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Practical thinking on business software.

Plain-English notes on software decisions, delivery and technical leadership.

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Software delivery

16 Jul 2022

Adaptive Software Development: How to Plan Around Learning

See how the speculate, collaborate and learn cycle helps software teams respond to uncertainty without losing control of scope, quality or delivery.

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AI consultancy

11 Jul 2022

What Does an AI Consultant Actually Do?

What an AI consultant contributes through process discovery, tool selection, implementation, governance and responsible team adoption.

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Business software

21 Jun 2022

What Is an API? How Business Software Connects

See how APIs connect business software, what a working integration still needs and where the real operational risks sit.

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App planning

16 Jun 2022

12 App Features That Are Easy to Forget Before Launch

Twelve overlooked app features that protect user work, reveal failures and make a mobile or business app easier to support after launch.

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Software delivery

22 May 2022

The Custom Software Development Process: From Business Problem to Working System

See how discovery, prototypes, working releases, testing, migration and support should turn a business problem into reliable software.

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Docker

2 Apr 2022

What Is Docker? Containers, Images and Compose Explained

Understand Docker containers, images, Compose and storage through one practical business application, including the limits Docker does not remove.

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Software delivery

28 Mar 2022

Software Development Standards: Make the Safe Route the Easy Route

Learn how useful software development standards improve consistency, review, security and releases without turning delivery into a box-ticking exercise.

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Software consultancy

23 Mar 2022

8 Software Consulting Services: What They Do and When to Use Them

Understand eight software consulting services, the decisions each supports and how to choose the right starting point for your business.

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Application scaling

12 Jan 2022

Application Scaling: Fix the Bottleneck Before Adding More Servers

Learn when to scale an application, how vertical and horizontal scaling differ, and why the real bottleneck should be measured before adding infrastructure.

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Customer portals

27 Dec 2021

Bespoke Customer Portal Development: What Should Customers Be Able to Do?

How to plan bespoke customer portal development around useful customer tasks, secure access, integrations, adoption and ongoing support.

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Technology strategy

22 Dec 2021

What a good technology roadmap should actually include

How to connect business goals, product priorities, architecture, risk and delivery into one clear technical direction.

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Software prototyping

2 Dec 2021

Types of Software Prototypes: Choose the Right One Before Development

Compare sketches, clickable designs, coded prototypes and proofs of concept by the question each one should answer before a full build.