Welcome! This is where I share my valuable insight, tips and advice for those who buy iT.
Do you buy IT, business technology or computers? The Devil's Guide to iT can help
Fear not! You are in very safe claws so read on and let me help you to make iT simpler…
- a wing and a prayer
- iT plays nicely with others
- we could always live in the treehouse
- looking for hay in a needle-stack
- set up a benefits register
- You got iT - but not yet
- take away the number you first thought of
- in-house projects more susceptible to scope creep
- lifetime cost balance
- hard-coding will be a problem
- get integration in writing
- control provider publicity
- avoid buying bespoke software
- check your licences carefully
- get providers to explain, before agreeing to pay
- where fallen angels fear to tread
- staff training contracts
- agree who is accountable for benefits realisation
- keep staff with training contracts
- pink fluffy handcuffs
- Out of the box
- early warning of integration problems
- ugly ducklings grow up
- Swim or sink are not the only options
- have you signed up?
- make sure benefits are delivered
- self-built software risk is all in-house
- do you believe in iT projects?
- The grass is not greener, just a different colour
- integration and the domino effect
- in-house development is not the "free" option
- watch out for benefit/ function slippage
- Only the temporary persists
- The code is 100% re-usable
- Oiling the wheels of fortune
- get Intellectual Property rights in writing
- don't assume backward-compatibility
- giving iT all away
- business integrity
- staff development pays dividends
- think about future impact
- security is everyone's business
- think first - grab later
- let the dog speak for itself
