Steve Schmitz, Author at Cambria Solutions

Storytelling: One of the Most Important Skills in our Toolbox

by Steve Schmitz | Jan 13, 2022 | Blogs, Business Management, Sector, Topic

As consultants, we are like plumbers in many ways. People typically call us when they have an issue and they’re stuckWe have a toolbox of tools that we use to help fix problemsWhen we do our job right, we make things flow more smoothly Five Major Skills of Consultants...

Airports and WIP Limits

by Steve Schmitz | Nov 4, 2021 | Blogs, Business Management, Sector, Topic

Stop Starting and Start Finishing Have you ever seen an airport where the tarmac was so full of airplanes that there’s no room for another airplane to land? I haven’t either. The reason is that airports plan takeoffs and landings so that every day, the...

Innovation: Creativity & Knowledge Executed

by Steve Schmitz | Sep 1, 2021 | Blogs, Innovation, Sector, Topic

To answer the question of what is innovation, I’ll compare it to a Center of Excellence; compare innovation to creativity; compare it to Research, and present four stories along the way about the innovation process of a local pizza restaurant. Innovation vs Center of...

8 Types of Agile Contracts With Pictures

by Steve Schmitz | Jul 9, 2021 | Agile, Blogs, Sector, Topic

Contracts can be a tricky business. It can be even trickier when government agencies try to write contracts for a vendor who works in an Agile manner. As government agencies are becoming more comfortable with Agile delivery, contracts are also evolving to become...

Avoiding The Cobra Effect With System Thinking

by Steve Schmitz | Mar 19, 2021 | Agile, Blogs, Sector, Topic

System Thinking means we actively avoid “tunnel vision” and take a broad view of the impact of our work. We’ve found that when we’re mindful of what exists around our work, we can make sure that our solutions are a better fit into the bigger...