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About dick1stark

I am the President and founder of RightStar, Inc, an XTIVIA company. RightStar is a leading ITSM and DevOps consultancy and BMC Software Elite Solution Provider and Atlassian Gold Partner. My passion is customer success—whether it’s reducing the cost of service management, improving overall efficiency, or increasing end-user or employee satisfaction. Since founding RightStar in 2003, RightStar has made the INC 5000 list four times. In 2011, RightStar was awarded the prestigious National Capital Business Ethics Award (NCBEA) by the Society of Financial Service Professionals based upon RightStar’s foundation of honesty, ethics, and integrity. And in 2014, RightStar was selected by Forrester Research as one of 13 North American companies profiled in its ITSM Consultancy Wave Report. In 2019, BMC selected RightStar as its DSM North American Partner of the Year for its sales and partnership excellence. Finally, in November 2020, RightStar was acquired by XTIVIA, an innovative IT Solutions Provider. Dick is a graduate of Stanford University and a Project Management Professional (PMP).

The Unicorn Project, Part 3

Posted on April 23, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark In case you missed my previous blog articles, Part 1 of the Unicorn Project reviewed the early failures of “Phoenix” from the Dev rather than the Ops perspective. (Remember the Phoenix Project is Gene Kim’s prior book … Continue reading →

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Report from Atlassian’s Virtual Summit

Posted on April 13, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark and Alan Reynolds Instead of a live Las Vegas Atlassian Summit, Atlassian hosted a virtual event April 1 and 2. Although it is not clear how many showed up, Atlassin reported that more than 25.000 registered for … Continue reading →

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The Unicorn Project, Part 2

Posted on March 31, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark To refresh, Part 1 of the Unicorn Project reviewed the early failures of “Phoenix” from the Dev rather than the Ops perspective. Here the main character is Maxine, a very successful architect/developer who has just been “exiled” … Continue reading →

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The Unicorn Project, Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark At the end of last year and to much fanfare, Gene Kim released his follow-up book to the Phoenix Project, the Unicorn Project, a novel about “developers, digital disruption, and thriving in the age of data.” I … Continue reading →

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Report from the Atlassian Government Symposium

Posted on February 27, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark Last week, RightStar exhibited at the Atlassian Government Symposium, held at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. This is one of a series of worldwide stops to promote Atlassian products, services and customer networking. Atlassian had a … Continue reading →

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Report from the ATARC DevOps Working Group Launch

Posted on January 30, 2020 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark Last week I attended the ATARC DevOps Working Group Launch at the Department of the Interior. ATARC brings government practitioners together with Industry to discuss topics such as the role of security in DevOps, and cultural and … Continue reading →

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Agile Change Management

Posted on December 9, 2019 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark Last Week, RightStar emailed its customer base a Forrester Report, “Change Management: Let’s Get Back to Basics,” by Forrester Analyst Charles Betz. Given the focus on Agile and Continuous Deployment, Change is not the Change Management of … Continue reading →

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This Year’s High-Tech Prayer Breakfast

Posted on November 26, 2019 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark RightStar was one of the many sponsors of the High-Tech Prayer Break-fast held several weeks ago at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner.  This is an amazing annual event with more than 800 attendees. The speakers this … Continue reading →

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Report from BMC Exchange NY

Posted on October 31, 2019 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark BMC’s New York Exchange, was held last Thursday near Times Center in New York City.  Turnout was excellent with more than 400 customers, partners, and BMC employees. The attendance was up and the mood more upbeat as … Continue reading →

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Report from the Tampa BMC Helix Remedyforce User Group Meeting

Posted on October 7, 2019 by dick1stark

By Dick Stark Last Thursday I attended the BMC Helix Remedyforce (Rf) User Group Meeting held at the BMC Tampa office. This is one a series of Rf user groups that BMC is hosting (the previous meeting was held in … Continue reading →

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