Author Archives: R.P. Churchill

Discovery: Learning What’s In a Process

Posted on April 25, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

Discovery is observing or researching what’s in a system or process. It identifies facilities, entities, resources, information, and activities. These are the nouns and verbs that comprise the system or process under investigation. Discovery does not try to quantify the … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Combined Survey Results

Posted on March 15, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

These results are combined from versions of this talk given in Pittsburgh, DC, and Baltimore. List at least five steps you take during a typical business analysis effort. I would list the steps I take in conducting an analysis project … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round Three

Posted on March 14, 2018 by R.P. Churchill
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Structured Thought: Problem Solving

Posted on March 13, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

On Monday I attended a Meetup at the IIBA’s Pittsburgh Chapter for a presentation about structured problem solving given by a gentleman named Greg Acton. The presentation included an introduction of about twenty minutes, a small group exercise for another … Continue reading →

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Of Pencils, the Division of Labor, Building Teams, and Knowing What the Heck Is Going On

Posted on March 7, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

The conversation at the watering hole after this evening’s CharmCityJS Meetup was interesting as usual. In between talking with and encouraging some of the younger attendees and speakers I spoke with a senior developer about a contract he was finishing … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Black Belt, It Was Nice Knowin’ Ya…

Posted on February 1, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

My Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Villanova University rolled off yesterday, and I’ve been pondering whether or not to pursue a replacement. If I do I’d get it through ASQ (American Society for Quality) and it would only … Continue reading →

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Cross-Browser Compatibility: My Website Animation, Part 2

Posted on January 30, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

Digging into yesterday’s problem more I found references to a procedure called font boosting, and a number of ways to potentially control it or turn it off. Font boosting has to do with making the text larger by default on … Continue reading →

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Cross-Browser Compatibility: My Website Animation, Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

The introductory animation on my website has been a source of annoyance for me for some time. It never scaled properly on Android devices. It worked fine on every other browser I was able to test (IE, Edge, Firefox, Chrome, … Continue reading →

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Generic Sensor API

Posted on January 26, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

On Wednesday I attended a Meetup hosted by Pittsburgh Code & Supply. This particular event was hosted by Brian Kardell (see also here) and was formally titled with the prefix “[Chapters Web Standards]:” I think to indicate that the talk … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round Two

Posted on January 25, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

On Tuesday I gave this talk again, this time for the IIBA’s Metro DC Chapter. Here are the results from the updated survey. The results from the first go-round are here. List at least five steps you take during a … Continue reading →

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