Why most products fit in digital projects like a square peg in a round hole, leading to systematic failure. — The introduction hurdles of Agile methodologies in organizations are now things of the past. Any new customer I deal with has had an Agile practice in place for many years, often decades now, at least for their technology-centric endeavours. Despite this wide success — duly earned and founded in genuine…

Digital technology is woven into the very fabric of your organization’s processes. Tossing it into a separate department is like trying to separate the weft from the warp of a fabric: it doesn’t work. The All-in-One Corporate IT Where are your digital teams positioned within your corporate organizational chart? If you’re like all customers…

Let’s Get Some Business Value Out of IT — There is a strong belief that corporate IT’s performance should be linked to the business value it provides to the organization. It is wise to want to bind all members of the organizational family to the common goals that provide value. …

I’ve been an unflagging fan of Led Zeppelin since my early teens. I’ve been a worshiper of their founder and lead guitarist Jimmy Page. That’s probably why YouTube’s algorithm presented me this 17 minute video from the BBC where Mr. Page describes the intent and the result of Zep’s most…

In the world of buildings, the importance of architectural beauty is rarely questioned. Well-designed buildings inspire us, comfort us, and ignite seldom felt emotions. The widely recognized merit of beauty is, in part, founded on the fact that human constructions are tangible creations. We live in them, work in them…

and a few ruthless questions about estimation in corporate IT — Estimating how much effort building a digital solution will take is not an easy task, especially with incomplete information in your hands. If one doesn’t know, in sufficient detail, what the business solution to be built has to do, how can they estimate correctly? In the face of such an…