At every organization that has embarked on a lean journey, managers are well aware of the need to “show respect” for their people. In fact, respect for people is one of the two pillars of the Toyota Way. Thus, when asked, lean managers usually say that “employees should be treated fairly, given clear goals, trusted to achieve them in the best way, and held accountable for results …” It´s important to remind that some people think respect for people is being polite and courteous, but once and for all we’re not talking about being nice.

There’s this growingly common mindset that failing fast is the best way to learn and, in doing so, become smarter. Read on as I try to explain that failing gets you nowhere unless you really understand what you’re trying to do to become smarter.

Surprisingly, achieving success in a digital strategy has nothing to do with technology. Read on as we explain what are the key drivers for a successful digital strategy.

Digital transformation is the hottest buzzword in the business world right now. Every organization is rushing to build a digital transformation strategy and make it the next big thing, the one thing that’ll bring growth and sustainability in this ever-changing world. True enough, the world is changing and a strategy is needed, but everybody is keen on discussing the digital part, using sexy things like IoT, mobile, AI, big data and the like and miss the important thing: Transforming. It’s all about the “what” not the “how”. Read on and discover why you need to focus on the transformation part of a digital transformation initiative.

Microservices are the “new kid on the block” when it comes to designing an architecture for your system. Just like when you are introducing a new shiny language or framework, if you have a “clean slate” (i.e. no legacy) you are good to go, but if you are carrying years of developed source code on your back, you need to be aware of "a couple" of things.

In this blogpost, we'll guide you through our experience on implementing Microservices in brownfield applications.