“Proudly Maintained By Mike E.” On a site visit of Hoover Dam, I noticed a small plaque on one of the alternators that said “Proudly Maintained By Mike E.” It has been living in my head as a systems principle ever since. The plaque that explained the whole systemthe Hoover Dam is an easy place…
Every complex system has code, data and diagrams. Underneath all of that, it has human contracts. Not the legal documents, although those matter too. I mean: When human contracts are clear, systems can be messy and still work. When human contracts are broken or absent, even perfect architectures will fail under load. Pastor vs Relief…
There are only two kinds of gates in a system: The first kind produces compliance.The second kind produces safety. I learned that two different ways. When The Task Book Actually Means Something In wildland fire, the task book is more than a form. If you want to be: you carry a task book. The book…
Most organizations talk about roles as if they were job titles.
On paper, that sounds clear. In reality, those titles describe a person far more than they describe a protocol.
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Anthony Veltri · Enterprise Architect (Interoperability + Governance) · Designing decision infrastructure for cross-boundary ecosystems. · Introductions