Year: 2018

Aware Cards

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On December 29, 2018

In Aware Services, Uncategorized

I think one aid to thinking is physical representations of concepts. This adds understanding and collaboration.

I’m not unique in this view though the first example of somebody who shared this view that comes to mind is L. Ron Hubbard of Scientology fame. Make of that what you will.

As part of my work with Aware Services I’ve made some boardgames pieces that represent the foundations of some of the work we do. See the video below:

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Trying to Implement the Functional Organisation

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On November 18, 2018

In Business Architecture, Capability Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, General Management, General MWT, Uncategorized

In that perverse type of functional organisation that has a functional business unit for each profession, there is a predictable progression for each function.

  1. The function cannot succeed until it is centralised
  2. The function cannot succeed until it has the sponsorship of the CEO
  3. The function cannot succeed until it has its own “Chief xxxx Officer”
  4. The function cannot succeed until everybody understands that the function is “everybody’s responsibility”
  5. The function cannot succeed until it has the resources to engage with “everybody”
  6. The function cannot succeed until there is a dedicated business unit that makes the function part of the business-as-usual process
  7. The function cannot succeed until it has input into the strategy of the organisation
  8. The function cannot succeed until it is part of the organisation’s culture
  9. The function cannot succeed until it reports to me

 

Is it anti-Digital to be pro-Digital?

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On May 24, 2018

In Uncategorized

I find it amusing that Digital folks can simultaneously pronounce that digital is a complete change in mindset that impacts the entire organisation, while also being upset when people outside the digital department start doing digital without them.

“They are doing it wrong! They don’t get it!”

Maybe. But maybe not.

You can’t use dramatic socio-technical trends to justify your approach but then claim that nobody else is evolving. Where do you think trends come from? Or where they are directed.

“Oh this is just the inevitability digital backlash. We predicted that.”

Yes, didn’t we all.

Once everybody “gets” digital who will we say doesn’t get it? Maybe the ageing digital folks?

Shifting to a Data-enabled Organisation – from I.T.’s Perspective

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On February 21, 2018

In Business Architecture, Capability Engineering, Data Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Information Management, IT Management, Technology-Enabled Business Transformation (TEBT)

I.T. gets a bad wrap in some information management initiatives.  I prefer to take the approach that many IT disciplines are helpful for better information management.  The shift from I.T.’s perspective often looks like this:

More capability-based planning goodness

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On February 14, 2018

In Business Architecture, Capability Engineering, Enterprise Architecture

Good capability-based planning article: http://fia.workem.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=14&Itemid=111

The Real Data Governance Options

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On January 21, 2018

In Data Governance, Information Management

Before you start defining your data governance framework, you’ll need to work through whether you need a centralised, federated, or hybrid approach.  But guess what – it’s probably hybrid.  So you might as well start talking about the real data governance options you have… where people start to understand how roles and accountabilities will be impacted.

 

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