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