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
A great thing about the internet, is anyone can write anything about anything. One of the problems with the internet IS, anyone can write anything about anything! For Enterprise Architecture (EA), the Google popularity list tool also thought of by some as a search engine, shows 811,000,000 search entries for EA. Not very useful.
We bring method to this madness. REAL EA is the enabler of Business Strategy. Building computer systems – Enterprise Information Technology Architecture – is different!
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Public reports state that 84% of Digital Transformation projects fail to deliver their expected benefits, organizations look for “silver bullets”, that transform organizations to a 2020’s enterprise by “Monday morning”.
We review what Strategy is – we focus on this word, & what it actually means. It's more than implementing a new technology! We look at this approach enabling an organization’s strategy, especially in this age of continuous change & the hypercompetitive environment we're in.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Many organizations embarked on digital transformations are underwhelmed at the return on investment they see. Our observations suggest a high percentage of digital transformation projects and programs are “paving existing cow paths” – useful but far from game-changing.
The 2020’s & beyond businesses & enterprises require a full capacity to take on new & novel actions in response to new & changed circumstances. It's the ability of the business and its enabling technologies to deal with variance.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
We discuss cybersecurity, & what you as a business person, technology professional, or just an innocent citizen needs to know. Do you need or know about cyber insurance? What are your rights if your personal information (bank accounts, passwords, social security numbers, credit cards, etc.) are “released” by a 3rd party? Do we need an agency that investigates, independently, cyber attacks? What about facial recognition? For organizations, what vulnerabilities exist in your supply chain?
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?