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 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
In this third episode of What is Strategy, we discuss Fool’s Gold, so you will not be fooled!
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
In this second installment of What is Strategy, we will continue our dialogue on What is Strategy and emphasize what makes a compelling and competing Strategy.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
In this first installment of What is Strategy, we will define what is Strategy.
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
We suggest eight questions that you ask your potential Enterprise Architecture or Business Architecture Consultant/Advisor/Potential Hire, prior to spending hard earned money.
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
We define Business Architecture, from a Stakeholder perspective and Practitioner perspective, and how Business Capabilities are developed and defined.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
The latest published statistics are documenting a digital transformation failure rate of between seventy and ninety five percent. WOW! We suggest a “Succeed-Fast” approach that is Business-Goal aligned. Select areas that are most critical/important to the organization, which will engage the stakeholders directly due to their interest in a specific area. It does take a bit more “architecture”, as incremental transformation requires a baseline to ensure each increment amplifies the overall benefit and does not cause unintended consequences.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Ontologies=Architecture Flows and Hierarchies = Implementation. It is not one or the other – it is both for Enterprise Architecture or Business Architecture. If your Enterprise or Business Architecture efforts are not getting the results or recognition you believe should be there, it is highly likely that what are presenting is not architecture and is not human consumable. It is never too late to get on the Architecture track to add to the Implementation architectures you have in your portfolio. Listen in for some hints!
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
In the Artificial Intelligence – Internet Age, these four words are rarely discussed, yet they are extremely important when we read or hear something. How do you determine which one of these you are seeing, when a conclusion is drawn. Some real thoughtful analysis needs to be done.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Unfortunately, studies show an alarming failure rate in digital transformation efforts. Our analysis indicates two contributing factors to this failure rate – no fully defined Goal for the digital transformation effort and beginning the transformation by documenting the current business state prior to first defining the desired business state and outcome.
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Yes, AI data is already a mess. The excuse phrase we use is AI is “hallucinations”. Well, another term to use is “mistakes”! But let us stop looking out the rear view mirror and look how we can harness the AI engine for our competitive advantage. How – by building out your data foundation. The right time to do this is when data starts coming in the door. Or the right time to do this is now! Enterprise Architect, Analyze, Design, Assemble solutions to order – the contemporary life cycle for true competitive advantage from technology.