IT workshops and seminars are happening on a weekly basis here in Saigon.
Monsoon season is almost over. Except for some cigarette vendors, the Sheraton downtown could trick you into thinking you were somewhere else, like San Francisco. Lunch was ready for a group of CSO‘s and Software testers, uniformed attendants mingled with pony-tailed guests.
Something in the way he moves (my friend, that is).
This was his second time organizing software testing conference.
Forever curious, always testing, probing, “jazzing” his way in hope of “bumping” into the unexpected.
How do you debug something you have never used?
Put it through imaginary scenarios.
Use the parameters and practices.
Niche on top of niche.
That’s how one thrives in a “me-too” market (for instance, India now considers to open its retail market to MNC’s). Another “me-too” market with logo, look and label.
India will be the most populous country on Earth in the next century.
Watch out, retailers.
Follow the money.
Something to learn.
The IT talent pool there are unquestionably top-rated.
The question is, who is going to be number 2?
When India itself looks to outsource some lower-value activities so its engineers could focus on McKinsey‘s level, where would it place its chips?
Malaysia seems to “get” this as shown in its laser-focused software parks and tight coordination between academia and corporate entities.
Thailand has realized that more could turn out to be less.
Back to Korea, back to Singapore and Taiwan.
Expensive? Yes.
Quality? Also a Yes.
You get what you pay for.
Something can’t be manufactured overnight like curiosity, creativity and connectivity.
I read somewhere that the British Intelligence Service made a job offer for who ever could hack into its system.
Again, why not use the talent that is out there.
In our digital age, anywhere-anytime connectivity opens up tons of opportunities for both the good and the bad.
Never a boring moment.
7 Billion people in motion.
Key board got tapped.
Cursors blinking and moving, one word at a time.
Thoughts are formed and sentences completed.
New age, new idea.
Something to learn, to test and to share.
Facebook promised to “blow us out of the water” when it unveils the new Facebook. I hope someone inside Facebook did a study on the New Coke.
It’s a historic brand mismanagement.
But then, because of New Coke, we now got Classic Coke.
Coca Cola still rules. Something to learn from. And that is, brand endures even when challenged. When it comes to people, it’s character and not charisma. No wonder companies like SouthWest Airlines just kept growing , methodically and efficiently year after year (per Collins). It would not be far-fetched to say the 10,000 hours that are required for an individual to acquire a new skill set, is also applied to companies as well. Something to learn and learn well, time after time, day in and out to develop second nature.
Thang Nguyen 555 