- January 18, 2026
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To Build or to Buy that is the question!
This question, at times, haunts the decision making leadership without having a structured approach to make such decisions. Gut feelings or subjective opinions can lead to confusion and irrational decision making. There is no better way than quantitative scoring of these two options across multiple criterion. Quantifying values also allows multiple stakeholders to score and averaging the score leads a collective decision.
As a first step, collectively align on the Metrics you would like to evaluate your Build Vs Buy decision. Go beyond achieving feature performance parity and consider metrics like compatibility Speed to Market, Cost/ROI, Training and Support.
- October 11, 2022
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During my time at Ford Motors, I had the opportunity to undergo FPDS (Ford Product Development System) training. One of the most valuable lessons from that program was the Global 8D (G8D) framework, a structured approach designed to eliminate recurring problems permanently. That framework has stayed with me ever since, and I continue to apply its principles in my work today.
G8D is a structured, team-based problem-solving approach, originally developed by Ford Motor Company, designed to identify, fix, and prevent recurring problems.
- March 26, 2015
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