In the ideal world, disruptions do not occur. Unfortunately, we do not live in utopia. We face disruptions on a daily base. That’s why we should deal with them right (away). This maybe even gives you the chance to earn on the disruptions. We know by experience...
Business Rules
Win or lose in the digital world
In our previous blog, we introduced the act-now economy and explained how this affects organisations. This time, we want to focus on the digital transformation itself. Why would you want to take part in this movement? What’s the added value? No doubt, major steps have...
Always valuable in the Act-Now economy
The Act-Now economy is always responsive. Making the moment of now even more valuable for everyone requires continuous situational awareness and the ability to make instant and effective decisions around the clock. Be faster, be bolder, be an Act-Now organisation....
Controlling the cost of disruption, but how?
The cost of aviation is in the last passenger. Although we know this it’s hard to control. We put all our effort in tooling to have better control on the pre-operational process. Planning, self-service, et cetera. After we have them on their seat, we leave them in the...
Don’t choose between business rules or processes. The value is in both!
Don't choose between business rules or processes. The value is in both! In many companies employees are busy capturing their operations in "business processes". In defining these you face a few challenges: What standard do you use, for example BPMN 2.0? What drawing...
How to get a clear picture of wishes and needs? Simple! Keep asking!
Identifying somebody's true wishes and needs is hard, often rendering a low quality of requirements. How do you uncover the actual requirements? How do you ensure clear and unequivocal requirements? How do you ascertain sufficient requirement quality? Simple! Keep...
Turning your international project into a success
You are going to kick off an international project and you're rearing to go. The temporary change in living and working environment, the opportunity to meet people and to put your company and yourself on the map internationally, cause a genuine desire to start. But...
Differences in interpretations: ever thought about a glossary?
I started preparations to have a house built just less than two years ago. As a novice in this field an interesting but sometimes also rather difficult process. Of course, as the commissioner I'd like to know exactly what happens when and how. It's quite fascinating...
6 tips for a successful project
There are many things that can make or break a project. More often than not does one hear about projects being behind schedule and budgets overrun. Quite often the cause can be found in bad preparation. Have you really thought through the return you need from a...