- September 17, 2023
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The Greek poet Archilochus wrote, "the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
With that, the world was divided into Foxes and Hedgehogs. We either belong to Foxes who see details in everything or to the Hedgehogs who have a great singular vision.
In his 1953 essay, philosopher Isaiah Berlin used this parable and applied it in, "The Hedgehog and the Fox." He argued that the foxes pursue many goals and interests at the same time. As a result, their thinking is scattered and unfocused, and ultimately, they achieve very little. Hedgehogs, however, simplify the world and focus on a single, overarching vision, which they achieve successfully.
With that, the world was divided into Foxes and Hedgehogs. We either belong to Foxes who see details in everything or to the Hedgehogs who have a great singular vision.
In his 1953 essay, philosopher Isaiah Berlin used this parable and applied it in, "The Hedgehog and the Fox." He argued that the foxes pursue many goals and interests at the same time. As a result, their thinking is scattered and unfocused, and ultimately, they achieve very little. Hedgehogs, however, simplify the world and focus on a single, overarching vision, which they achieve successfully.
There are good examples how some of the great men were Foxes or Hedgehogs.
- April 24, 2023
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A business cannot exists without it's customer. Customer drive the revenue, the ultimate goal of every profit centric organization. That's why it's important for every business to grow it's customer base while continuing to serve existing customers.
The process of identifying potential customers and acquiring them using various tools and techniques is called customer acquisition process. The customer acquisition goes through a various phases of customer journey, often referred as customer lifecycle.
- April 19, 2023
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Selecting the right vendor for software applications is an important part of
ensuring the success of a project.
Different software vendors use different technologies,
tools, and platforms. Proper vendor selection helps ensure that the chosen
vendor’s software is compatible with your existing IT infrastructure,
applications, and systems.
Selecting a vendor with a good reputation and proven track
record in delivering quality software applications reduces the risk of errors,
bugs, and other quality issues. This can help ensure that the software works as
expected and meets the needs of your organization.
Proper vendor selection can help you get the best value for
your money. By selecting a vendor with a competitive pricing model, you can
reduce the cost of software development and maintenance and ensure that the
software fits within your budget.
Different organizations have different requirements when it
comes to software applications. Proper vendor selection ensures that the vendor
can provide the necessary customization and flexibility to meet your
organization’s specific needs.
Proper vendor selection ensures that the vendor provides
adequate support and maintenance for the software applications. This helps
ensure that any issues or problems can be quickly addressed, minimizing downtime,
and maximizing productivity.
- April 17, 2023
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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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Every technologist have heard the buzzwords Cutting Edge and Bleeding Edge.
This is the choice presented when selecting technology for mission critical objective. It's important that the technology selected not only meets the goals but is tried and tested fully. This is true for the complex organizations that cannot afford to fail, cannot use beta products or the versions of the product which are not yet fully matured with all the major defects fixed.
On the other hand, sometimes organizations wants the technology that ahead of it's time even if all the bugs are not removed fully removed. Military weapons and warplanes are good examples for adopting to technologies which are not yet fully matured but can gain significant competitive advantage.
Metaphorically speaking, the tip of the knife is a bleeding edge and the better part of the knife that does most of the cutting is called cutting edge.
- October 07, 2022
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