Todd Biske: Outside the Box

I’ve decided that my blog needed some kind of name besides “Todd Biske’s blog.” While it certainly implies that it contains what I think, it doesn’t imply much about how I think. I originally thought about calling it “The Big Picture” but someone already has a blog by that name. I would call myself a big picture thinker before I’d call myself an “out of the box” thinker, but when it comes to SOA, a frequent message I give is to think out of the box, so it fits.

The above photo is of my youngest daughter at about 6 months old. I used this picture on a slide in my very first external presentation which was on SOA. I think that thinking outside of the box is an inherent part of adopting SOA. No matter how much strategic planning has gone on, and how much context is given, as soon as things get turned into a project, the project plan takes over and the more strategic needs go on the back burner. It’s important to keep thinking strategically while acting tactically, always taking steps toward continued improvement in the enterprise. If you don’t have someone whose responsibility it is to think outside of the box, you’ll probably have a much longer road ahead of you.

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