Why Consulting?
At a recent party, a neighbor asked me what I do for a living. I gave a fairly stock answer that I solve clients problems as a software developer, architect and tech lead. My neighbor pressed...
View ArticleInformation Governance: Evolution, not Revolution
The Challenge We are in a time where more and more companies recognize that data is a valuable asset which can provide evidence-based support to decision making in all aspects of their business....
View ArticleCulture as a Strategy
Strategy and Culture I recently read an article attributing Peter Drucker with coining the phrase “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”. Upon some informal research, I found the quote was contested by...
View ArticleStrategic Planning for Healthcare IT: Part 1
Strategic planning efforts are challenging, especially in Healthcare IT, given the continuously changing environment. Because of this, it is all too common for organizations to forgo a strategic...
View ArticleStrategic Planning for Healthcare IT: Part 2
In the first part of this Strategic Planning for Healthcare IT series I focused on defining a framework and assessing the current state of a healthcare organization’s IT portfolio. In the second part...
View ArticleThere Are No Small Tasks (The Benefits of Tactical Work)
What is consulting work? What does it look like specifically? There are a lot of variables dictating the answer, but across the board it involves problem-solving and quickly building relationships that...
View ArticleIncognito Change Management
Change is hard. Enacting successful change within an organization requires constant focus on communication, stakeholder engagement, training and organizational readiness. When you dive into each area...
View ArticleWhat’s your Approach?
Next summer, myself and a group of SEI colleagues from various offices will embark on a journey across Grand Canyon National Park. For many of us, this trip checks off a bucket list item of hiking...
View ArticleStrategic Planning for Healthcare IT: The Outcome
SEI recently helped a major healthcare provider to define, implement, and execute a strategic planning process. In part 1, I addressed the selection of a framework and the definition of current state...
View ArticleThe Business of SAFe
Why Go SAFe Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has become a leading methodology to scale Lean and Agile principles from individual teams to the program and portfolio levels. As enterprise teams adopt agile...
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