Big data concepts

Some basic concepts for my poor memory: 1.- Support vector machine (SVM) SVM is the concept behind so many of the machine learning solutions the market offers. You want to identify patterns, classify unstructured data, discover root causes, optimize forecasts… so many of the code written to do that implements this model. 2.-Digital Twins The … Read more

CAPE or Shiller Ratio

I learned about the Cyclically Adjusted PE Ratio (CAPE Ratio) or Shriller ratio, and I found that in September 2016 this was 26,57. Looking into more data, I found this chart with data since 1880:

Organizational debt, DevOps and OpenSource

A debt is a debt, it’s something you acquire to be able to acquire other capabilities or values in a market, product, behavior… Every company have this type of debt with more or less exposure. This debt can be excess of organization (typically a big company) or lack of organization (commonly a start-up). Companies acquire … Read more

The destruction that goes beyond

Business leaders who adopt the attitude that anyone is replaceable, thinking they can simply hire someone with a greater skill set or someone with a more prestigious pedigree, are fooling themselves. There are some employees that cannot be replaced, and that when they disappear from the company, they carry with them value that simply cannot … Read more

100 days plan for strategic alignment

I was recently asked about how to plan an strategic alignment between business and IT initiatives, where there should be a focus on the: Follow-up and efficiency of projects initiatives. Track of benefits realization. Portfolio plan where we all can understand the dependencies of the IT projects and impacts on business. Improve the level of … Read more

Retail, some basic lessons I learned

Based on a SAP platform, some basic lessons I learned about retail. The stores: The POS are terminals that retrieve data from a server, typically located on the same store. The server of the store receives/sends data to a SAP PI. The frequency of these communications depends on your capacity to manage big volumes of … Read more

Remove systemic hurdles

As portfolio manager, I have a team working on the execution of contracts, attending customers and trying to compete on the market with our solutions and value propositions. When looking I look at the way we sell, offer and deliver, you find systemic hurdles that affect negatively to the ability to succeed. By that reason … Read more

Talaia, Open PPM

This product came to my inbox: http://www.talaia-openppm.com It’s aligned with PMI. You can integrate it with Redmine. It does not store documents, you need to use a separate repository. It does not cover the scheduling capabilities as MS-Project. Covers the needs of so many roles in an organization, not just Project Managers: Portfolio Manager. Functional … Read more