July 16, 2020
Missing Florida Vacations
Just missing getting out and down to Florida for a little vacation.
The palm trees. The sun. The beach. A little fun.
This isn't forever, right?
Hopefully, let's pray, Covid will be over and we can live again in freedom and without fear of contagion every moment of every day, day, day. ;-)
(Credit Photo of artwork: Andy Blumenthal)
August 29, 2019
Go Years of Retirement
There are three phases:
1) Go-Go: You retire and are eager to enjoy your newfound freedom, and you spend the time and money to really do the pursuits and travel that you always wanted.
2) Slow-Go: After the initial adventurism and spending, you settle in some more and spend your time on quiet activities, socializing, and relaxing.
3) No-Go: This is the wind down phase, where you spend most of your time at home and at a certain point, may need some assistance to do everyday activities.
Obviously, the last phase is sort of depressing, but it too is a part of life.
Like a bell-shaped curve, we are born, grow, mature, and then decline.
This is the cycle of life for every living thing.
It takes maturity and courage to face it and to make the most out of every single moment that we are blessed with. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Go Years of Retirement
December 25, 2018
See You Later Florida
Not a far flight.
Sun shines bright.
Water is blue.
Birds, fish, and animals like a zoo.
Nature is peaceful.
Shopping is plentiful.
Activities day and night.
Swimming makes me feel right.
Go to the beach.
Eat a peach.
Florida is the place to be.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
See You Later Florida
June 12, 2016
Beautiful Florida
May 4, 2014
UNSOCIAL Social Media
This video is absolutely fantastic.
Congratulations to Gary Turk for hitting the nail on the head here.
And thank you to my daughter, Michelle, for sharing this with me.
- Smartphones, dumb people.
- Easier to connect with people, but we spend more time alone.
- Be there in the moment.
- Give your love, not your like.
- Look up from your phone, shut down your display.
Part of me just wants to say that Social Media is one of THE biggest wastes of our time...REALLY!
Another part of me, believes in some aspects of it for information sharing, collaboration, and being a greater influence.
But Social Computing is NOT a replacement for genuine human interaction, which is too OFTEN what it has become.
I applaud my daughters, for at times, disconnecting their Facebook accounts to read, spend time with friends, and do other activities.
We've lost too much of ourselves to an escapist virtual reality--where it's easier to HIDE behind a screen, then be there in the flesh facing the challenges that we must.
There are great aspects to being online--it's been a true information revolution--but the computer needs to SERVE the human master, and not the other way around. ;-)
UNSOCIAL Social Media
April 18, 2008
Requirements Management and Enterprise Architecture
Requirements management is critical to developing enterprise architecture. Without identifying, understanding, and rationalizing the organization’s requirements, no meaningful enterprise architecture planning can occur.
“The purpose of Requirements management is to manage the requirements of a project and to identify inconsistencies between those requirements and the project's plans and work products. Requirements management practices include change management and traceability.”
Traceability is the identification of all requirements back to the originator, whether it be a person, group, or legal requirement, or mandate. Traceability is important to ensure alignment of end products with the origination of the requirements, prioritization of requirements, and determining requirements’ value to specific users. Traceability should ensure that requirements align to the organization’s mission (intended purpose) and its strategic plan. (Wikipedia)
How is requirements management done?
- Stakeholders—identify program/project stakeholders.
- Requirements—capture, validate and prioritize stakeholder requirements.
- Capabilities—analyze alternatives and plan for capabilities to fulfill requirements.
- Resources—ascertain resource needs for capability development
- Activities—perform activities to develop the capabilities to meet the requirements.
- Measures—establish measures to demonstrate requirements have been met.
How does EA bridge requirements and capabilities?
Enterprise architecture captures strategic requirements—high-level mandates or needs. It uses this to establish an integrated set of functional requirements areas or cross-cutting categories of requirements. These drive strategic capability development to meet mission needs and achieve results of operation. Strategic capabilities are reflected in the enterprise architecture in the target and transition plan. This is used to evaluate proposed new IT projects, products, and standards to ensure that they align to and comply with the EA.
EA is the glue that binds sound IT investment decision making to strategic requirements and technical alignment.
Requirements Management and Enterprise Architecture