2024-12-31

2024-12-31 Tuesday - 2024 Reflections

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 Stats:
  • [2] client engagements completed 
    • Client #1: ~$260B+ annual revenue, automotive/manufacturing sector
      • Enterprise Architecture consulting services
    •  Client #2: ~$5B annual revenue, health & wellness sector
      •  Enterprise Architecture consulting services
  • [301] commits to my personal knowledge management GitHub repositories




 
 
 
  • [90] architects interviewed/assessed
  • [32] individual career coaching/mentoring sessions given
  • [9] resume reviews completed
  • [6,700+] miles traveled
    • [10] Cities visited 
  • [39,603] lines recorded in my 2024 Technology Reading List notes
  • [18] blog posts published
  • [5] books/manuscripts reviews completed - technical
  • [1] books/manuscripts reviews completed -science fiction
 
Noteworthy 2024 LinkedIn Engagement
 

 
 

 


2024-12-14

2024-12-14 Saturday - Today's Meditation: Analysis & Design

 

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Today's meditation:
Ready-Fire-Aim is a poor strategy in lieu of minimally adequate Analysis & Design.

Analysis & Design are intrinsic to creating long-term sustainable value.

However, Analysis & Design are approaching the point of being endangered skills:

Analysis helps us clarify and understand:

- What are the requirements?
- What is needed?
- Why?

- What do we have?
- What are the gaps?

- Who & What will be impacted, and how?

- What can be kept?
- What must be replaced?

- Is this the right thing to do?
- What are the *possible* consequences if we delay, or do nothing?

- What are other possible alternatives?

- How much *might* this cost (to create, to run, to maintain)?

- Do we have the right capabilities?
- Do we have the right people?
- Do we need to invest in training?

Today, there is rarely & barely sufficient attention given to Design - and Analysis is paper thin, at best.
 

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