Category: Digitalization

Command and Control: Is this the Way to Run the modern Railroad?

The managerial model, Command and Control (C&C) dates back to the dawn of humanity when tribal chieftains dictated the behavior of the group.  It survives to this day in many forms.  Typically, one thinks of military operations as the current manifestation of C&C in the western world. According to Wikipedia, by one definition found in

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Selling Your Economic Value Proposition to the C Suite: Translating Technology to the Language of Business

The challenge of building a Business Case for CAPEX investments with high intangible content, i.e., IoT, professional services and operational excellence, remains difficult.  Many also argue that disruptive new business models are making the old ways irrelevant. Hence, we simply must make the investment to remain competitive.  After all, everyone is doing it.  A matter

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Is Your Digitalized Organization Cybersecure?

Here is How to Find Out! It seems that everyday a new major cyber breach is announced.  The Rapid Response Institute and its Principals have addressed this issue many times through a variety of venues and publications. We recently conducted a workshop, “Implementing Digitalization: A Game Changing Transformation of the E&P Sector.”  The Cybersecurity of

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Precedent Matters: Physical and Cyber Security Materiality

Cyber-attacks continue, seemingly unabated. Major industrial incidents seem to remain regardless of efforts to curtail them as well. In many cases significant shareholder value is destroyed and perhaps never to be regained. Lives are lost and business models compromised. In isolated incidents, senior executives “retire.” Usually, it is business as usual until the next time

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