Category: Systems Thinking
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The Information, the Opportunity, and the Mindset
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2–3 minutesThere was a standoff in a recent project of mine. It had no gunslingers, hangman’s rope, or a…
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Wordy Documents Are Not Better
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2–3 minutesSpending your time writing long-form test documents is not an efficient way to communicate, nor will it get…
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Both Adapting to Change and Delivering Reliably
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2–3 minutesThe challenge is inherent in any technology organization – when you are delivering consulting services, software solutions, and…
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More Than a Functional/Non-Functional Split
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3–4 minutesThe world is not binary – every time we look closer at a binary split it becomes more…
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Applying Accelerate as a Strategy Legend
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3–5 minutesWhat I learned from applying the research from the book Accelerate (2018) by Forsgren et.al. as a strategy…
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There is a Model for your Trouble
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2–3 minutesThere more and more I listen, the more I hear – they have not applied any models of…
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Calculating Time To Information
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3–4 minutesKey elements in calculating time to information is how far away the information is and how evolved the…
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Relations – are about half of IT
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2–3 minutesYou can’t have IT projects without relations. Relations matter more than it seem.
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Visualize the Test Strategy
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3–4 minutesThere are plenty of models/frameworks that list what you could have of testing activities – but there seems…
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