Tagged: opinion
12 posts
The Decline of the Org Chart
For most of the last century, the challenge of organizing large groups of people around shared work produced a consistent answer: the hierarchy. Not because anyone designed it to be optimal, but because it solved five distinct coordination problems at once, and nothing simpler could do the same. Those problems are now separable. The structure built to solve them all at once is beginning to come apart, unevenly and in ways most commentary misses.
[Podcast] WBSP482: Grow Your Business by Learning Why Data Consolidation is Critical for AI and ML Initiatives w/ Claus Jepsen
AI is changing the world. You have an infusion of AI at every step in the process, whether you talk about the first mile or the last mile. Whether you talk about AI being used to intelligently and automatically capture paper-based invoices or to enrich, augment, and predict incomplete data.
Interview: Composable ERP may break up monolithic systems
In this Q A, I discuss, with TechTarget, cloud-based composable ERPs, which enable companies to pick and choose the applications and vendors they want, the future.
Five Ways To Decide If Disruptive Tech Is For You
Disruptive technologies can drive a frenzy in boardrooms, with executives seeing dollar signs—or doom—ahead. So, what’s the best way to stay centered and make logical choices when radical change is in the air? The term “disruptive innovation” was popularized in the 1990s by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen. Much has been written about what it means exactly—and it’s not my intention to debate this here.
Sustainable Velocity: Why Clarity Is Making a Comeback
Software ideas tend to come full circle. We once believed in documenting early to gain clarity, then Agile shifted the focus to “working software over comprehensive documentation.” That shift made sense, but in practice some teams interpreted it as documentation not mattering at all.
AI and the post-modern, modern data stack
of AI-powered applications and agentic AI is dramatically redefining the demands placed on data stacks. Rather than becoming irrelevant, the modern data stack is a major consideration as organisations…
Want to become a CTO? Here’s the hard truth
For anyone aiming to become a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) that means working out how to build the technical, strategic, and leadership skills to stay relevant and in demand throughout their career.…
AI For Business: Focus On The Steak, Not The Sizzle
Many of us love sharing amusing AI-generated images with our friends. But are you willing to trust AI with your core business? More people, I've observed, are waking up to the costs and risks. Whoops…
Ambient ERP – breaking free of the enterprise software triad
Imagine a future where your back-office applications are context-aware, operating in the background, only surfacing what matters when it matters. Thanks to progress being made in artificial intelligence (AI) this is no longer a fanciful dream.
Self-driving ERP systems will end digital drudgery, halving the number of tasks that need manual interventions
Agentic AI is attracting a lot of attention for its ability to behave autonomously and render complex, multi-step processes into seamless wholes by joining up data from multiple sources.
Surfing the Void: A Code Meditation
Sometimes, coding isn’t about solving a problem. Sometimes it’s just a quiet way to sit with the absurd, sip your coffee, and let the rain do its thing. This one’s for those Sunday afternoons when the…
Why Agentic AI Should Be an Evolution, Not a Revolution
U.S. private AI investment grew to $109.1 billion in 2024 – leading to an “AI arms race” in which many businesses scrambled to be the first to announce shiny new capabilities. But did some tech…