I keep revisiting old articles, not necessarily because I've run out of things to say, but because I often feel I did not state my case well enough. This mainly happened because I did not have enough practical experience outside of consulting to be able to be relevant. Here's for a second go at my … Continue reading Single Point of Failure
Category: Stream of Consciousness
From the other side of the table – the (de)commoditization of consultant’s services
About one and a half years ago, I made the transition from being a consultant to being a consultant's client. I effectively moved to the other side of the table. I have written before about decommoditization of consulting services. This is a revisiting of some of that earlier work from my new vantage point. Consultants … Continue reading From the other side of the table – the (de)commoditization of consultant’s services
Better risk based situational awareness using risk models
This is a rewrite of an article I wrote in 2010. I'm revisiting some of my earlier writings to update them to my current ideas. Top five versus first five issues Ask people for their top five issues in any area of concern other than an area they are personally and closely involved with, and … Continue reading Better risk based situational awareness using risk models
Not waiting for Godot … waiting for Mailbox.app
Mmm ... look at that ... less than 260.000 people in front of me in the queue. At an activation rate of one per 4 seconds that amounts to about 12 days wait. Let's call it 14 days to be on the safe side ... That's going to be one long wait for an application … Continue reading Not waiting for Godot … waiting for Mailbox.app
(Re)introducing the Risk Effort Matrix – another way of presenting and interpreting risk
This post expands on an article I wrote in 2010 for a blog called Risk 101 - Complexity risk management. The reason I got this from under the dust and decided to revisit it, was a discussion during a class I taught this week. Some of the concepts have been adapted to align with my … Continue reading (Re)introducing the Risk Effort Matrix – another way of presenting and interpreting risk
Our internal audit reporting workflow
I have been meaning to write an extended article on how we develop our internal audit reports for a long time. Given that I'm out with a quite heavy flu and my voice is completely gone, this is as good a time as any to write this post. I will describe some of the key … Continue reading Our internal audit reporting workflow
Is goal management in a public sector environment relevant?
Just finished a discussion with a friend on whether it's possible to do goal management in a public sector environment. But before we go into that, perhaps I need to define a goal first. Defining a goal A goal in a public sector context is, in my book, the object of your efforts, the aim, … Continue reading Is goal management in a public sector environment relevant?
Ego
After watching the blockbuster movie "Margin Call" a couple of days ago. In our almost continuous quest for yet even more money and still more fame, or in some cases notoriety, we should, no we need to ask ourselves "to what end?" on a regular basis. If the answer has structurally become "to satisfy my … Continue reading Ego
Quickly send task-related emails from your mail.app inbox to Omnifocus with the help of indev’s Mail Act-On, MailTags and Omnifocus’ MailDrop
Yes, I cannot think of adequately short titles for blog posts. The quick hack I cobbled together during lunch today is no doubt not extremely up there in hacking terms, but I'm quite proud of it myself. Which is why I can't wait to blog about it. The itch I'm trying to scratch I have … Continue reading Quickly send task-related emails from your mail.app inbox to Omnifocus with the help of indev’s Mail Act-On, MailTags and Omnifocus’ MailDrop
What defines a risk model?
This post is a repost of a short article I wrote in 2009, on my then riskguy blog. I've rewritten it to more appropriately reflect my ideas on this, as of course over the past years this has evolved. I've revisited this article because it has become actual again in the ongoing discussion on whether … Continue reading What defines a risk model?
Exploring The Black Box 