We all know that the secret to good southern fried chicken is in the blend of spices used to flavour it, the quality of the ingredients and the process used to cook it. In many ways, this is very similar to what makes a successful modern Technology department… Obviously, the word “similar” is doing a…
I recently had the opportunity to be a judge for the European Software Testing Awards. I know what you’re thinking. It’s probably the same as Mahatma Gandhi: “Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men”, and you’d be right (I’m also sure he meant “people”). But in this instance, I reckon we can…
I recently gave a talk at the Enterprise IT Strategy Forum about maximising software development productivity. As shown in the photo below, despite reading through my slides numerous times, I clearly forgot to proof read the opening one…oops! Typos aside, it was all good fun and led to many interesting conversations and connections afterwards. If…
Pickled vegetables are great. Arguably, the greatest pickled vegetable is the gherkin. It is said, that they were once cucumbers, but who knows the origin story…and truthfully, who cares, they’re tasty and add an essential twang to a barbeque treat. But what can these pickled delights teach us? Unsurprisingly, not a great deal typically, but…
You hear a lot about how modern smartphones are 1000s of times more powerful than the NASA computers that sent Apollo to the moon. To be honest, it’s surprising, but you do kind of expect it… But how do those old school beasts match up against something a bit more mundane…a toothbrush for example. Some…
Continuing to push analogies to breaking point…This time with fries! You might have seen a post recently with describing an application as front end, back end and API. Something along these lines: Nice. Elegant. Simple. It provides a convenient way to talk about technology that everyone can relate to….but is it too simplistic? There’s lots…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw At the weekend, I went camping. Was it cold? Yes Was it wet? Yes, very Was it windy? Yeah (and not just because of my 7 year old sleeping “buddy”) Did it involve waking up early?…
Over the last decade or so, there are few words used more regularly and more vaguely to mean more things across the business World as “Digital”. It means everything and nothing, has justified enormous programs of work and changed the shape and behaviour of organisations of all sizes. You can add it to pretty much…
Like many people this year, working remotely went from an occasional occurrence to an enforced environment. Throw in some kids being “home schooled-ish” and a national shortage of toilet roll and you’ve got the ingredients for a nightmare ready to roll… Luckily, we were pretty much good-to-go from an enablement point of view with cloud…
As we approach the end of 2019, it’s time to reflect on the what we’ve achieved over the year and set our goals for the next one. One of the things that we, as a society achieved, was the introduction and use of a load of phrases that permeate meetings and conversations in offices across…