OCCAM
I am exploring a new way of managing the work I do for my various clients. In fact I consider this to be a completely new product having it’s own value proposition with a large list of benefits and features. This post is intended to give you a preview of the new process and introduce you to what I call Object Oriented Business.
Occam’s Razor
First of all let me explain the name. Occam’s Razor is apocryphally attributed to 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham and relates directly to the law of parsimony. That is to say it is a sophisticated and intellectual way of saying “Keep it simple stupid.” The principle is often expressed in Latin as “entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem,” which roughly translates “entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.”
In business this is my philosophy, culture and ethos. Everything I do is done in a simple straightforward manner searching for brevity and correctness in every process and undertaking. I have even gone so far as to turn down clients because of their lack of belief in this principle of simplicity. I have also as of yet not found anyone that can prove to me that a more complex system or solution is better than the straightforward simple one. Simplicity saves time and money, and in the end the key to any business is “THE BOTTOM LINE.”
Object Oriented Business
The Object Oriented Business model I use for development and process improvement employs a organizational structure that very closely emulates Object Oriented Programing in the IT world. This approach allows me to easily collect information distill and ultimately manage client expectations.
