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Thoughts that take longer than a meeting.
On escalation, transformation, and why technology decisions are so rarely technical decisions.
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Your AI pilot does not fail on the technology.
Your AI pilot rarely fails on the model. It fails because no one introduces it. And introduction is a craft, not a prompt. An AI rollout and a classic rollout across 80,000 users in 16 countries have more in common…
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Agility does not scale around the budget.
Agility does not scale around the budget. Whoever releases eight figures needs a statement of work. And that is exactly what contradicts what „agile“ promises. I once resolved the contradiction in practice, in a large program. Only after a sponsor…
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Audit with no finding: what that really means.
„Audit with no finding“ is neither chance nor the examiner’s carelessness. It is the most expensive result you can work for in this business. The phrase sounds as if nothing happened. In fact, hard design work stands behind it. At…
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A program is only as good as its sponsor’s questions.
Years ago I explained to project leads how to handle their board. Today I write for the board. Because most get exactly the program they demand. No more. The usual advice literature turns it around: it explains to the program…
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Unbundling under the supervision of the Federal Network Agency.
A system separation can be postponed. An unbundling under the supervision of the Federal Network Agency cannot. There the deadline is a law, not a suggestion. Honest about my role: in this carve-out I was responsible for the base and…
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Roles only grow, they never shrink.
In every grown system sits an „H. Schmidt“ who is allowed to do everything. Not by intent, but because roles only grow and never shrink. The only question is whether you know him. I have seen this again and again…