CJ & The Duke

CJ & the Duke outline the benefits of freelance vendor agnostic architects for ServiceNow projects / product management.In this episode we discuss:- how freelance vendor agnostic ServiceNow architects have better alignment on incentives.- how the freelance network effect can play to your benefit on a ServiceNow project.- how freelance architects can de-duplicate effort- how freelance architects act as "a foil" to increase transparency and accountability- how freelance architects as a 3rd party actually increase coordination.IntegrityPro Consulting is a ServiceNow sales, services, training, & technology partner with deep expertise in organizational change management. Check out this partner showcase to learn more.Cory is a vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architect & founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the CXO of VividCharts. Stop spending ludicrous time exporting data off ServiceNow for reporting. TRY NOW.For sponsorship opportunities, click here.

Everyone has seen or heard of ID management implementations on ServiceNow, especially orchestrating automatic account creation. But how does ID Governance differ and what are the risks if you're not doing it? We ask our very special guest, Jarod Mundt, VP of Engineering at Clear Skye to break it down for us. HINT: It's way bigger and more important than you think!Clear Skye is the premiere ID Governance solution built on ServiceNowCory is a vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architect & founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the CXO of VividCharts. Stop spending ludicrous time exporting data off ServiceNow for reporting. TRY NOW.For sponsorship opportunities, click here.

A catalyst is the trigger that begins work. It's a simple concept, but it pays to be mindful about all the catalysts you can encounter, and how to mature the catalyst part of every process. In this episode we discuss:- Catalyst maturing from manual entry, simplified manual entry, automatic detection, and elimination of need.- Customer & Non-Customer manual entry- HR events- Detectable known errors- Integrations- WorkflowsOur sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

The most feared project in the ecosystem: the re-architecture. Restarting from scratch. Doomsday. CJ & The Duke discuss their past encounters with these ServiceNow projects and provide pragmatic advice on where to start and how to cope. We'll discuss- Does planning come first or second?- The Human Roadblock: Not everyone is onboard- Articulating pain and paradise- What to do with old data- Good practices: Ingress documents, process charters, dev standards, vendor standards- New tools that help: Instance scan, roadmap, catalog builderOur sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

How do you keep up with a platform that expands as quickly as ServiceNow both in processes supported and technologies added?CJ and the Duke first offer 4 strategies to to stay ahead. But we also play a fun game where we try to stump each other on parts of the platform the other might not know about. Guaranteed you'll learn something new!Our sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke talk about the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on ServiceNow architecture, and what a good architect should do in those situations. We discuss:- The Trojan Re-Architecture opportunity- Considerations for the "perpetual acquirer"- Special contract considerations.- Special considerations for 3rd party contracts.- Absolute necessities to prepare for mergers.- Using Unifi by ShareLogic to integrate before merging.- Legal and compliance hold requirements on data.Our sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.Unifi, by ShareLogic, is an astounding ticket exchange integration engine built on ServiceNow.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

It's "Quitters Day", so CJ & The Duke are re-affirming their New Years Resolutions with respect to ServiceNow. Promises to the ServiceNow community and promises to ourselves.MENTIONSCheck our sponsor DotWalk.io, creators of BootStrap the AI that builds your ServiceNow ATF cases for you!ServiceNow Mavericks, a regular ServiceNow learning meetup organized by Dhruv Gupta.Cory is a vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architect & founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the CXO of VividCharts. Stop spending ludicrous time exporting data off ServiceNow for reporting. TRY NOW.

CJ & The Duke celebrate the Christmas holiday by giving their wish list for the ServiceNow platform and ecosystem. From quality of life improvements like integrated docs, to better duplicate record detection, to better credential management for ITOM, and so much more. MENTIONSCheck our sponsor DotWalk.io, creators of BootStrap the AI that builds your ServiceNow ATF cases for you!ServiceNow Mavericks, a regular ServiceNow learning meetup organized by Dhruv Gupta.Travis Toulson has created a Salary Survey by ServiceNow workers for ServiceNow workers. No perverse incentives here! Boycott all other salary surveys.Cory is a vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architect & founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the CXO of VividCharts. Stop spending ludicrous time exporting data off ServiceNow for reporting. TRY NOW.

