Systems Blindness is damaging and expensive

a cure for corporate dyslexia?

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There are none so blind as those who will not see. But there are also those who simply cannot see the wood for the trees, which is why so many organizations unknowingly suffer from a severe form of corporate dyslexia: Systems Blindness.

How can we diagnose, treat and cure this damaging and expensive syndrome that cripples effectiveness and long-term Continue reading article »

keep taking the tablet

Steve and the iPads

The iPad is already a game-changer, simply because of the volume of sales. Here is the conundrum: the iPad will never live up to customer expectations but will still be a hugely successful product. Continue reading article »

world's largest iT project - more poison pills for Health Service?

The UK Chancellor is expected to massively scale back the world’s largest IT project, in a desperate effort to save money.

picture credit: Mike Rawlins

For the past five years, I have believed that the NPfIT has been the poster child for the Trillion Dollar Bonfire – as a poorly conceived, massively flawed and consequently expensive programme.

Why do Continue reading article »

Trillion Dollar Bonfire Night

Picture credit: camera slayer

I celebrate the fifth of November as Trillion Dollar Bonfire Night, in the hope that everyone seeks better ways of managing and organising their undertakings.

For centuries the United Kingdom has celebrated the fifth as Bonfire Night, in memory of the foiled Gunpowder Plot,  where Guy Fawkes and his associates set out to cause catastrophic damage to Continue reading article »

making iT simpler

The devil’s guide to iT is for people who want to make iT simpler. Here you will find valuable insights and amusements to ease your iT pain. The guide caters for everyone, expert and novice alike, regardless of whether you: use, run, buy, sell or make iT.

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