Welcome! This is where I share my valuable insight, tips and advice for those who run iT.
Do you run 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…
- looking for hay in a needle-stack
- beware of the empire builders
- control provider publicity
- check who is asking about iT
- The grass is not greener, just a different colour
- document your configuration rationale
- pink fluffy handcuffs
- points of weakness
- we can re-organize or downsize without risk
- a wing and a prayer
- take away the number you first thought of
- singing from the wrong spreadsheet
- Only the temporary persists
- security is everyone's business
- Use protective software configuration
- self-built software risk is all in-house
- check your licences carefully
- version one is just a public beta
- staff development pays dividends
- have you signed up?
- no substitute for ownership
- set up a benefits register
- Oiling the wheels of fortune
- blinded by Innovation
- timesheets are a waste of time
- Innovation is the only strategy
- don't assume backward-compatibility
- hard-coding will be a problem
- build an impression with version one
- giving iT all away
- Swim or sink are not the only options
- business integrity
- staff training contracts
- they only fade away
- think about future impact
- vendor driven churn during hard times
- pangs and fangs
- think first - grab later
- Sunset dates keep the iT world moving forward
- spare that tree
- every cloud has a lead lining
- let the dog speak for itself
- iT plays nicely with others
- abandon low value innovation
- get me my broker
- In-house development is a high-risk lifestyle choice
- do you believe in iT projects?
- ugly ducklings grow up
- the Cloud affects your risk profile
- leave skeleton keys to escape-artists
- avoid unnecessary risk - keep iT vague
- keep staff with training contracts
- in-house projects more susceptible to scope creep
- partnering with vendors
