2026-03-29 Sunday - EA Tool Adoption Resistance Forces

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Often, much of the information needed for the successful adoption of a tool - essential for it to provide sufficient value - is buried deep with the individuals and teams across organizational units. It may rarely be written down, anywhere - or correct.

Resistance against providing the needful information, may arise from different forces.

These resistance issues may be contributing factors, that can sometimes present insurmountable hurdles - pick all that apply:

⏹️ The organization is in constant fire-fighting mode
⏹️ Immediate threats to the survival of the company are highest priority.
⏹️ A default animus against EA (likely built by their past experiences, which may be quite valid)
⏹️ A vested interest in hiding the ugly details.
⏹️ A fear of losing control.
⏹️ A deep distrust of EA.
⏹️ A lack of awareness of the role of EA.
⏹️ A lack of commitment to supporting EA.
⏹️ A lack of capacity/resources to support EA, with the required time/effort.
⏹️ Teams that have embraced a "Rabid Agile ™" mindset (i.e., a belief that the source code is the only needed documentation)

Without executive-level leadership's commitment to make the adoption of an EA tool initiative successful - the task is likely to be Sisyphean.

 

See my companion comment on LinkedIn here -  in response to an excellent post by Kevin Donovan.

2026-03-03 Tuesday - Meeks' Conjectures on Tools

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 Meeks' Conjectures on Tools:

1. Some of the most expensive mistakes you will ever make - will be when you try to perform a task without the proper tool. This will be especially true when you have a one-off task - and think you can get by using the incorrect tool.
 
2. Selecting a tool based on an industry analyst magical report - without actually doing a proof-of-concept evaluation - will usually lead to failure of your initiative....and massive rework.
 
3. There is rarely a direct correlation between the price and value of a tool. However, there is a strong correlation between a poor tool choice - and its cost.
 
4. Just because you can build your own tool - doesn't necessarily mean you should.
 
5. Just because there are suitable tools for sale - doesn't mean that you shouldn't build your own.