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Lego, enterprise architecture and the job advert.

Lego, enterprise architecture and the job advert.

By Thomas Otter on December 14, 2020

Who’s your pick for 2021? pic.twitter.com/j8iHnzPjyR — Ethics in Bricks (@EthicsInBricks) December 12, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The brilliance of @EthicsInBricks and @econinbricks reminds me that the software industry should give the Lego metaphor a rest, we can’t compete. I won’t be talking here about how APIs are like the dimples on the lego bricks. I have […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Architecture, dev/ops, HR, HRTech, leanix, lego, marketing, Product Management, SaaS, Start Up

Salesforce and Slack. Mind the gap.

Salesforce and Slack. Mind the gap.

By Thomas Otter on December 3, 2020

Thank you ! Creative commons: Jeremy Segrott https://www.flickr.com/photos/126337928@N05/ I’m not one to try and get a razor sharp analysis out before I have had my tea and rashers. There is a lot to ponder on this one, and it is rather long to tell. Some context and a bit of a diversion The big enterprisey […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisition, marketing, Product Management, salesforce, Slack

How not to work with HRTECH start-ups. The enterprise edition.

By Thomas Otter on December 2, 2020

“Be cautious about generalizing, especially if it leads you to the conclusion that other people are idiots.” – Hans Rosling pic.twitter.com/4uGCLqk8vv — Economics in Bricks (@econinbricks) December 25, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Thanks to @econinbrinks. An excellent source of wisdom. When I was at Gartner I helped enterprises grapple with enterprise vendor contracts. I know several specialist […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged enterprise, HR, HRTech, Product Management, Start Up

Melting HR bureaucracy

Melting HR bureaucracy

By Thomas Otter on October 17, 2020

The tastiest employment contract I‘ve ever seen. German version here. We talk a lot about making HR processes more engaging and improving the employee experience. Software for employee engagement has grown, in the space of a few years, to more than a billion euro market.  Making HR processes easier and simpler is a big business. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Back to the Future series, Contract, employment law, future of work, HR, HRTech, Law, newwork, Product Management

The difficult second album. Advice for HRTECH vendors.

The difficult second album. Advice for HRTECH vendors.

By Thomas Otter on October 17, 2020

Warning: long, rambling metaphor. Readers of my blog and twitter feed will have seen that I have an interest in music. One of my favourite albums is the first Stone Roses Album, The Stone Roses. I play this record a lot. Here is the song, Waterfall, from the album. The wikipedia entry is worth a […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged HRTech, launch, marketing, niche, Product Management, Start Up

Why true disruption requires putting the last mile, first.

Why true disruption requires putting the last mile, first.

By Sameer Patel on January 5, 2015

I have a deep aversion to the word disruption. Mostly because in the context of innovation in technology, it’s carelessly used to invoke sensationalism that just ends up blurring the lines between baby and bath water. We saw this movie before with Facebook-esq Social Business where the use of the term ‘disruptive’ in the media […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Digital Transformation, digital wallett, disruption, last mile, Management, mobile enterprise, Online Communities, Product Management, supply chain

The Dollar Shave Club of Everything

The Dollar Shave Club of Everything

By Sameer Patel on December 1, 2014

Whilst technology has significantly brought costs of production and distribution down, for consumers or businesses the cost of goods we procure has remained as high as ever. But that’s about to change. The systematic dismantling of unit cost economics of existing markets across many industries is now underway.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Digital Transformation, Elon Musk, Enterprise and Social Sofware, Management, Product Management, SaaS and Cloud, Tesla Motors | 1 Response

This (Digital) Transformation will be Productized

This (Digital) Transformation will be Productized

By Sameer Patel on September 22, 2014

The wires seemed to be clogged with article over article about whether the CMO is more powerful than the CIO in the age of digital transformation when really, there is a far more foundational issue for CEOs to deal with and that’s the role of product, and subsequently, what being a product manager entails, and the CEOs competency […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Digital Transformation, Management, Product Management

Time-bounding Innovation

Time-bounding Innovation

By Sameer Patel on April 22, 2014

Pundits, strategists and even product managers often talk about future states with no timelines. In other words, “I predict that in the future, X will happen”. Here’s an example: This Huffington Post article claims that “Enterprise Social Networks May One Day Replace Email. (emphasis, mine). Sure, email will absolutely be replaced “one day”. But as witnessed […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Innovation and Crowd-Sourcing, Product Management

Tasty Salted Pig Parts

Tasty Salted Pig Parts

By Sameer Patel on April 14, 2014

Tasty Salted Pig Parts is the tag line for Chef Chris Cosentino’s Boccalone, a meticulously well-stocked salumeria inside San Francisco’s Ferry Building.  I’ve hunted down salumerias in the back alleys of many little towns in Emilia Romagna. Trust me – Boccalone is really all that. I highly recommend it. What does this have to do with technology products? […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Management, Product Management, SaaS and Cloud

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