We Picked the Wrong Tool!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

How many times have you heard, “We picked the wrong tool!” when referring to a project management or portfolio management or just about any other kind of tool for the IT organization?  I’ve heard that many, many times over my 30 year consulting career.  So, it’s time for a couple of uncomfortable truths – expressed [...]

Filed under: Change Management, IT Management, Useful Tools | Tagged: , , , | 9 Comments »

Selling Enterprise Architecture Through Analogy

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

I use analogies a lot – in my teaching, consulting, and just about everywhere else!  By no means a panacea, a well chosen analogy can make things “click” for people who might otherwise not “get it.” “Selling” Enterprise Architecture I’ve blogged frequently about Enterprise Architecture (and its subset, IT Architecture) because I believe it is [...]

Filed under: Business-IT Governance, IT Infrastructure, IT Management, Next Generation IT, Web 2.0 | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Deming’s 14 Points Revisited: Part 10

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

This post picks up on Parts 1 to 9 and examines the ninth of Deming’s 14 Management Points, which urges: Break down barriers between departments. People in research, design, sales, and production must work as a team, to foresee problems of production and in use that may be encountered with the product or service. I’ve [...]

Filed under: Change Management, General, Next Generation Enterprise, Next Generation IT, social networking, Web 2.0 | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.