Our Data Methodology: Engagement Architecture
If you’re using data to make decisions, you need solid engagement architecture to understand how you got to those decisions. This is part two of a two-part series…
A Career in Problem Solving: Ryan Shriver’s Consulting Evolution
In our last edition, you heard from Vida Williams and why she chose to join SingleStone. This week, we’re continuing our series on how SingleStone is redefining the…
Our Data Methodology: Infrastructure Architecture
How to get the right data to the right person to make the right decision at the right time. This is part one of a two-part series about…
Continuous Trust: The Real Answer to Leading Amidst a Crisis
An actionable guide to navigating Control and Empowerment with Trust. If you’re browsing LinkedIn or searching for anything related to leadership, the odds are, you’re seeing a lot of the same: just “empower your…
Read More about Continuous Trust: The Real Answer to Leading Amidst a CrisisCommercial Loans & CARES Act: 4 Steps to Improved Customer Experiences through Automation
The recent CARES Act is challenging financial institutions in a new way. Read my previous article on this topic. The demand on the system, the shifting requirements and liability, the…
Service Meshes for Infrastructure/DevOps Teams: An Introduction
Service meshes as a concept have been gradually growing in perception and usage over the past year or so. You may have heard the term mentioned in relation…
Banks on the Front Lines with CARES Act: EIDL & PPP
These are unprecedented times. Many small businesses are desperate for capital now but are having to wait on the lines as questions are asked/answered and approval is granted….
Well-Intentioned Culture: What Makes SingleStone Different for Vida Williams
Last week, Tricia Rhodes kicked off a new Q & A series that shares how SingleStone is redefining the consulting industry. Through a human-first approach and a team…
Don’t Just Provide Data Analytics: rvatech/DataSummit 2020
Vida spoke at last month’s rvatech/DataSummit Conference and urged attendees to do more than just provide data analytics. You’ve got troves of data. Are your practitioners sifting through…
A Culture of “Better” Redefines Consulting
Rarely are consulting firms praised for their unique culture, work-life balance, or tight-knit community. Those features are associated with big tech brands like Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn. These…
Social Distancing as a Mother, Data Scientist, and Community Contributor
For many, social distancing is a new and alarming concept. For me, it almost feels like a continuation of my life as a single-mother, technology and community leader. …
Supporting Clients: Being on the Other Side of Change.
Building a successful client-consultant relationship is a lot like moving from one home to the next. I learned this during a recent move of my own. My family…
Climbing the Industry Knowledge Mountain: A New Job in Technology
How to adjust to a new job in technology, or any new industry “You won’t really feel like you know what you’re doing until your second year here.”…
You’re Ready to Hire a DevOps Engineer: Focus on Six Traits
In my last post, I shared two DevOps Engineer personas to consider when hiring. Once the appropriate persona is identified, the next question clients often ask is: “What…
So, You Want to Hire a DevOps Engineer?
“Ryan, what type of DevOps engineer should we hire?”, is a question I’ve been asked by customer after customer. As much as I want to flippantly respond “A…
Three Transformation Lessons from Find Your Edge 2020
Last week, I was honored to participate in the executive panel at Edgehill Consulting Group’s, Find Your Edge 2020 conference. This was the inaugural event in what will become…
Summiting the Mountain, Scaling Agile SAFEly
Transform your business, they said…It’s easy, just use the Agile SAFe methodology, they said…It will be fun, they said. To be clear, I have never scaled a mountain….
Culture Shock: 5 Simple Steps to Building a Great Place to Work.
A great company culture starts with authenticity and personal relationships. Tear down the cubicles, buy a treadmill desk, ask your CEO to wear jeans and there you have…
Machine Learning 101
Machine Learning is everywhere. We use it in our daily lives to find faster routes between home and work, to meet new friends on social media apps, and sometimes, to buy things we didn’t…
Read More about Machine Learning 101If It Ain’t Broke, Break It – Reflections From the Twin Cities Chaos Day
What is Chaos Engineering? Chaos Engineering is “the discipline of experimenting on a distributed system in order to build confidence in the system’s capability to withstand turbulent conditions…