CJ & The Duke celebrate American Thanksgiving by celebrating all the things they're thankful for in the ServiceNow space. ServiceNow concepts, tools, and people who contributed to the ecosystem or our lives within it. We could have filled 3 episodes with other people who have been invaluable for us. Once you really start exercising thanksgiving, its hard to stop.LINKS!ServiceNow List Navigation makes work blazing fast.ShowXML - one of the greatest tools in the right-click menu.Download Xplore - The greatest ServiceNow developer toolkit ever made.Learn how to use Xplore - a 9 part tutorialGet your ServiceNow Private Developer InstanceThe ServiceNow CommunityThe ServiceNow Wiki (An Archive)SNC Guru (No longer run by Mark Stanger, but still has all his ancient wisdom)Contact Jeff Nicoll & Stephanie Fairbanks at JIT.ShareLogic (formerly Whitespace Studios & creators of Unifi - the single greatest ebonding integration tool for ServiceNow)VividCharts (the best data visualization and story telling platform on ServiceNow)Joe Jogmen - VP at JIT and legendary implementer of ServiceNowDana Haines - Creator extraordinaireOther Shout Outs: Mark Andrus, Aleck Lin, Tony Thavisouk, Donte Hooker, Etta Wilson (owner of GNIS consulting), Ben Thomas, Nathan Firth of NewRocket, Jace Benson of Jace.Pro, Andrew Barnes

CJ & The Duke take a look over the shoulder and talk about risks capable of threatening ServiceNow. We discuss- Smaller, faster, cheaper, better products similar to ServiceNow- The Uberization of the labor market- Integration platforms as the platform of platforms o.O- Massive market rollups for servicesOur sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke talk about The Duke's recent medical issues and how horrific experiences with his hospital have reinforced his commitment to UX. The silver lining is a deep discussion on how ServiceNow holds the tech answers for problems that large prestigious hospital systems can't even get right. It's time to think bigger, and show how ServiceNow can make a huge difference, even when health and well being is on the line.Our sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

You can't rejoice in the victories unless you've been through the trenches. In this episode, CJ & The Duke discuss the worst things they've ever seen. Politics gone bad, lack of vision and direction, competing resources. If it's made you pull out your hair, we've probably seen it! This is the much requested war stories episode.Our sponsor, DotWalk.io is the creator of Bootstrap, which reduces months of ATF setup in ServiceNow to the press of a button. Bootstrap was developed by long time ServiceNow employees to automate the population of ATF, rather than replace ATF feature.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke talk about ways a SerivceNow implementation can go wrong, how to detect red flags and avoid the consequences.In this episode we discuss:- Who's the Alpha?- Documentation (oh yeah, we're going there AGAIN)- Team composition, including allocation of the various resource types & time zone shenanigans- Low value "best practice" focus- Scope creep and project changes- The Project Manager's scopeABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

Special guest Travis "T-Dubz" Toulson goes deep on the topic of ServiceNow Configuration vs Customization. Its not as simple as you think. Topics covered are:- What does "config vs custom" actually mean for ServiceNow?- Why does ServiceNow customization have a stigma?- Is ServiceNow customization really so bad?- What makes a ServiceNow customization good or bad?- What ServiceNow experiences formed our opinions?Travis Toulson is a the founder of CodeCreative.ioABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

