Presentation Post mortem - Y2K Deep Dive - happy to answer any questions not covered in the presentation - fire away!
Peter de JagerProfessional Speaker| de Jager & Co LtdBrampton, Ontario, Canada
There's never enough time in a 60 minute webinar to discuss everything that could be discussed - so? If you have any questions? Ask, and I'll do my best to answer.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Peter
I don't know what you mean when you talk about "Y2K Deep Dive".
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1 reply by Peter de Jager
Oct 22, 2019 9:46 AM
Peter de Jager
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The webinar we held yesterday here on PM
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Peter de JagerProfessional Speaker| de Jager & Co LtdBrampton, Ontario, Canada
Oct 22, 2019 9:45 AM
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Dear Peter
I don't know what you mean when you talk about "Y2K Deep Dive".
The webinar we held yesterday here on PM
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 22, 2019 9:51 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Peter
Not yet available to watch on-demand
I promise I will listen and eventually ask many questions.
Thanks for sharing
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 22, 2019 9:46 AM
Replying to Peter de Jager
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The webinar we held yesterday here on PM
Dear Peter
Not yet available to watch on-demand
I promise I will listen and eventually ask many questions.
Thanks for sharing
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1 reply by Peter de Jager
Oct 22, 2019 9:54 AM
Peter de Jager
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I look forward to the conversation.
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Peter de JagerProfessional Speaker| de Jager & Co LtdBrampton, Ontario, Canada
Oct 22, 2019 9:51 AM
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Dear Peter
Not yet available to watch on-demand
I promise I will listen and eventually ask many questions.
Thanks for sharing
I look forward to the conversation. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I'm also waiting for the on-demand version. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I finally got to see it yesterday. One question that comes to mind is what does a person do with their lessons learned on such a project?
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1 reply by Peter de Jager
Nov 11, 2019 9:39 AM
Peter de Jager
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Good question... when we 'learn a lesson'... how do we 'apply it'?
I think the notion that we 'learn a lesson' in this context is not about 'what do I do differently?' but instead, about 'How do I think about what I'm doing differently?'
An example... Long long time ago I learned about Murphy and the tongue in cheek observation that 'If something can go wrong, it will'
THAT has informed my thinking on every project I've ever worked on.
Driving in the winter? Because I COULD end up in a ditch when it's -30deg C? -- I will have survival gear - blankets, candles and food/water in my car enough to last me 3 days.
Given a deadline? Because illness can occur, problems can arise, I WILL keep my attention on goalposts and time remaining from the very 1st day, not just when I get to the last 10% of the project.
One lesson from Y2K was --- we don't think about the future, we're focused on the short term.... therefore? I change my thinking, asking myself what happens a year from now, a decade from now, 25 years from now IF I apply this solution today.
The lessons I mentioned are things we became aware of, the hope is that they change how we think about things.
I can't answer this any better than this - sorry if It's not more prescriptive
-Peter
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Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Oh, what memories. S36 and AS/400 and the insurance industry. Not so much a question but rather a comment. Human stupidity has no limits when it comes to painting ourselves into a corner. We see it wherever we go and it is all driven by the $$$. A buck save now is just that, a buck saved now. We only think about the month-end bottom line, or if we are really forward-thinking, the annual bottom line. There is no doubt in my mind that we are leaving an AI nightmare behind for our grandchildren.
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Nov 11, 2019 9:41 AM
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Hi Anton -- absolutely... the Internet of Things is a good example of this. We REALLY haven't spent much time attempting to figure out what problems this will cause AND what hacking opportunities it will present both to individual bad actors AND state bad actors.
We're too short sighted - too focused on immediate gain and or/saving - and we don't even pretend to take the long view.
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Peter de JagerProfessional Speaker| de Jager & Co LtdBrampton, Ontario, Canada
Nov 08, 2019 5:40 PM
Replying to Stéphane Parent
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I finally got to see it yesterday. One question that comes to mind is what does a person do with their lessons learned on such a project?
Good question... when we 'learn a lesson'... how do we 'apply it'?
I think the notion that we 'learn a lesson' in this context is not about 'what do I do differently?' but instead, about 'How do I think about what I'm doing differently?'
An example... Long long time ago I learned about Murphy and the tongue in cheek observation that 'If something can go wrong, it will'
THAT has informed my thinking on every project I've ever worked on.
Driving in the winter? Because I COULD end up in a ditch when it's -30deg C? -- I will have survival gear - blankets, candles and food/water in my car enough to last me 3 days.
Given a deadline? Because illness can occur, problems can arise, I WILL keep my attention on goalposts and time remaining from the very 1st day, not just when I get to the last 10% of the project.
One lesson from Y2K was --- we don't think about the future, we're focused on the short term.... therefore? I change my thinking, asking myself what happens a year from now, a decade from now, 25 years from now IF I apply this solution today.
The lessons I mentioned are things we became aware of, the hope is that they change how we think about things.
I can't answer this any better than this - sorry if It's not more prescriptive
-Peter
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1 reply by Stéphane Parent
Nov 11, 2019 9:54 AM
Stéphane Parent
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You have a valid point: our thinking should be constantly changing as we learn new facts. This thinking evolution is personal and unique to everyone. .
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Peter de JagerProfessional Speaker| de Jager & Co LtdBrampton, Ontario, Canada
Nov 11, 2019 1:46 AM
Replying to Anton Oosthuizen
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Oh, what memories. S36 and AS/400 and the insurance industry. Not so much a question but rather a comment. Human stupidity has no limits when it comes to painting ourselves into a corner. We see it wherever we go and it is all driven by the $$$. A buck save now is just that, a buck saved now. We only think about the month-end bottom line, or if we are really forward-thinking, the annual bottom line. There is no doubt in my mind that we are leaving an AI nightmare behind for our grandchildren.
Hi Anton -- absolutely... the Internet of Things is a good example of this. We REALLY haven't spent much time attempting to figure out what problems this will cause AND what hacking opportunities it will present both to individual bad actors AND state bad actors.
We're too short sighted - too focused on immediate gain and or/saving - and we don't even pretend to take the long view. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Nov 11, 2019 9:39 AM
Replying to Peter de Jager
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Good question... when we 'learn a lesson'... how do we 'apply it'?
I think the notion that we 'learn a lesson' in this context is not about 'what do I do differently?' but instead, about 'How do I think about what I'm doing differently?'
An example... Long long time ago I learned about Murphy and the tongue in cheek observation that 'If something can go wrong, it will'
THAT has informed my thinking on every project I've ever worked on.
Driving in the winter? Because I COULD end up in a ditch when it's -30deg C? -- I will have survival gear - blankets, candles and food/water in my car enough to last me 3 days.
Given a deadline? Because illness can occur, problems can arise, I WILL keep my attention on goalposts and time remaining from the very 1st day, not just when I get to the last 10% of the project.
One lesson from Y2K was --- we don't think about the future, we're focused on the short term.... therefore? I change my thinking, asking myself what happens a year from now, a decade from now, 25 years from now IF I apply this solution today.
The lessons I mentioned are things we became aware of, the hope is that they change how we think about things.
I can't answer this any better than this - sorry if It's not more prescriptive
-Peter
You have a valid point: our thinking should be constantly changing as we learn new facts. This thinking evolution is personal and unique to everyone. . Saving Changes...
