersfoort office. We discussed this topic with attendees and the conclusion are presented in this blog post. 

The Open Group Executive Round Table Event at Mumbai

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By Bala Peddigari, Head – HiTech TEG and Innovation Management, Tata Consultancy Services Limited The Open Group organized the Executive Round Table Event at Taj Lands End in Mumbai on November 12, 2014. The goal was to brief industry executives … Continue reading →

Courses and Other Events

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QualiWare Academy offers a range of courses and other events. Get an overview of these by clicking on Events in the top menu where-ever you are on our site. In this section, you can look up events after calendar, location, or poster. More events will be added as they are planned and announced. In 2015, we kicked off […]

To Liberate Healthcare Data, Dip into Data Lakes

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Guest post by Randy Delgado The other day I was talking to a healthcare CIO about the trend of data liberation or what I like to call Open Data. Open Data is combining the abundance of external data with data from your own corporate systems to glean insights that will enable your company to grow, enhance operations and deflect disruption. I didn’t need to remind the healthcare executive how behind the trend she was. She […]

The 5 most known pitfalls for informed decision making

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Everybody has experienced moments where they had to make a big or important decision, but without any form of guidance, help, or support. It’s a well-known fact that managers make many decisions based on gut feeling. For smaller decisions that may be right, but what about big(ger) strategic decisions? We can see that informed decision making is becoming a trend, dispelling gut-based decisions and incorporating tools and analytics to come to the best decision. However there is no holy grail and there are still some pitfalls/reasons for caution down the road regarding informed decision making.

Mastering Enterprise Investment

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QualiWare Center of Excellence is pleased to offer a three-day certification course for Mastering Enterprise Investment. The course is given by Chris Potts. This intensive three-day course provides a comprehensive exploration of the strategy, key principles and techniques for success at Enterprise Investment. Through the powerful combination of Enterprise Architecture and Investment Portfolio Management into … Read more