Welcome to the KISS 2.0 Project Website
This website is for the establishment and support of the 'Keep It Short and Simple (KISS 2.0)' project.
Several decades ago the phrase 'Keep It Simple Stupid' was coined by Clarence Johnson, a renowned aeronautical engineer. This was/is a good phrase and makes a lot of sense. However, it is only half complete, and I don't care for the use of the word 'stupid'.
Several years ago I modified the phrase and coined the 2.0 version, 'Keep it Short and Simple'. In my professional life I follow this principle and it has contributed to my success. As an instructor I teach and have taught this concept in several courses. I am a strong believer and advocate of this concept.
Unfortunately, the opposite of this concept is being implemented in almost every aspect of business and industry and is often unnecessary. There are even cases when it is done on purpose and some even make money on generating complexity. The problem is that complexity is often the cause of problems and has a huge cost of time, money, and other resources.
The purpose of this project is to highlight and reduce the use of unnecessary complexity. Reducing complexity will improve the quality of outcomes and reduce costs. This is a long term project and we urge you to return and monitor the site for future developments.
KISSS (Keep it Short, Simple, and Secure) - a version for system designers, developers, programmers, and analysts.
In addition to having over 30 years of systems development experience I recently completed a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences and previously completed a master's degree in Information Systems Security (AKA CyberSecurity). In completing these degrees I performed a large amount of research in data security. Data security was included in my doctoral dissertation and a peer-reviewed article I wrote. One aspect of data security that was uncovered in my dissertation is that a Department of Homeland Security report estimated that 90% of software security incidents were caused by poor systems design and coding!
The surprising discoveries of my research demonstrates the need to have a second version of KISS 2.0. This version is KISSS, which stands for Keep it Short, Simple, and Secure. The KISS 2.0 project will include this other version.