In the 1980s, IT departments, likely called Data Processing back then, pioneered digital transformation. Manual processes, such as tracking inventory and work orders on cards or keeping customer records, moved from physical paper in bins or drawers to a computer. The impetus was on storing data and calculation. Making innovative use of the data wasn’t a motivation yet. The … [Read more...] about Reflections on Digital Transformation: 4 Critical To-Dos for Navigating Change
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3 Simple Rules for Writing a Good SIIA CODiE Award Submission: Focus on Aligning Evidence with Judging Criteria
Writing a Good SIIA CODiE Award Submission Note: this post reflects my opinion and advice as an independent CODiE judge and does not reflect any official position from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) or the CODiE awards For the past three years, I have judged the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE awards in the … [Read more...] about 3 Simple Rules for Writing a Good SIIA CODiE Award Submission: Focus on Aligning Evidence with Judging Criteria
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Emerging Uncertainties: Adding New Variables to Already Complex Scenarios
The Russian invasion of Ukraine emerging uncertainties: context First, COVID-19 upended most models of the future. Even those with pandemic contingencies missed significant ramifications brought on by the virus. Then the death of several black Americans precipitated global outrage and awareness of social injustice. That led to major demonstrations and riots that caused many … [Read more...] about The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Emerging Uncertainties: Adding New Variables to Already Complex Scenarios
Ten Things No One Tells You About Your First 60 Days as CIO
Your first "60" days as CIO There is no shortage of articles and posts on the web about the first 60 days as CIO. All of those pieces of content offer good, pretty obvious, politically correct advice. Hopefully, this post will prove a little different. We attempt to fill in the gaps left in other lists from a few decades of observing CIOs struggle through the first 60 days … [Read more...] about Ten Things No One Tells You About Your First 60 Days as CIO
‘A Natural History of Human Thinking’ Review. Michael Tomasello’s Slog Through the Human Mental Development
When I requested Tomasello’s A Natural History of Human Thinking (Harvard University Press, 2014), I imagined a book that would engage my imagination with insight and witty prose. What Tomasello offers, despite the trade pricing, is an academic treatise not a popular read. Tomasello does not write with the poetry of Diane Ackerman in A Natural … [Read more...] about ‘A Natural History of Human Thinking’ Review. Michael Tomasello’s Slog Through the Human Mental Development
