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Culture-Driven Complexity
Peter Thomas’s recent comment (here) and his post on developing an international BI strategy (here), reminded me that I had forgotten to post on some interesting dimensions of project and project...
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Methodology Scaling/Selection Outline
Or maybe I should say “Methodology Scaling/Selection Graphic”… Glen Alleman’s recent post on PM and Agile (here) reminded me to post this picture (click to enlarge) of a slide we use when discussing...
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PM Quote of the Day — Albert Einstein
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. Posted in Complexity, Methodology Tagged: Albert...
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PM Quote of the Day — Albert Einstein
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.Posted in Complexity, Methodology Tagged: Albert Einstein, parsimony, PM Quote of the Day, simplicity
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WSJ Interview on “The Experience Trap”
FYI, a Wall Street Journal article (“Dangers of Clinging to Solutions of the Past”) based in part on interviews w/ yours truly came out today (link here, page B4 in the paper). Thanks to Kishore...
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Great post/thread on Mathematics, PM, and complexity
Glen Alleman and a number of commenters contributed to a great thread on math, PM, and complexity (here). I try to keep the ideas of complexity “science” in mind when planning strategy and its...
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The SAP/Oracle Choice re: Integration
With the release of SAP Business Suite 7, the debate about the SAP and Oracle integration strategies has heated up. Loraine Lawson at IT Business Edge (here) uses two posts by Ray Wang (here) and Dan...
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The pleasures of post hoc reasoning
Niall Ferguson had an excellent short column on the financial crisis in this past Sunday’s The New York Times Magazine (here). I liked the piece, especially where Ferguson punctures some of the...
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Matt Ridley on Gut Feelings and the Writings of Gerd Gigerenzer
Merry Christmas! Here’s the gift of a little science for all you “gut” deciders. Matt Ridley posted this yesterday, pointing to research that suggests that… more detailed analysis does not necessarily...
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Preparing the Agile Kool-Aid
After a long hike at Scout camp, there’s nothing like seeing a cooler with bug juice on tap. It’s even better when it’s real Kool-Aid, not the generic stuff. That first sip’s a step back into...
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Matt Ridley on Gut Feelings and the Writings of Gerd Gigerenzer
Merry Christmas! Here’s the gift of a little science for all you “gut” deciders. Matt Ridley posted this yesterday, pointing to research that suggests that… more detailed analysis does not necessarily...
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