The Hedgehog, The Fox and the Hacker

The Hedgehog and the Fox…and the Hacker.

Justin Arbuckle – VP EMEA, Chief Enterprise Architect, CHEF@dromologue / JA@chef.io

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one

big thing.”Archilocus

…For there exists a great chasm between those, on

one side, who relate everything to a single

central vision …and, on the other side, those who

pursue many ends, … their thought is scattered

or diffused… without … seeking to fit them into [an all-embracing inner

vision].Isiah Berlin

Those who built the good-to-great companies were, to

one degree or another, hedgehogs. They used their

hedgehog nature to drive toward what we came to

call a Hedgehog Concept for their companies. Those who

led the comparison companies tended to be foxes, never gaining the

clarifying advantage of a Hedgehog Concept, being

instead scattered, diffused, and inconsistent.

Jim Collins

On average, companies that are resilient and can adjust to changing circumstances tend on average

to outperform less flexible companies. Yes, a few hedgehogs will turn out to be spectacularly

successful, but Hedghogs will also fail in large numbers.

Phil Rosenzweig

Antifragile – Benefits from volatility in a nonlinear mannerFragile – Is harmed by volatility in a nonlinear mannerRobust – Neither fragile nor antifragile

Per Nassim Nicholas Taleb

QUALITY /RELIABILITY /COMPLIANCE

INNOVATION

Fragile

Anti-Fragile

Software is eating the world.

Mark Andreessen

The Velocity Hedgehog

Attributes of High Reliability Organisations1. Track small failures 2. Resist oversimplification3. Sensitive to operations4. Committed to resilience5. Defer to expertise

Karl Weick

Build

Run Test

Deploy

Consistency

VelocityScale

CODE & AUTOMATIO

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AUTOMATION & CODE

COMPLIANCE

1. PEOPLE - Technology outpaces regulation.

2. PICK - Compliance can't wait3. PLATFORM - Velocity matters. 4. PROOF- It has to be testable5. PROCESS - Compliance without

automation is fiction6. PARADIGM - Two speed IT must become

high speed IT.

The Compliance Fox

Let Velocity be your hedgehog.& Compliance be your Fox.