So your enthusiasm may bring up bad memories or raise fresh concerns - they may be the ones who ultimately have to deal with the consequences if things don't work out again.
Does this mean you should not be enthusiastic? Of course not. Your enthusiasm may have a positive effect and might be exactly what is needed to turn things around.
But it doesn't hurt to have a bit of empathy and be more mindful in certain situations.
What do I think was missing from the book Architecture Modernization? Great question from @eduardodasilva yesterday as part of an interview that will be published soon.
While designing a great architecture, prioritizing areas with the most business impact, and having an effective migration plan are essential to get right, so are all of the small things that happen on a day to day basis.
This is covered in the book, notably the chapter on AMETs. But it's a great topic that I would love to have covered in much more detail - delivery management, change management, leadership etc. in the context of architecture modernization.
It will probably be the focus of future blog posts and talks (I'm definitely not writing any new books). I appreciate any recommendations for existing resources on the topic
Seeing this in real life can really blow people's minds who are used to traditional or legacy-constrained ways of working, which can then lead to buy-in for real modernization.
But, by not touching your legacy systems you can end up creating a false sense of the effort needed to modernize.
You also miss out on uncovering key challenges, and validating that your new and old worlds can co-exist as you modernize.
Getting decisions like this right can make or break the whole initiative.
The more I learn about #history of the Soviet Union, the more I realize just how much my native #Ukraine was actively stifled, prevented from developing and innovating, and forced into this image of a backwards and hopeless nation.
Our people have always been so phenomenal, talented, ambitious, kind, and creative. But they’ve been punished, scared, and intimidated into a terrible subservient existence for so many decades and centuries.
@mariyadelano I recently started to understand that for countries colonised by soviet Russia, the end of WW2 wasn't really a celebration. It was just a different country oppressing them.
It's no surprise that they were desperate to join NATO when the soviet union collapsed and are the countries being most vocal at the moment.
There's nothing more draining than trying to help troubleshoot issues for other people when you can't see anything about their environment and it's a struggle to get enough information to understand what's going on