Commentary
It’s not the blowing of the wind, but the set of your sails.
It’s not the blowing of the wind that determines your destination it is the set of the sail. The same wind blows on us all! The wind of disaster, the wind of opportunity, the wind of change, the political wind, the economic wind, the social wind. The same wind blows on us all. The difference [...]
CIO and Enterprise Architect - Whats the difference?
So how is the role of the modern CIO defined? One online resource writes:
“As information technology and systems have become more important, the CIO has come to be viewed in many organizations as a key contributor in formulating strategic goals. Typically, the CIO in a large enterprise delegates technical decisions to employees more familiar with [...]
The customer is always right …
..and also sometimes misinformed, unqualified and frankly, disinterested. But in this service and customer centric environment, they are always right. To elaborate, what I mean is that the customer asks for what they perceive they should receive, either by implicit contractual obligation, or by desire to increase the service level without necessarily increasing the costs.
In [...]
Tough times and challenges..re-commit!
Seems like I have had a particularly tough time of late. Have had some set backs and some challenges and I have to admit that for a few weeks, I have been feeling very sorry for myself and wondering why is this happening to me. Today, however, I have had a revelation. It’s all about [...]
Call me Al
This is just a great video. After a busy day travelling and speaking…this is just good fun. Enjoy
Ramping up after the summer - be Positive
What do you do when you get back from HERE…. and have to ramp up back to full speed quickly?
I have been struggling a little with motivation this past week. The reason really is no surprise. I have been on an amazing vacation but now I am keen to get back into my Transition/Transformation program [...]
Project Approval…sometimes too easy
I know I shouldn’t complain but today I took a new project approval forward. I have spent considerable time in planning, project scoping, resource allocation, documentation etc. and have engaged several pre-sales resources from leading vendors to assist with the pre-scoping. The work has been thorough and professional and it was a very complete Project [...]
