(Fr)agile
As promised, this segment will not discuss Agile, but it will discuss agility, the namesake thereof. I even hope to work in fragility or else the title will make no
Tag: process
It’s the System, Stupid
More than 95% of your organization’s problems derive from your systems/processes and methods, not from your individual workers. Improving systems takes a concerted, well-planned, usually cross-functional effort led from the
Business Analysis, Capability Models, Enterprise Business Architecture, Process Monitoring, System Thinking
Citizen Developer
Imagine a business environment where any department could fix its own problems without engaging with developers or programmers. No more bottlenecks and delays. This is the seeming promise of the
Questioned Integrity
A few years back— and without divulging the name—, I was consulting a manufacturing client. This company had retail and commercial operations. The retail arm was by far the largest
Your Agile Transformation Will Fail
Allow me to clarify this assertion. Your enterprise Agile™ transformation will fail. Let’s not mention that 90-odd per cent of all enterprise transformations fail. And let’s not pretend that the
Agile, Oil, and Water
In my experience, enterprises say they want agility, but they have so little trust that they have to micromanage everything and then make excuses for it. These are the same
Opportunistic Recruiters
Not that type of opportunistic. Not the type that takes advantage of you. I am referring to the type of role wherein the recruiter is looking for people with certain
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
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
Thinking. System Thinking.
Over the duration of my career, I’ve noticed that system thinking is a unicorn skill. Almost no one seems to have it, and the ones who do, can’t or don’t