The successful and effective integration of systems needs more than component inter-operability and compatibility: we need to be able to build Systems that are loosely coupled to each other – but connected firmly enough not to fall apart.
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building the body of knowledge 
Why does a body of highly intelligent people, IT professionals allegedly renowned for their logical and systematic approach to problems, find it impossible to establish a genuinely sustainable and cumulative corpus of best practice, professional knowledge and lessons learned? When something goes wrong, it is better to understand the reason why – rather than hear an excuse. Is there a difference? Picture credit: whizchickenonabun Of course there is. But how do you tell the difference between an excuse and a reason? Well an excuse is generally our way of trying to excuse our behaviour: to justify ourselves in Continue reading article » Transformation is one of the most over-used and under-justified terms in the business vocabulary. Hands up anyone out there who hasn’t worked in an organization during a business transformation programme? Picture credit: alicepopkorn Hmm, not many of you waving. Perhaps because transformational change programmes are as widely-strewn as litter at a confetti-manufacturers’ convention. And yet genuine business transformation is Continue reading article » Risk management: integrity of minor change Change is a risky business and even small changes can induce disproportionate risk, especially if you cannot reverse the change when a problem appears. Picture credit: Scott Ableman We may be reasonably good at managing big change and ensure that we have contingency plans to back-out any unsuccessful change, by restoring the status quo ante. But very often we Continue reading article » |
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