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Simplicity
Three events this week have me focused on the theme of simplicity. On Tuesday, I participated in a panel discussion hosted by the INCOSE Crossroads of America chapter in Indianapolis. We fielded multiple questions about the practice of Systems Engineering, … Continue reading
Manage knowledge, not documents
I stopped thinking much about documents 20+ years ago. I know that most business processes still demand them (stage-gate, systems engineering, new product development, government contracting, proposals, etc.). I know that lots of effort is expended in maintaining document templates, … Continue reading
Decision Driven® Information Architecture
Many of my previous posts have described the relationships among various types of knowledge: decisions, criteria, alternatives, requirements, risks, plans, etc. There’s method (actually science) to my madness; here’s the Decision Driven® Information Architecture that I believe illustrates how decisions … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged alternatives, analysis tasks, criteria, decision, decision context, decision data, derived requirements, implementation tasks, information architecture, information model, issues, knowledge management, models, opportunities, opportunity growth, performance estimates, product development, requirements, risk mitigation, risks, strategy, systems engineering, traceability
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Decision: Information Architecture
Whether you are designing a product with lots of “smarts” (hence software) or a new service offering or an enhanced business process, you will likely face an important decision concerning your Information Architecture. I’ve framed this decision (in the product … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns
Tagged criteria, criteria pattern, decision, flowchart, information architecture, information model, information technology, modeling, optimization, requirements analysis, service design, software design, software development, software methods
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Visible assumptions
When folks don’t know what to call something or where it fits in the scheme of things, they tend to throw it into a big bucket or list of assumptions. This happens most frequently when they are attempting to understand … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns
Tagged assumptions, business case, business plan, decision, decision context, decision network, due diligence, estimate, forecast, future, information model, projection, scenario
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Problem-solving is decision-making, problem analysis is not
I’ve mentioned previously that the word, decision, is used with 2 distinct meanings. First, a decision is a fundamental question or issue that demands an answer or solution. Second, a decision is the alternative that I’ve committed to implement. In Decision … Continue reading
Decision framework for accelerated learning
Anyone can become wise if they take advantage of cycles of learning. There is a compound interest effect that occurs if you harvest lessons learned from each situation you face, use these lessons to add to your personal tool kit … Continue reading
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