“At its most basic, a story begins with a character who wants something, struggles to overcome barriers that stand in the way of achieving it, and moves through a series of actions—the actual story structure—to overcome them.”
Jack Hart.
Does the description above sound like the plot from a New York Times best-seller or does it explain every OctopOSS project you’ve ever worked on?
I wonder whether this is why so many of us are passionate about OSS? There are always so many stories to share of being one of the inspirational key characters in a story of overcoming enormous obstacles via a series of ever more heroic actions.
So many interesting stories. So many interesting characters, tight-knit teams and scary beasts. So many twists and turns. Hugh Jackman has to be the actor to play me when the loosely-based autobiography inevitably gets turned into a runaway Hollywood hit. 😀
Have you ever had an OSS or BSS project that’s impacted by poor data quality? The problem of data integrity gets raised on almost every
“One of my favorite things about designing software is designing the defaults. The defaults define the experience for everyone out of the box. And, therefore,
Have you ever been tasked with mapping out the processes for the telco you work for? Either as a way of documenting current state, or
In the last week alone, I’ve had two potent reminders that the world of OSS is simply (pun intended) too complex. This manifests in many
Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
