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Friday, July 23, 2010 Major Incident HandlingThere comes a time when all rational and thinking men and women must decide that it is better to plan, than it is to not. Major Incident Handling You must have a Plan. It is that simple. More to follow... Braun Tacon Thursday, July 15, 2010 Disaster Preparedness begins at home...A unique and useful Preparedness Checklist all contained on one page. Courtesy of Bruce F. Webster More to follow... Braun Tacon Thursday, June 10, 2010 Out of OrbitWould you like an accurate, detailed, and free space travel simulator? Sunday, May 16, 2010 History Repeats...Thousands believed affected by faulty McAfee virus update
Sunday, April 18, 2010 Iceland Volcano: The Sky is Falling...Actually, the Earth's Inner Core is FallingJust thought I'd take the opportunity to be a Chicken Little and say "...the sky is falling!" and be correct! :-) I've also lived through St. Helens. No direct ash in my experience, but there were the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen for about 12 to 18 months. (Louisville Ky.) Volcanic ash impacts aviation most directly. Everything else can go on but in many cases planes don't fly. Thank goodness it doesn’t happen often. But what if it did? What if the Earth decided to have a extended spell of flatulence? What would our world look like then? During the course of this discussion, someone else commented that while passenger aviation is greatly affected by this, so is commercial cargo. Commercial cargo definately helps grease the skids of the global economy. Something to ponder. More to follow... Braun Tacon Thursday, April 8, 2010 What I've been doing these last few months...Howdy. I've been largely absent for the past month or three. Not completely absent though definitely truant. Let me bring you up to speed. If you look at my previous post:
Sunday, February 21, 2010 Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Version 2.0Should have been this way from the start. Incident, Problem, Change, and Knowledge Management Version 2.0 Evolution, not revolution...right? More to follow... Braun Tacon Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Disaster Recovery (DR) is not Major Incident Handling (MIH), but if MIH isn't nominal DR may be requiredAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Major Incident Handling; everyone needs a plan More to follow... Braun Tacon Friday, January 15, 2010 Today is Sully Day...Passengers Gather to Celebrate Anniversary of Hudson River Plane Landing Thursday, December 10, 2009 Disneyland and Lean ITIL...two journeys worth takingI've not been blogging much lately. Busy at work. Busy at home. At home we took some time and visited the land of the Mouse. The reason for the journey was to celebrate my mother-in-law's 90th birthday. She (and us) enjoyed the adventure immensely making it time well spent. Pluto says "hello" by the way. He's "...my favorite Dawg!" Work is very interesting. We have been working on building a synergistic blend of ITIL and Lean. It has been an ongoing project, and I'm very excited by the possibilities that are becoming apparent. Applying Lean to the ITIL V3 Event Management Process (Rohit Nand, Subbarao Chaganty itSMF UK Conference 2008) I'm starting to starting to see, learn, and apply many new concepts and approaches. Some will succeed, some will fail, some will need adjustment. That's the Lean journey. Small incremental wins, a few losses, timely reflection and quick adjustments. Plan, Do, Check, and Act. ITIL and Lean. Two best practices with demonstrated business benefit that appear to be highly complementary. From my perspective by blending the two you can achieve the best of both, making the extra effort worthwhile. Our final destination is not yet in sight, but it is clear that this is a journey worth taking. More to follow... Braun Tacon Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Happy Birthday ITIL!The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) turns 20 this year. Saturday, October 24, 2009 E=MC2=?Is Einstien's Theory of Relativity incomplete? Flawed? Or is it a matter of perception that does not meet our expectations caused by forces both
known and unknown in the deepest reaches of the Universe? Friday, October 23, 2009 Ouch
Thursday, October 22, 2009 Thinking Problem Management!Outstanding and relevant advise on Major Incident Handling and it's relationship to Problem Management from The Thinking Problem Management blog. A generous and plentiful resource for great ideas and guidance. Visit that site and I'm sure you will agree. More to follow... Braun Tacon Sunday, October 18, 2009 Giant Ribbon at the edge of the Solar System... 5:58 pm edtMonday, October 12, 2009 TANSTAAFLThis strange phrase appears frequently in the common vernacular and has many interpretations and stories behind it. My favorite is below. Where I first came upon it, I don't remember but I do know it has been decades since I first heard this version of the tale and it has stuck with me since. More to follow... Braun Tacon After the War of the
Almonds, the Land of Kulumar was the richest and most powerful of all. Sunday, October 4, 2009 Airventure 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009 Avast me Matey's and take special heed...Today be September the 19th!Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Those that know me personally are aware that for years I was a Pirate, but I've since retired. But today is the one day each year when all young puppies and Sapsuckers can come out of their retirement and express their true muse without raising significant suspicion about the state of their sanity. So empty your bilges and hoist the Mainsail. They day be already half-gone for both Swabbies and Captains alike. Speak with the siren voice of a Mermaid, or babble like a Parrot but be quick...for the hour of Midnight soon approaches! More to follow... Braun Tacon Saturday, September 12, 2009 ITIL Should Not be Hard.A Position Paper on the topic of ITIL implementation. More to follow... Braun Tacon Friday, September 11, 2009 Lest we forget...September 11th, 2001 May we never forget the 2996 souls from around the globe who perished that bright sunny morning 8 years ago today. RIP, More to follow... Braun Tacon Thursday, September 3, 2009 One Hundred and Fifty years ago yesterday...Telegraphs Ran on Electric Air in Crazy 1859 Magnetic Storm Crazy man, crazy.... Mother Nature Rules... More to follow Braun Tacon |
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BraunsBlog...Random
musings on specific topics. The central themes will be ITIL V.3, Information Security, and other sundry ITSM topics.
That said, there are many more things in this world on which to opine, so don't be surprised if I do now and then.
About me...Braun Tacon, Portland Oregon. Husband, father, aviator and former Air Traffic Controller with over 20 years experience in the Information Technology and IT Service Management field, the last thirteen years of which having been spent at a Fortune 500 in the Pacific Northwest.
Professional background and certifications include Aviation Management, Education, Systems Management, Information Security and Process, Standards and Quality Management. Always delivered with a strong focus on ITIL and similar Process Improvement Frameworks such as LEAN, SixSigma and TQM (Thank you Mr. Deming!).
Hobbies include reading, writing, and even the occasional Karaoke contest!
All opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone.
Contact me...
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You may contact me at btacon@BraunsBlog.com.
ITIL V.3 Service Transition...Its all about the Change
Information Security is Foundational to Enterprise Risk Management
Major Incident Handling...first you need a Plan
NIST Special Publications (800 Series)
FauxCorp -- Making the Business Case for the Major Incident Handling Plan
The Major Incident Handling Plan -- iCMG Architecture World 09 presentation July 2009
One Page Disaster Preparedness Checklist
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