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Why the Tectonic Speed of Government?

The original name ("Glacial Speed of Government”) is both cliché and inaccurate, as it implies a faster pace than it used to. I decided that “Tectonic Speed” is more accurate because change in government shows tremendous resistance and moves slowly, but when it happens progress can occur in significant outbursts - and in those moments, there is great opportunity! Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Wait there's a Video?!

The Book on Interfaces and Conversions (Note #1)

Picture is AI generated by Bing Image Creator from the prompt “two computer systems exchanging data records in style of Vermeer” (Note #2) This is Part 9 of the Tectonic Speed series... ( https://tectonicspeed.com ) Part 7 of this series focused on documentation ( https://blog.tectonicspeed.com/2022/05/tectonic-speed-of-government-part-7.html ), so I’m going for the trifecta of boring business analyst topics in this post about Interfaces and Conversions. But these less glamorous tasks can be essential for successful software implementations. This post is written for people who don’t usually get in the weeds on these areas. I’m sharing lessons learned to help decision-makers for these projects understand what’s involved with an Interface or Conversion – and why they’re important. After defining key words,...

Tectonic Speed of Government, Part 8: Walking Through Water

Picture is from https://www.canningtonphysio.com.au/blog/hydrotherapy I am always searching for metaphors to explain the “tectonic speed” of government IT projects, the process of moving a technology solution from idea to reality. I have described this as dragging a stopped train , stepping onto a glass floor , and the sport of curling . However, those blogs all related to the ongoing process of creating and guiding momentum over a long-term project. ( Note #1, notes are below) Now I want to slice time more granularly and focus on the micro-steps , the process of guiding events day by day. These micro-steps aren’t sexy like signing a contract or going live, but they are the reality of project management. ****************************************************************************** All of the ideas expressed in this article are my personal statements and opinions, and do not reflect the opinion...

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