REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

R.E.A.L. - Realistic, Enabling, Actionable, Logical. Every day we hear jargon and see writing from so-called “experts,” and we don’t know what we should follow and what we should avoid. Published practices aren’t always best practices! Listen to episodes from Sam Holcman’s radio show, webinars, and podcasts, Real Talk with Sam Holcman. Each episode gets to the bottom of what business executives, managers, practitioners, and staff actually need to create innovative solutions that deliver- no utopia required. This business podcast provides practice-based insights into business transformation, enterprise architecture, business architecture, organizational transformation, and technology transformation based on real-world practices. We 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.

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Episodes

Wednesday Aug 21, 2024

General Motors has had a number of changes in their software development organizations, for a number of decades now.  It's like déjà vu all over again, as Yogi Berra stated.  Perhaps it is not who is developing the software that needs to be addressed - it is how it is being developed.  An understanding that needs to be put forward.

Tuesday Aug 20, 2024

Can you trust and verify the software you are using (or developed internally) is secure, safe, and functions as intended?  Do you know where the software was developed, who maintains is, how it is maintained, and how it is changed?  In this age of increasing cyberattacks, these questions are now an imperative.  Listen in for some insight into this very important topic.

Monday Aug 19, 2024

Does the word Consultant bring fear to you or your organization?  Let us examine how to turn that fear into trust and hope.  There is one overarching thing that you can do to make this happen.  Have a listen!

Friday Aug 16, 2024

Are you, unfortunately, a C.I.N.O. Architect?  Don't be mad or upset - do something about it.  Have you, as a hiring manager, now realized you have C.I.N.O. Architects in your organization rather than C.I.P. Architects.  Don’t be mad – do something about it.  Upgrade the skills required to actually develop Enterprise Architectures or Business Architectures. (C.I.N.O. – Certified In Name Only, C.I.P. Architects – Certified In Practice Architects.)

Wednesday Aug 14, 2024

Have any "grey-haired" people in your Organization? Perhaps you should talk to them about the Silver Bullet already available in most Organizations - Mainframes and liquid cooling.  Rethinking Artificial Intelligence in the midst of a bit of a fade that already is present.

Monday Aug 12, 2024

If you think you are too small to be affected by cyber-attacks, ransomware, etc. - please listen to this broadcast.  All are vulnerable to these attacks.  And we all need to look at the root cause of these attacks, rather than just pointing fingers at various actors.

Friday Aug 09, 2024

What can we, as Enterprise Architects or Business Architects learn from observing the Olympic Games?  We will outline these lessons, and how we as Architects can gain skills, recognition, and satisfaction, by following these examples.

Friday Aug 02, 2024

When you are working on a project with a group of individuals, there are four types/categories of individuals you  may encounter.  We will discuss these four types of individuals, how they can help or hinder a project, and also take a look at the most damaging of the type of person you may encounter - the cynical project manager.

Wednesday Jul 31, 2024

It is time to spotlight essential concerns that demand CEO (and their equivalent title in Government) consideration.  There is an urgent need to bring key issues to the forefront of Leadership's attention.  The issue of the Century is Software Development Maturity.

Monday Jul 29, 2024

Project Management, most notably in the Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture realm has become significantly more difficult and complicated.  We will describe the four project management approaches to these Architecture development efforts and the skills required in the post-November 2019 environment.  

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