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Keep your treasure hunters happy!
I enjoyed doing a treasure hunt for my two nieces and their friend this afternoon. They completed the first game quickly so the next round was more complex. Rather than give more treats at the end (jellies inside a big cardboard egg) I conspired with their mother to...
Take Time To Recharge
Even the best electric cars need to be recharged. Perpetual motion is a fantasy. The human body is no exception. Taking time to disconnect from draining activities and connect to charging activities is critical.
The Problem Space
Like my Scrabble letters the other day, the features of a product on their own are pretty worthless. What sells is taking the features then creating powerful and engaging stories that explain how the product can solve problems for people.
Feeling Old
When technology of your childhood is in a museum does that make you old, or just experienced? Tape > Floppy Disk > CD > DVD > Digital Downloads. In the early days of my professional life Windows 95 was common place on every site I'd visit, alongside 2000....
Live up to your name!
April 14th 1912. Titanic had set sail from Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland a few days before and was by now a good way into its maiden crossing of the Atlantic. Multiple warnings has been given of ice from other ships severely impacted on the route up ahead. Many of...
Passion for the Job
Over the years I've worked in multiple companies and visited hundreds of client sites around the UK and Europe. One thing that stands out as a key success factor in how the company grows and performs, or a team/department excels, is not the tech, the decor, the...
Communication Confusion
The sketch by the Comedy Duo “The Two Ronnies” has been considered one of the greatest UK comedy sketches ever. It is based on simple misunderstandings between two people, both of whom are certain that their request and understanding is very clear. Over the years,...
Key Success Factors – People
If I was to pick the single, most important element in the success of an IT project or a delivery of a new product to market it would NOT be: - The technology. - The delivery/project methodology. - The brand/marketing strategy. - The project plan. - Creating the best...
When the passion fades – it’s time to move on
What gets you up in the morning (other than the kids/dog/alarm clock!!) ? I have had some jobs where I couldn't wait to get up and get started with the day, to hit the road and get on site, to get a job done. Similarly, there have been days when I dreaded what lay...
Points don’t win Prizes
I have had a love/hate relationship with Agile. For 15+ years the projects I worked on were typically delivered via Waterfall. The nature of them, the clients, the commercial agreements worked better that way. That didn't mean the customer wasn't kept up-to-date along...