"Every legacy system, at some point in the past, started out as the golden child. The reason it became a legacy system was not just the passage of time - that is probably the mistake we make. ... If your system, with the passage of time, becomes hard to change and adapt, that's when it … Continue reading Quote: Every legacy system started out as the golden child
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Quote: Richard Rumelt on Strategy
"No one has an advantage at everything. Teams, organizations, and even nations have advantages in certain kinds of rivalry under particular conditions. The secret to using advantage is understanding this particularity. You must press where you have advantages and side-step situations in which you do not. You must exploit your rivals' weaknesses and avoid leading … Continue reading Quote: Richard Rumelt on Strategy
Quote: Learning to See
"Whenever there is a product for a customer, there is a value stream. The challenge lies in seeing it." - Mike Rother and John Shook in 'Learning to See: Value stream mapping to create value and eliminate muda' (The Lean Enterprise Institute, 1999)