Human Processes: The Hidden Teams Behind the Swim Lanes
"Processes don’t do work, teams do." In this Column, Keith focuses on how to ensure that the teams working on your processes are working effectively. He describes the three things which, he contends,...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Evolution of Indicators
Corporate indicators include Key Performance Indicators, Business Performance Indicators, and other metrics that form a basis for tracking an organization's operations. Since these indicators respond...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Capabilities
Most Enterprise Architecture methodologies include the modeling of Capabilities. However, Keith suggests, it is not always clear what a Capability is, how to use it, and how it relates to other model...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Data Strategy
Keith premises this Column on the belief that processes and data are mirror images of one another. Processes not only consume and generate data, but are themselves a form of data, and governance...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Collaboration at a Distance
Keith was surprised when the forced confinement of the pandemic caused him to rethink the idea that consultants, writers and speakers needed an initial face to face contact with clients.in order to...
View ArticleHuman Processes: There’s No Such Thing as Good Tech
Keith believes that we are at a critical point in technology development—"poised for either utopia or dystopia", depending on choices made by IT thought leaders over the next few years. Process people,...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Me, We
In this month's Column, Keith looks at past and present efforts to define and deliver outcomes that achieve more than just profits. He shares the knowledge he has accrued through his experience in...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Paying Down Your Digital Debt
Keith zeroes in on his assessment of current attempts to rein in corporate exploitation of workers and tax evasion, both efforts nothing new. He relates how battles between state and private interests...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Technical Debt Doesn’t Matter
Keith Harrison-Broninski avers that "In today’s world, architectural technical debt is the new normal. There is no longer advantage in analyzing the poor design of current systems." He suggests that...
View ArticleHuman Processes: Architecting processes
Keith Harrison-Broninski begins his Column with this statement: "Finally, a notation is available to show collaborative human processes in a simple, sensible way. It’s about time." I'm sure you're...
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