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Author Archives: Nigel Dalton
Good debate on IT v PT – scholarly update from Simon Sharwood, theregister.co.uk
We’re delighted to have sparked a conversation about the state of IT training and the possibility that the profession of personal trainer had become more prominent in Australian tertiary institutions than much-needed technologists. I wrote about it after hearing numbers … Continue reading
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Agile history article on ITnews.com.au – why the time is NOW for agile
I was kindly invited to submit an op-ed for IT News’s week of features on agile in Australia, and took the chance to outline my opinion that agile will continue to reveal itself as a black swan for modern business. … Continue reading
Australia is training more personal trainers than IT professionals – really?
I spoke at a conference this week where a CIO made this headline observation, noting that they had not been able to validate it in any way, but the horror of their claim was that it might be possible. In … Continue reading
Shaping IT Organisations: CIO Strategy Forum presentation by Nigel Dalton
In which the 3rd Reich*, the Catholic Church, and Monty Python are resoundly thumped by William Edwards Deming in the race to design a healthy, productive IT organisation for the 21st century. By the time this is published I will … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Lean, Organisation, People
Tagged Agility, deming, history, organisation, structure
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What software people can learn from great Lego design – YOW 2012
At YOW! Australia in Melbourne I had the pleasure of introducing and getting to know John-Henry Harris, a product designer at Lego in Denmark. Originally from the UK, his passion for product design, and a love of Lego saw him … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Communication, Development, People
Tagged Design, innovation, invention, John-Henry Harris, Lego
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Agile 2012 – the emerging community in Australia
I distinctly recall feeling crestfallen when a show of hands was asked for at Agile Australia 2009 in Sydney - who was doing agile, and who was just thinking about it? From memory about 70% were just thinking about it, … Continue reading
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Luna USA Field Trip: lessons for the future of retail in Australia
If I had a dollar for every whinging column-inch where our Australian newspapers copy and paste press releases from Myer, David Jones and Harvey Norman’s PR departments, blaming the dreaded interweb for the end-of-days in our retail stores, I’d be … Continue reading
Posted in Customers, Disruption, Lean, People, Retail, Strategy
Tagged flow, genchi genbutsu, Lean, online, retail, strategy
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Luna USA Field Trip: Kanban ice-cream – the case for limited whip?
In the delightful Hayes Valley in San Francisco, you will find a myriad of little design shops, clothing stores and cafes. Cheek by jowl 3 storey houses line the streets, and with lovely parks and a 20 minute walk to … Continue reading
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Luna USA Field Trip: what happened to Apollo 1 to 10, a lesson in iterative development
Most people can tell you which Apollo mission landed on the moon. Apollo 11 – July 20, 1969. So what happened to Apollo 1 through 10? Apollo was the follow on to a program called Gemini, and lasted through the … Continue reading
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Luna USA Field Trip: the lunar lander – minimum viable product
We’ve already referred to the Lunar landing Module (LM in NASA parlance) as the greatest machine ever built. The chance to see a replica in Washington DC was very exciting. So imagine my amazement to discover that the machine is … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Space, Technology
Tagged Apollo program, innovation, NASA, smithsonian
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