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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Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Less than 50% of Digital Transformation is about technology. Why? This is the "easy" part. The difficult area of Digital Transformation is the human side of change driving Business activities. The probable change is due to enhanced or revised digital actions. We describe the A.C.T.I.O.n. model for Human/Organization Change.
Benefit from experience with organization changes leading to true advantages. Digital Transformation - the hard part is the human part. Not theory - hands on practice.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Finger-pointing is great, but that doesn’t mean anything is going to be addressed.
The path is clear. The path is logical. It is really not complicated. Yes, it is probably a bit different than what you are doing now. Organizations are embarking on this approach and change. It will not be done “next Monday morning”. Fundamentally, what is the “change”? Stop writing computer software and start assembling software. Why would there be resistance? Change – change is hard. We will lay out the path.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
As consultant Tom Davenport said, “At American Airlines, they told me they had 11 different usages of the term ‘airport’. As a frequent traveler on their planes, I was initially a bit concerned about this but when they explained it, the proliferation of meanings made sense.
How do you have the unique meanings when you essentially have a running database?
Good Data comes before Big Data - we will explore how to get there. It requires Enterprise Architecture.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Any other hyped words I can throw into the title of this episode?! Much has been discussed in virtually every media outlet on the movement toward digitization, agility, and a host of other phrases being used to both generate excitement and trepidation. What does all of this really mean?
We provide an understanding of what is actually required to move from strategic intent to measurable actions and roadmaps.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
If you heard the term "beltway bandits", this episode will be refreshing to you. We interview Brad King and Liam Speeden CEO & CTO of Robbins-Gioia, LLC respectively.
Since 1980, they approached Federal Government contracting in a different way, and are not the stereotypical beltway bandits! RG combines leading-edge capabilities in management and technology with a seasoned understanding of clients’ missions.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
We are entering the Information Age, & existing the Internet Age. Digital "everything" is no longer a nice-to-have, it is an imperative. Yet, most organizations are being inhibited in addressing these new realities due to the Organizations Technology backbone, & IT approaches that are hold-overs from previous ages.
Have you asked technology execs how they plan to address increases in competition, increases in the speed of change, & the ease of which customers can change their loyalty?
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Eric Sweden, Program Director at NASCIO – the National Association of State Chief Information Officers is our guest today. NASCIO’s mission is to foster government excellence through quality business practices, information management, and technology policy.
NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of information and promote the adoption of IT best practices and innovations.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
We explore the other side of the brain – soft skills. Being a technical wizard, or expert in a field, is no longer enough in today’s digital communication intensive world. We provide a case for the need for enhancing soft skills as part of an individual’s professional development, provide some examples of soft skills, and provide a path for further exploration of the concepts of soft skills, on your part. Our guest is Ken Naigus, a renown educator & practitioner in strategy & soft skills.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
As Digital Transformation efforts sweep across Government & Corporate America, enterprises find results of Digital Transformation efforts are much less than expected. The difficulty is analyzing the organization & how it needs to function. This is more than looking at an org chart & "looking" for inefficiencies.
The "traditional" organization chart tells very little about how the organization actually functions. We describe innovative techniques to address Organizational Transformation.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
We complete our discussion on understanding 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!