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Secrets of Consulting

Not about me

February 11, 2020February 10, 2020

In a single-player video game, I’m a kid again, because the story is all about me. I am the main character, and every other character exists for me. They’re all standing around waiting for me to react to them. Everything they do, they do it to make me feel something. The decisions I make change the world, …

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Tags philosophy, Secrets of Consulting

Go toward uncertainty

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020

It’s difficult for an executive to criticize a budget when most line items are for mysterious high technology activities. It’s easier to tackle the more understandable portions, like postage, janitorial services, and consulting. Jerry Weinberg We want to help. We want to do stuff. We look for matches between what needs done and what we …

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Open your eyes to the nonsense

January 1, 2020

Logic and culture have nothing to do with one another. Jerry Weinberg, The Secrets of Consulting A friend of mine works for a large government organization that runs a dam, extracting electricity from water and gravity. They have internal software development, of course, and my friend described some impressive obstacles to change. Deploying a new …

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