Not every day does one learn of a new law, such as Moore’s, so call me a latecomer in not learning of Conway’s Law until recently.
What does it say?
I’ll try from memory before checking a veridical source: that how organizations code themselves in software has a tremendous influence on their more overt intra-human communications patterns. Or, in other words.
“We are what dog food we eat.” Continue reading
The New York Times this weekend had a front page article on the future of work.
“Gearing Up for the Cloud: AT&T Tells It’s Workers: Adapt, or Else”
I guess this says it all: For large companies who have to compete in the world of disruption: employees are being told that they must adapt. But how? Continue reading
To retire or not to retire?
Can I afford to retire?
I can’t retire until my kid has finished college and has a job. My daughter is still living at home and needs support.
So a little background:
Margaux is sixteen years old. She has been a homeschooler for five years. She is doing college math, physics, software, and working on a startup. I’m worried because college costs a lot of money and that means as parents, we have to help our kids get an education, find a job, and settle down – all of which take longer.
And by the way, don’t forget the huge debt that we co-signed. Bottom line: we may have to work longer to pay it off. So, good bye retirement.
Last month in this blog, I chronicled a “device failure”: my car key broke off in the ignition. I modeled this “exception” (to my reasonable expectations) using Python code, suggesting pseudo-coding one’s risk model as a first step in a risk assessment process. Continue reading
Threat Analysis 2016 – A Review of Top Potential Threats and Emerging Crises for 2016
We are well beyond the dreaded Mayan Calendar apocalypse of 2013. In November 2016, the United States will have a Presidential election and a new president. How well will we do, or, how poorly will we perform when, and if, unplanned for crises emerge from threats that we continue to overlook? My top picks for threats, emerging crisis issues and high impact risks in 2016 and their current status: Continue reading