Where does business architecture fit in?
I’ve been speaking to a lot of people from recruiters to hiring managers, and everyone seems to have their own sense of what business architecture is and what a business
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Four Cs — Capability, Competence, Competency, and Capacity
I recently published an article where competence is a topic, and I’d like to tease out the difference between competence and competency. As a bonus, I’ll toss in capability and
Lessons Learnt at DataRobot
Yesterday was my last day at DataRobot. After almost a year of hope and employment, we’re parting ways. Although our divorce is mutually agreeable and as amicable as these things
In Defence of Project Managers
I’ve been a bit hard criticising project managers—or project management as a discipline—especially harping on the fact that 70 to 80 per cent of project-managed projects fail—the larger the project,
Agile? Say No to Project Managers
Apologies in advance for dogpiling on Anthony Mercino’s work at Vitality Chicago. Anthony has been riffing on the latest report on the state of project management by the Standish Group,
Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile
According to the Standish Chaos report, 13% of Waterfall software development projects succeed. This compares with 42% of Agile projects. It’s no wonder so many people want to jump on
Agile Doesn’t Use Critical Path
So this happened. Recently, I was working with a system integration consultancy, not surprisingly, on a system integration project. The SI decided to adopt a Wagile approach, where Waterfall and
Dashboards and Reporting
Reports and dashboards are common in most organisations, with reports serving an historical and archival function, and dashboards facilitating active process management. Dashboards are essential for anyone actively monitoring a
Vive la différence
In my travels, I’ve noticed that too many companies don’t seem to understand certain fundamental methodologies and roles. I’ve written at length how enterprises fail to grasp what’s meant by
Agile Short: Customer Satisfaction
In this series, I am going to share my perspective on each of the 12 principles underlying Agile. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous