Some of us have been lucky enough to have experienced the challenges and rewards that go with setting up a new IT department or breathing new life into an existing one. There are many things to consider when doing this: business objectives, IT objectives, personnel, culture, technology stack, external environment are but a few....
We are often asked about the best way to approach project management. Obviously one size doesn’t fit every situation, but there are some basic principles that tend to work well. Before we explore details, there are some important macro elements to touch upon: risk...
“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” (Yogi Berra) - or - “When a simple system tries to regulate a complex system you often get unintended consequences.” (Andrew Gelman) Some of the most heated IT-related conversations I have seen...
I have been giving some thought to a Business Intelligence (BI) maturity model lately. Knowing very well some of the existing ones from excellent companies such as Gartner, this...
When choosing new technology, you might want to consider some observations we have picked up through the years: Don’t overly-complicate simplicity – Use technologies and competencies that exist within...
What is LeanFirst! and why is it important to us? In short, LeanFirst! is our methodology that integrates process reengineering with technology solution delivery. It means that to truly...
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