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I have been working on a value proposition for a major deal where the customer is looking for a technological partner that enables them to unblock a set of challenges they are having on their data centers. The customer’s main pain points are highlighted in red, the links between assets are drawn in blue, and … Read more
This picture below was published by Simon Wardley in Twitter and clearly reflects how maps can contribute to do economic analysis of the situations you have in a given scenario. I have done some similar exercise with a plain table in excel with 2 columns with the scenario AS-IS and TO-BE, but this graphical representation … Read more
Today I was learning about on solar plants, how the projects are funded, the assets are created, exploded and managed. The technology aspect of the solar panels is not the key focus today, it’s how the asset is managed into a regulatory environment that is evolving. The asset management of major assets as oil and … Read more
Reading the chapter “Better for Less” of Wardley Maps I found a new concept to me: OODA loop. It’s a strategy cycle that stands for: Observe the environment, Orient around it, Decide your path and Act The creator of this concept was John Boyd , which Wikipedia page is really interesting to read, the basis are represented in the diagram … Read more
Serverless is a buzzword It points to the future of software development in a post cloud world. The idea of “Serverless” is NOT about removing the servers completely (or you couldn’t use the internet at all), but essentially paying for services that mean that someone else manages the servers for you thereby reducing maintenance load. It’s … Read more
The Kepner Tregoe Method, also known as the KT-method, developed by Charles Kepner and Benjamin Tregoe. When we should use it? The Kepner Tregoe method is a problem analysis model which fits well when the “problem” is disconnected from the “decision”. The Kepner-Tregoe Matrix comprises 4 steps: How to use it
The importance of John Boyd’s “Patterns of Conflict” cannot be overstated. It changed the military, the business world, and even sports forever. John Boyd was the most influential military thinker the United States ever produced. He delivered this brief hundreds of times in the 1970’s and 1980’s to lawmakers, military officials, legislative staffers, and anyone … Read more
This is the Benefit per stock from 2007 till 2017 of the main utilities companies from Spain. This reinforces my bet on Red Electrica and Enagas.
The life of Igor Ansoff deserves to be reviewed, his origins, his background and his work in the military space. He created an strategic planning tool focused on the growth of the business. In the Wikipedia page of the Ansoff Matrix there are a couple of criticisms mentioned, but interestingly, it’s not mention the lack … Read more
I had a conversation with some friends that started with the following question: Does it make sense to me to purchase a Diesel van or I should wait to the electric van? To purchase a car/van is an investment to be analyzied, the disruption that is coming in terms of electric vehicles makes that some … Read more