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(please pick a topic)a wing and a prayerabandon low value innovationagree who is accountable for benefits realisationavoid buying bespoke softwarebeware of the empire buildersblinded by Innovationbuild an impression with version onebusiness integritycheck who is asking about iTcheck your licences carefullycontrol provider publicitydanger of sitting too long on the walldo you believe in iT projects?document your configuration rationaledon't assume backward-compatibilityevery cloud has a lead liningget a jump on the bad guysget integration in writingget me my brokerget providers to explain, before agreeing to paygiving iT all awayhard-coding will be a problemhave you signed up?In-house development is a high-risk lifestyle choicein-house development is not the "free" optionin-house projects more susceptible to scope creepInnovation is the only strategyiT plays nicely with otherskeep staff with training contractsleave skeleton keys to escape-artistslet the dog speak for itselflifetime cost balancelooking for hay in a needle-stackmake sure benefits are deliveredmind the gapno substitute for ownershipOiling the wheels of fortuneOnly the temporary persistspangs and fangspartnering with vendorspaying the price of multiplicationpink fluffy handcuffspoints of weaknesssecurity is everyone's businessself-built software risk is all in-houseset up a benefits registersmashing businessspare that treestaff development pays dividendsstaff training contractsSunset dates keep the iT world moving forwardSwim or sink are not the only optionstake away the number you first thought ofthe Cloud affects your risk profileThe code is 100% re-usableThe grass is not greener, just a different colourthey only fade awaythink about future impactthink first - grab latertimesheets are a waste of timeugly ducklings grow upUse protective software configurationvendor driven churn during hard timesversion one is just a public betawatch out for benefit/ function slippagewe can re-organize or downsize without riskwhere fallen angels fear to treadYou got iT - but not yet