Archive for February, 2009

Now that I caught your attention with the strange title of this post, I will explain to you what flannel programming means.  Any good developer and/or consultant should have some way of separating their applications into different layers.  This is usually called a “Pattern”. I usually apply the term “Flannel” to the pattern we use in our applications at Teraeon Consulting. (more…)

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.” Galls Law

The first step in creating a lean enterprise is to first assess all your systems. Find out where these systems overlap and then see if these can be integrated. You would be surprised how much functionality and data is duplicated across your enterprise environment. In some cases the duplication is needed, but in the vast majority of cases the processes can be streamlined through either automated processes or removing the duplicate areas altogether.

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Many companies are looking to weather the current economic downturn.  We’ve all heard the politicians talk about creating jobs, or giving stimulus.  We’ve heard about the countless number of reasons as to why we’re in this mess.  What we haven’t heard is what can companies and people do right now to help the economy get back on it’s feet.  (more…)