Make It Modern: Why You Can’t Build a Legacy on Legacy Systems – Part 2
Outdated software can be more a burden than a help. Here’s how to make the case for an upgrade.
Posts Tagged: Systems
A Trust-Engagement Model: Intuitive, Sequenced and Service-Oriented
(Re) building government data systems provides an opportunity to transform community engagement channels.
Why Should Your Employees Understand Process & Systems?
Every employee is a link in a chain of business activities which produce or provide a product or service. Employers who educate their workforce in process and systems find greater effectiveness and efficiency.
8 Tips to Avoid Reckless Technical Debt
A little bit of technical debt can sometimes be strategic, but keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t get out of hand. And as always, plan ahead.
“Bureaucracy” – Iron Cage to Social Network
I hate word “bureaucracy” because it degrades public sector workers at all levels. For many reasons, countless pejorative metaphors, theories, and political actions about public sector workers have decorated the iron cage. Public sector staff can weave webs supporting real collaboration, see contacts outside the hierarchy and rules; they seek out connections with people who… Read more »
“Stat” Movement Turns Twenty
Harvard’s Bob Behn has been working on his latest book about the “-Stat” movement for more than a decade. I’ve been eagerly awaiting its release and told him I would read and share my impressions with others. In his inimitable response, he just asked that I spelled “Behn” and “PerformanceStat” correctly. Since 2001, Dr. BehnRead… Read more »
Dancing through the Complexities of Thinking Systematically about Systems Thinking
The first three segments of the STIA certification course dealt with basic concepts and a hands on tool, Insight Maker. Now we are going to move close to getting metaphysical but it will be quick and we will come back. The problem is that there is a difference between, in writing or talking about, whatRead… Read more »
Bryan Sivak Issues Call for Health IT Innovators
The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with health information technology not-for-profit organization Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society to search for a candidate to help develop future advances in healthcare IT. HHS and HIMSS are looking for an Innovator In Residence that will work to create framework for patient data matching asRead… Read more »
Unpacking the “Black Box” of Incident Reporting
Government agencies regularly report “incident” data, such as the number of burglaries, house fires, cases of food poisoning, bankruptcies, workplace injuries, and more. While these data can be used externally for accountability, they can also be used internally to predict and prevent these kinds of incidents. These days, more detailed, near real-time data can beRead… Read more »
DOE Research Issues $30M Funding Round for Electrochemical Power Generation Tech
The Energy Department’s research arm will award up to $30 million in funds to teams of scientists and engineers to develop new electrochemical technologies for power generation. Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy wants the teams to focus on developing intermediate-temperature fuel cells in order to help with grid stability and security and reduce carbonRead… Read more »