Q&A on the Book Evidence-Based Management

The most important issue in organizational data quality is whether you have the data you need to test whether your beliefs about the organization are really true. So if I believe my organization has a reliable backoffice in terms of transactions, do I have the data that show how many errors are made a day or a month for a given volume of transactions.? Counts tell us almost nothing; we need rates, like errors/daily volume.

How to Run an Effective Networking Dinner

After the initial kibitzing, I recommend standing up and doing a small toast (if it’s a dinner meeting) and introduce a “topic.” For boards this can be an issue you’ve been debating as a management team that you don’t plan to cover off at the board meeting or you can even go a little bit more fun and introduce a “get to know you” topic if the group is newer. Source: How to Run an Effective Networking Dinner

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

CI/CD acquisitions

Oracle acquired Werker - April 2017 GE Digital acquired Solano Labs - Oct 2017 Cloudbees acquired Codeship - Feb 2018 Idera acquired Travels CI - Jan 2019 Jfrog acquired Shippable - Feb 2019 From my co-worker, Nima.

Tips for Michaels

When Kim and I started living together, we had to figure out the shared rules of the house. Back in 2004, Kim provided a handy list for me: General Don't stomp or "walk heavy." When you answer the phone don't belt out a loud "HELLO!" directly into the caller's ear. Every item in the house has its place. Don't "

Tips for Michaels

When Kim and I started living together, we had to figure out the shared rules of the house. Back in 2004, Kim provided a handy list for me: General Don't stomp or "walk heavy." When you answer the phone don't belt out a loud "HELLO!" directly into the caller's ear. Every item in the house has its place. Don't "