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39 TRIZ Features – long overdue

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Malcolm Mac Donald

TRIZ is an engineering concept created a long time ago in Russia.  It proposes that there are 39 main features to any system, and that these can sometimes be conflicting, like for example speed and reliability in a Formula 1 … Continue reading →

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Why Strategies aren’t implemented.

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Have you ever said something that sounds really silly, then replayed it in your head and thought “Actually that’s really profound”. I was trying to describe the strategic process to someone the other day and I ended up saying: “If … Continue reading →

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Architectural Patterns: A Pattern

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

We have often in the past struggled with the process of establishing some architectural patterns. It is probably one of those things, that if you try to find a use for it, you will fail, but one day it will … Continue reading →

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