Once things get going here at ITExpo, it’s hard to know when I’ll get time to blog, so am just doing a quick check-in now.Yesterday was the first full day, and I took in a solid mix of keynotes and panel sessions. We heard first from Guvinder Ahluwalia…
So… why brand myself?
Last Summer I did something that I’d been thinking about for a while. I left my permanent job role, set up my own limited company and decided to go contracting…
Seattle Seahawks Strategy: Lessons Learned about Strategy
The Seattle Seahawks gave Green Bay a lesson in Strategy. Strategy represents a path toward a goal, not just a goal. Too many organizations think that listing goals is good enough. In the case of the Seattle Seahawks, those goals might read something like this: Delight the 12s, repeat as Superbowl Champions and maintain defensive dominance as number 1 NFL defense.
Kanban’s Geological Record
Craig Watson (@craigowatto) from SkyBet.com has been hoarding away the cards that flow across his teams card wall for many months. He’s kept them in the exact order they were completed. Craig explains “it’s like a geological record of the Kanban system”. As a very general guide, blue cards are platform related, yellow cards are new … Continue reading →
A Lean / Agile Approach to Aviation – From 9 Years to 20 Months (WATCH)
At Monday’s drop-in session (January 19), HiveMind Expert and Director at VREF Consultants, Col Sweetman, discussed how a Lean / Agile approach can drastically accelerate product development and design the right product for your target market…
Benefits-Led Agile (WATCH)
(N.B These notes correlate with the slides from David’s drop-in session which can be viewed below) A strategic wrap around tactical Sprints Sprints begin with Product Owners describing their requirements and prioritising what gets done next. MoSCoW (must, should, could, won’t do) selection of what they want and the order they want it in sets…
CES 2015 Counter-Hype: The Technology Trends that aren’t Trends
Not everything at CES 2015 will prove to be a profound forecast of future consumer acceptance. Some of the “trends” were not trends at all, but things that want to become trends. There were trends in things being shown, perhaps, like Smart Watches, but Smart Watches are not a trend. Watches are not a trend either. Telling time on a phone is.
State of the Nation: UKCSI results are out and it’s not pretty!
The most recent results of the UKCSI are out this month and they don’t make for good reading as to the state of the nation for UK Customer Experience.
The executive summary can be found here if you want to read it but I’ll cover the key highlights and trends for you here.
Which Comes First – Activity or Change?
So we like principles like Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point because it resonates with us. The feeling that nothing worth having comes easily, and even the most gifted have to work hard (10 years) to get a top quartile result. It just makes sense….. does it not? Now that leads to a thought which I have been having a ponder on, which is – what sits at the heart of people who excel Vs those that don’t – besides 10 years of effort, and I think it is to do with Volume & Risk.
Serious Insights: The Best Products from CES 2015
The Best Products from CES 2015 selected by Serious Insights Principal Analyst Daniel W. Rasmus.
