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Chris Young - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Chris Young is the founder of White Water Consulting and is a senior consultant with a broad knowledge and experience in financial services, change management and information technology. His areas of focus include delivering business-aligned IT strategy and implementing best practices in process improvement, project management and software development process.
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- What is an IT Strategy and Do You Have One?
[Business:Strategic-Planning] In my role as an information technology strategy consultant, one of the more interesting discussions often arises when clients present their existing "strategy" for review. Common IT strategies include statements such as "Our strategy is to implement SOA", or "Our strategy is to buy first and build for business advantage" or even "Our strategy is to provide top-quality customer service and support". These statements may be supported by copious amounts of documentation including architecture diagrams and white papers extolling particular technology solutions or approaches.
- What Exactly Is Best Practice?
[Business:Management] The term "Best Practice" is a commonly used buzzword particularly in the consulting community. I am often asked by clients to advise them on the "best practice" in a particular area of their IT operation and delivery, however there is rarely a clear understanding of what this actually entails.
- Why Your Business Needs a Services Oriented Architecture - SOA
[Business:Productivity] If your information technology department is not yet implementing a services oriented architecture (SOA) then it should be considered as an urgent business priority. If you are to compete with increasingly agile competitors in an environment where information technology has become a key element in successful business delivery.
- Using DMAIC for Improved Software Development
[Computers-and-Technology] One of the key tools in the Six Sigma "toolkit" is its problem solving methodology, DMAIC. The key to the success of this methodology in software development is its focus on using data-driven tools to identify what is to be changed and then to monitor the actual impact of changes in a feedback loop.
- Creating Business Value From Investment in Information Technology
[Business:Productivity] The question I am asked most often by our clients is, "how do we get more business value from our investment in our Information Technology department?" In our experience there are four key areas that need to be addressed to maximize the benefit obtained from the investment in IT.
- What is Six Sigma?
[Business:Productivity] Six Sigma is a revolution in the way businesses operate. It was first created in the 1980s by Motorola and then adopted by Jack Welch at GE although its roots come from W. Edwards Deming's work in the 1970s on production quality in Japan.
- Legacy Applications Migration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] One of the most common problems encountered by our clients is how to deal with so called "legacy" applications. This article explains how a well architected legacy application can provide the business with a flexible platform which can evolve and grow as rapidly and unexpectedly as the business it supports.
- Team Values Analysis
[Business:Team-Building] Values are the specific things in people's lives that are most important to them. When an individual is aware of their values, they have a set of guiding principles that enables them to behave in a manner that supports who they are and what they really believe in.
- Six Sigma and Agile Software Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Six Sigma is a system of management designed to achieve lasting business performance. Agile software development is a form of iterative software development encouraging rapid and flexible response to change. In our experience we have found that Six Sigma provides tools and techniques that can be leveraged to achieve more reliable Agile software development project delivery.
- What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) ?
[Self-Improvement:Success] Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a behavioural science that was developed in the 1970's by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. It is a powerful and explicit model of human experience and communication.
- Six Sigma in IT Project Delivery
[Business:Management] Six Sigma is a system of management designed to achieve lasting business performance. In our experience we have found that Six Sigma provides tools and techniques that can be leveraged to achieve reliable IT project delivery.
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