Loosely connected but firm enough

stickle bricks by ⚫ on flickr

The successful and effective integration of systems needs more than component inter-operability and compatibility: we need to be able to build Systems that are loosely coupled to each other – but connected firmly enough not to fall apart.

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no second chances to make a last impression

The Last Word

What are the most memorable words that you have heard from someone leaving a job?

Have you thought about what will be your own parting words, when the time comes to leave your present job?

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change has always been hard

machiavelli by giu90hs on flickr

For those of us who would like things to be different, perhaps we should pay less attention to methodologies, such as PRINCE and PRINCE2, and pay more attention to the author of The Prince.

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a cure for corporate dyslexia?

S is for 335 by AndYaDontStop on flickr

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.

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Operational Utopia - Does your IT culture work with your business? - webcast

blue circuits from Finextra.com

It can be hard to find the road to operational nirvana – an IT infrastructure that allows faster time to market for new applications, more efficient divisions of labour for IT specialists and, of course, across the board cost savings.

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