Mini Insider #1 - 3 Months and Counting
We are 3 months (and a few days) into our ‘IT/OT Insider’ journey. Today no lengthy article, but a “Mini Insider” in which we collect some interesting bits and pieces!
We are 3 months (and a few days) into our ‘IT/OT Insider’ journey. Today no lengthy article, but a “Mini Insider” in which we collect some interesting bits and pieces!
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PoC - Prototype - Pilot - MVP
PoC? Prototype? Pilot? MVP? Here is a great visualization we came across plotting these concepts against two axis: "Unit of testing" and "Implementation"
Proof of Concept:
Tests real-world potential in the early stages.
Focuses on feasibility rather than delivering a complete idea.
Ideal for quickly assessing technical features.
Prototype:
Tangible manifestation of an idea for early testing.
Tests how an idea looks, feels, and works.
Engages stakeholders and refines the concept iteratively.
Pilots:
Live activities, often the first stage of new policy or service rollout.
Tests solutions in a real-world environment with a small user group.
Identifies and addresses issues before full-scale implementation.
Minimum Viable Product (MVP):
Accelerates learning with minimal resources.
Tests only the essential core of a concept with real users.
Gathers insights to determine demand and necessary adjustments.
Source: https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/proof-of-concept-prototype-pilot-mvp-whats-in-a-name/
Further reading: Once You POC, You (Can’t) Stop! (By Jan Meskens)
Guest post by David in Exponential Industry
David Rogers, the author of Exponential Industry, interviewed ‘our’ David on IT/OT Convergence and ChatGPT. Exponential Industry developed its own custom GPT which we tested during the interview. The GPT used our IT/OT Insider content as a basis to answer some questions, and the results are really good ! Check it out here:
Video: James Lewis on Software Architecture, Team Topologies and Complexity Science
“Recent research summarized in the book Accelerate points to a set of practices that lead to high software development organization performance. Simultaneously, research from the Santa Fe institute on Complex Adaptive Systems over the last 20 years seems to point to a grand unified theory of organizational design. So have we cracked it? Do we now have the answer to the question: how do we create and scale high performing software and organizations? In this talk, James explores the relationships between team structure, software architecture and the emergent phenomenon of complexity science.”
Source: Youtube
The top 10 industrial automation trends
We came across this very interesting summary of current trends by IOT Analytics we’d like to share.
(We are obviously very happy to see IT/OT Convergence listed here ;))
Source: IOT Analytics
Best Comic Agilé from the month
Source: https://www.comicagile.net/comic/the-agile-project-manager/
Substack-To-Follow-Tip of the month
Follow Ageling on Agile for really useful insights on Agile ways of working. Many of them apply very well to our IT/OT space.
