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How do I think? How do I think, really? How do you think, exactly? How does anyone think – and describe their thinking? Especially about ‘big-picture’, often-abstract themes such as enterprise-architecture? Yeah, I’ve been struggling with this one a long time – a very…
Organizations are relying more and more on big data, but what does it mean to be good at this? What are the best practices when it comes to driving value? For answers, we looked at comScore, which has been amassing, analyzing, and selling data for fourteen years. To be sustainable, its data not only has […]
A great quote about being too precise!And for better of worse – but mostly, I believe, for worse – the conception of ‘object’ that has been enshrined in present-day science and analytic philosophy, with its presumptive underlying precision and clarity, is more reminiscent of fastidiously cropped hedge rows, carefully weeded rose gardens, and individually labeled…
I’m excited about the Internet of Things (IoT), and I expect it to create incredible opportunities for companies in almost every industry. But I’m also concerned that the issues of security, data privacy, and our expectations of a right to privacy, in general — unless suitably addressed — could hinder the adoption of the IoT Read more
I’m excited about the Internet of Things (IoT), and I expect it to create incredible opportunities for companies in almost every industry. But I’m also concerned that the issues of security, data privacy, and our expectations of a right to privacy, in general — unless suitably addressed — could hinder the adoption of the IoT …
By Andras Szakal, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, IBM U.S. Federal Changing business dynamics and enabling technologies In 2008, IBM introduced the concept of a “Smarter Planet.” The Smarter Planet initiative focused, in part, on the evolution of globalization … Continue reading →
This Blog focusses on the Analysis selection, the last step of the Measure phase (M in DMAIC). This step creates a bridge between the Measure and the Analysis Phase.
The Analysis selection closes the Measure phase. The Measure techniques have helped us collect information, facts and ideas. This has resulted in many (potential) issues in the process (yellow sticky notes). In the Analysis selection we choose the techniques that we want to use to take a closer look at the issue at hand.
If it is unclear what the objective is of different techniques, it is advisable to read upcoming Blogs about these techniques or the tutorials in the LeanCoach.
Enterprise Architecture usually applies to large scale and complex change. So it is vital to know that the organization and business are able to make the necessary changes. TOGAF addresses this in the Business Transformation Readiness Assessment – which is the subject of this poster. Another free poster download from Good e-Learning!
Are you playing ‘pass the grenade’ with your business? Is your entire industry doing it? And if so, what can you do to defuse the metaphoric grenade? What’s the ‘grenade’? Well, it’s kinda like a hot-potato – except that you’ll…
“Expectations are a form of first-class truth: if people believe it, it’s true.”
-Bill Gates
Setting expectations…
I don’t know about you, but when I spend millions of dollars on IT management software, I expect the software to help me ac…
Russell Ackoff taught about synthesis, the opposite of analysis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_L._Ackoff He said you can’t understand something by looking at its pieces. His three steps of synthetic thinking are to ask: What is this thing a part of? What is the behavior of its containing whole? What is the role of the thing in that containing […]
It’s a question we hear much too often since it is supposed to render EA more acceptable to business. The answers though add to the confusion about EA because EA often ends up being compared to management consultancy or in any case, appears to step int…