Why Some People Revel In Complexity
April 8, 2020
Hosted by Sam Holcman
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Episode Description
What triggered my thoughts in developing this Episode was YAF. What is YAF? YAF is Yet Another Framework! What I am referring to is a consortium of academics, industry, and government people that, I am sure with upright and thoughtful intentions, published YAF on enterprise architecture. This YAF was going to take all of the other YAF’s and bring them all together. As a veteran of Enterprise Architecture and frameworks, all I could do is roll my eyes and smile. As a note, I was asked to join this YAF effort when it was first conceived, and declined. This YAF is the most complicated representation of enterprise architecture I have yet to observe. My thoughts quickly moved to thinking about complexity and those that, perhaps, revel in it. Is there such a thing as “complexity bias”? Is complexity, for some, a measure of progress? Steve Jobs said it best: “Simple can be harder than complex:” In this episode, we will explore complexity and complex. They are different!
The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam Holcman
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The 2020’s Enterprise is about sorting through the internet-driven advice madness that exists in business today. The great thing about the internet is that anyone can write anything about anything. The problem with the internet is that anyone can write anything about anything! Published practices are quite different than “best practices.” This program will provide practice-based insights in business transformation, organizational transformation and technology transformation, based on real world practices. Business executives, managers, practitioners, and staff are bombarded daily with utopian solutions that more often than not deliver significantly less than promised. This show is “no jargon,” just human communication. Be treated like a “customer” not a “user.” Our philosophy is to provide you with insights that can provide true value to organizations and individuals that face today’s and tomorrow’s competitive pressures, and provide a usable takeaway from each program.
Sam Holcman
Samuel B. (Sam) Holcman is the Chairman of the Pinnacle Business Group, Inc., the Managing Director of the Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence (EACOE), and the Business Architecture Center of Excellence (BACOE). He is considered the practitioners’ practitioner in Business Transformation, Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture, and the leading implementer and world-wide educator and trainer in Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture methodologies and techniques. Sam has developed a strategic planning process that is used by many Fortune 500 companies. He has also developed an innovative approach to business process re-engineering known as Business Process Visualization (TM) and Organization Network Analysis (TM). He has also developed the Intellectual Capital Maturity Model (TM) to provide guidance on how effectively organizations are managing their Intellectual Capital, and steps they can take to more effectively manage this capital. Most recently, he published the book titled “Reaching the Pinnacle: A Methodology of Business Understanding, Technology Planning, and Change.” This book brings a method to the marketing madness that surrounds enterprise architecture, and its straightforward and no-nonsense style sheds much light on a poorly understood topic. The book helps business executives and technology professionals through the process of building a business-transforming enterprise architecture appropriate to their organization’s needs.
Episode Directory
May 2020
April 2020
- 4/29/2020: Focusing on the Here and Now – A One Day Exercise Listen Now
- 4/22/2020: Architecting for the Cloud and the Cloud Repatriation Movement Listen Now
- 4/15/2020: Moving From Crisis Management to Creating Resilient Organizations In Anticipation of the Next Crisis Listen Now
- 4/8/2020: Why Some People Revel In Complexity Listen Now
- 4/1/2020: Applying Enterprise Architecture to Identify Cost Containment and Optimization Opportunities Listen Now
