LDB Systems Consulting
That's our passion. It means finding the right path through the overwhelming complexity of modern technologies, separating the 'wheat from the chaff', and discerning what fits best for each unique business. Finding true Fit-to-Purpose solutions - solutions that work both in the 'now' as well as over its entire life-cycle.
Insightful
Meaningful insight doesn't come easy. It requires more than just an understanding of the root causes to a given problem. It requires a new paradigm - a human centered one, one that includes all major roles affected by the problem, as well as a holistic & systemic understanding of all relationships involved. Its a tall order since we all too often focus on just the parts, the things and mechanics of a problem. The source of the real driving needs are people, our customers as well as our investors, employees, etc, which all too often are overlooked ... all to our own disadvantage.
Comprehensive
The Systems Engineering approach offers a wealth of learning that enhances the comprehensiveness of our understandings. It starts with a Life-Cycle orientation to the development of new products, new systems. It provides a 'iceberg' model that helps elucidate the often larger 'non-behavioral' aspects of our solutions - that dangerous 90% below the waterline. Sadly, non-behavioural aspects are all too often overlooked or down-played at initial stages of development. Instead, they tend to be resolved under crisis-like conditions when discovered in later stages. Which means the opportunity to optimize are long lost.
Systems Engineering is the mature discipline that best assures a comprehensive understanding is available as early as possible - leading to solutions with higher performance, increased effectiveness, and lower costs.
Minimum Risk
Providing a minimum risk development service requires an end-to-end discipline. It's rarely a one-step process - in fact, expecting a 1-stepper is the most likely way to fail. Its starts by delineating solution requirements thoroughly, wisely, insightfully - including a thorough understanding of the underlying human needs. Progress is implemented in a stage-gated approach, where stages are sized to fit the scope of the solution, and where hard 'Go-No' decisions are made before proceeding to following stages. Stage-gating adds a risk management approach that optimizes the likelihood of success while minimizing developmental costs.