Two days of fun at DAMA/Wilshire
March 10, 2007
I seemed to cram a lot into just two days this year at the DAMA International Symposium and WILSHIRE Meta-Data Conference. Sold out 30 copies of my book even before we got to my talk on Friday. At my 3.5 hr talk (started with 85, ended with 40, which... Read more...
Two days of fun at DAMA/Wilshire
March 10, 2007
I seemed to cram a lot into just two days this year at the DAMA International Symposium and WILSHIRE Meta-Data Conference. Sold out 30 copies of my book even before we got to my talk on Friday. At my 3.5 hr talk (started with 85, ended with 40, which... Read more...
EAC in New Orleans - debate and discount
March 10, 2007
I'll be speaking at EAC in New Orleans, facilitating a debate and "audience karaoke" on "Is Enterprise Architecture over-reaching?" The propositions for discussion: Business analysis and transformation too often fails when seen... Read more...
EAC in New Orleans - debate and discount
March 10, 2007
I'll be speaking at EAC in New Orleans, facilitating a debate and "audience karaoke" on "Is Enterprise Architecture over-reaching?" The propositions for discussion: Business analysis and transformation too often fails when seen... Read more...
EAC in New Orleans - debate and discount
March 10, 2007
I’ll be speaking at EAC in New Orleans, facilitating a debate and "audience... Read more...
Introducing Agile Methods: Mistakes to Avoid – Part 1
March 10, 2007
(Understanding change) I was contacted by a reader recently who was enquiring about practical ways to introduce agile methods into their organization. I suggested the book "Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas" by Mary Lynn... Read more...
ITIL Refresh v3 - Pricing
March 9, 2007
[rant on]I've been silently fuming about this to myself and figured I might as well share my views. I don't know what the justification is for the pricing scheme that the TSO have come up with is, but I sincerely believe it isn't geared to its entire... Read more...
ITIL Refresh - Vendor Statement from Chief Architect Sharon Taylor
March 8, 2007
The refresh team recognises that the vendors in the ITSM community will be impacted by the changes... Read more...
Silence Fails and Crucial Conversations
March 7, 2007
I recently came across a fascinating report called 'Silence Fails: The Five Crucial Conversations for Flawless Execution' . If you involved in projects at all, be it as a team member, a project sponsor, project manager or otherwise, I highly recommend... Read more...
Small Wins: Agile Psychology
March 6, 2007
There are many theories as to why Agile methods work.I'd like to suggest that a very small core element is responsible for much of the energy and ultimately the success of Agile development projects:Small wins create momentum. Continous small wins create... Read more...