thoughts & insights

Are Sales a Valid Measure of Success?

The traditional measure of retail success is sales. This should be viewed as the conversion of demand to ‘cash’ and is the ultimate measure of the chain of events that got the shopper into the store, convinced them to buy something and fulfilled their demand. Sales are reported in variety of ways and with different[…]

The Need for Appropriate Governance and Exceptional Substance

Of course, every project needs control and a sensible governance structure but have we gone too far? We do not advocate chaos, but in today’s world the word ‘governance’ is often used as an excuse for inactivity and can easily kill any hope of innovation and rapid deployment. Do projects with extensive governance structures deliver better[…]

The Role of the Programmer

I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with the software industry and the growth, and misguided reliance on testing and Quality Assurance. Don’t get me wrong, these functions are vital to the production of software of ‘engineering quality’ but, as an industry, we seem to have forgotten about the need to produce quality code in the first place. The[…]

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