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Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT): A Breakthrough Megatrend

By Dick Weisinger

It’s not blockchain any more. It’s DLT, Distributed Ledger Technology. The term blockchain has become synonymous with cryptocurrencies, but it is much more. The term DL or DLT is becoming more widespread as the applications grow where the technology is…

Evolutionary Design: Replacing UML and Planned Designs

By Dick Weisinger

Planned design versus Evolutionary design. Planned designed is the up-front analysis and design of a system, it’s subsystems, interfaces and flow; only after the design is complete does the coding and implementation start. Evolutionary design doesn’t bother with the up-front…

Value Stream Management: Reducing Waste and Sharpening Focus

By Dick Weisinger

Value Stream Management (VSM) is a technique that organizes projects by teams with cross-functional members. It erases silo organizational styles that categorize teams based on discipline, like IT or Engineering or Production. The team is self-contained and focuses on a…

Blockchain: Use Cases Expand Beyond Cryptocurrencies

By Dick Weisinger

Bitcoin have plummeted after reaching a price of nearly $20,000 in December 2017. But the Blockchain technology that powers Bitcoin is still drawing a lot of interest. $1.5 billion was spent on developing blockchain solutions in 2018, according to IDC.…

Humans and Machines: A Future of Collaboration

By Dick Weisinger

How will robots/AI be able to work collaboratively with humans? Manish Bahl, Cognizant’s head of the Center for Future Work in the Asia-Pacific, said that there are five T’s to consider for getting humans and machines to work together collaboratively:…