AI
Lessons From My Accounting System's Sudden Crash
A case study in how not to run a software company and the current limitations of AI.
Tag: ERP
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants on enterprise resource planning systems.
Consulting
The Curiosity Dividend
A post on the benefits of embracing the unknown.
Communication
Notion and Slack for ... Relationship Management?
Spreadsheets and group chats no longer cut it. The gap between work and personal applications is shrinking.
Consulting
Thoughts on Consultant Certifications
Despite what many software vendors claim, they are neither necessary nor sufficient to deliver the goods.
AI
Ruminations on the Future of Work
What might typical work day look like in 2028?
Communication
Slack and Change Management
Thoughts on why it's essential to overcome employee resistance.
Dataviz
Visualizing My Teaching Schedule
Sometimes Gantt charts actually make sense.
Higher Education
Why All College Students Need to Know the Basics of Coding
Even finance, accounting, and marketing majors should understand what makes software tick.
Dataviz
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.
Big Data
The Case for Data Lakes
Data is more complicated than ever. One-stop shopping sounds pretty good.
Analytics
Why Analytics Today Are More Democratic
It's no longer 1995.
Big Data
Event Stream Data: What is it and why should I care?
Make no mistake. It's a very big deal.
Technology
How to Handle Support for Decommissioned Enterprise Apps
It’s only a matter of when your organization faces this dilemma.
Communication
On Success, Clarity, and Simplicity
Partners, employees, and vendors cannot successfully deploy new technologies while confused.
Big Data
Demystifying the Data Scientist
A little FAQ on a white-hot profession.
Analytics
To Store or Not to Store
Strategy without execution is meaningless.
Big Data
Expand Your Data Focus
Looking at the importance of external data sources.
Platforms
Enterprise 2.0: A Report Card
It's here. It’s just not evenly distributed.