April 2014 – And Vijay Says…

Root Cause Analysis – it needs a grain of salt

Vast amounts of time and resources are spent in the corporate world in what is called “root cause analysis” (or RCA for short). I have done my fair share – countless spreadsheets and PPT decks have been created by me too like most of you who are reading this . And from the time IContinue reading “Root Cause Analysis – it needs a grain of salt”

Looking back and forward on the same day

So it’s my birthday – and my mind is oscillating furiously between being too old and not growing up fast enough . It’s a strange feeling ! the boat that my 9 year old daughter made for my birthday On one hand – I do feel rather old . I work in a company whereContinue reading “Looking back and forward on the same day”

IBM seems to have everything , but TIME

IBM is a good case study for balancing out everyone singing the “transformation is cool” tune . Transformation is utterly painful – almost directly proportional to the size of the company . So IBM announced its Q1 results and no surprises there – HW business is not in good health , and software and servicesContinue reading “IBM seems to have everything , but TIME”