(This episode contains uncensored explicit language. Listener discretion is advised)CJ & The Duke give you the straight talk on ServiceNow consulting. Topics we cover are...- Contractor vs Consultant mindset- How to stand out fast- The Art of Air Cover and Meat Shielding- Code Problems vs Value Problems- The Documentation Advantage- Winning Before BeginningSpecial mention: Dhruv Gupta for sharing his knowledge at scale.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke continue the ServiceNow "what's up" series with Service Catalog. This is the "Wish List" episode.- RITM table extensions- Richer sub-tasks that aren't sc_task- Mid-workflow requestor input- Role based visibility- Our thoughts on field containers- "The Dream Report"- On variables and field types- Multi row variable set improvements.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke continue the ServiceNow "what's up" series with Service Catalog. In this episode we go deep on- The perils of the Mega Request & Generic Request- The potential of Demand as alternative to Generic Request- Anatomy of Workflow- Catalog Items as proto-appsABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke continue the "what's up" series with Service Catalog. In this episode we go deep on- Initiating Catalog work without being in the Catalog- How to think of Catalog content- The 3 Tier RITM ControversyABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke welcome Matt Beran to provide insights on experience and customer focused design on the ServiceNow platform. Questions include:- What are Matt's passions and unique gifts in the space.- What non-SN background informs him most today- What does he wish more people understood about design.Check out Matt's ITSM podcast: Ticket VolumeABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke welcome Kyle "Mr. Congeniality" Carson to to provide his insights on the ServiceNow ecosystem from a recruiting/staffing perspective. Topics covered include- What Kyle does differently- How Covid19 has affected the game?- How important are #ServiceNow certifications?- How does Kyle know he's got a good resource, & what he wishes his resources knew.- Do good recruiters ever push back to help customers get better idea of project success?Kyle Carson is focusing on Digital Transformation recruitment & will launch the ServiceNow recruitment brand at Oscar Technology next year.He can be reached at [email protected] for any IT staffing needs.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke cover common sacred cows in implementing, administrating, and maturing ServiceNow. From category trees to team-centric solutions, learn the postures that allow you to intelligently question everything. No cows were harmed in the recording of this episode.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke cover the old meme "people, process, and tools", or as we like to call it "People". Learn why People is the scaling factor across your ServiceNow implementation. We discuss practical ways these 3 concepts govern your ServiceNow success.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

In the first "what's up with" episdoe, CJ & The Duke cover several reporting concepts, ensuring the story you tell with your ServiceNow data makes you the hero. Topics include:- The Unnatural Nature of Process- Defining Outcomes- The 5 Intents of Reporting- The 3 Personas of Reporting- How Reporting Tools Align To PersonasABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

With the Covid19 crisis in full swing, and ServiceNow giving the 4 free emergency workflow apps for free, CJ & The Duke got to thinking. What prepares an organization to deploy apps of that scale and importance in such a short window? ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ interviews The Duke on his week at ServiceNow SKO. Learn what SKO is all about, how it can help everyone, impressions of ServiceNow's 2020 direction, and impressions on new CEO Bill McDermott. The Duke also makes his most controversial opinion (ever?).ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke outline 9 ways you can learn ServiceNow on your own for free. ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!

CJ & The Duke recall their origins with ServiceNow, "ah hah moments", what architectural virtues they learned from the start, and what they'd go back and change.Cory is a vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architect & founder of TekVoyantRobert is the CXO of VividCharts. Stop spending ludicrous time exporting data off ServiceNow for reporting.Cory on TwitterRobert on TwitterFor sponsorship opportunities, contact rdfspeaks (at) gmail (dot) com."Patron 1" - Your company URL on all our video descriptions + in episode shout out: $50/month"Patron 2" - Episode starts with 30 second pitch of your brand. Only your brand linked in the description: $500"Patron 3" - We dedicate an entire episode to you: contact us

CJ & The Duke discuss "The Slash Dilemma", "Hybrid Roles", "A Day in the Life of an Architect", "The Amish Stakeholder Metaphor", the Virtues of Architecture, essential skills, and operating in the grey areas.ABOUT USCory and Robert are vendor agnostic freelance ServiceNow architects.Cory is the founder of TekVoyant.Robert is the founder of The Duke Digital MediaSponsor Us!