How easy is it to find .NET developers to support an existing environment? What’s the value of adding a new field in a database versus cannibalizing an old one? How do you judge the relative value/cost of a user of a system? How do you price a new tool when you have no idea about…
Changing areas of focus over time is important.
I was walking through a vendor’s site today when it suddenly hit me that I have been doing consulting and technology for far longer than I ever did facility design and construction. It was a bit odd because for so long I defined myself as an Industrial Engineer who could walk into a facility and…
Just because something costs money does not mean it adds value.
Cost does not equal value. Especially on business systems meant to “manage process” that really only make disconnected managers feel like they have a degree of control the work of others. System cost does not equate to value which is often why procurement processes fail to achieve their desired results. Too much focus on cost…
Congratulations internet!
It’s time to put in place rules to preserve the #OpenInternet that has become an indispensable part of our daily lives. #TitleII — Tom Wheeler (@TomWheelerFCC) February 4, 2015
I’m becoming more of an early adopter as time passes….#eero
Yesterday while reading through my typical tech news I came across a deluge of articles discussing a new product (not even available for early review yet) called eero that is attempting to fix home wifi. Color me intrigued. Reading through the site I couldn’t help but imagine living in a house where I can control…
The worst tools – those that sell well but don’t actually add value.
There are a class of applications that drive me absolutely up a wall: those that look amazing on paper but once you actually start using them they amount to nothing different than what you were doing before. It’s only one step up from vaporware (tools that look really cool but never actually materialize at all)….
We build new tools for the challenge. We work hard because we desire to be lazy.
At heart technologists are lazy. We work very, very hard to not have to work very hard. (A couple years back a colleague taught me this and it was one of those light bulb on self aware moments that has stuck with me.) The purpose of tools is to make our tasks easier. The spear…
Resources and getting the project complete.
Projects are completed differently when you have many free resources versus when the organization is resource constrained. In a state where resources are available without much conflict it is possible to leverage paid projects to drive organizational efficiency and innovation. Putting 20% more hours into a project when resources are heavy is an easy and…
Project Managers vs. Product Managers. Which one are you?
I find it fascinating to follow the process of how new software is designed, built and rolled out. There are so many moving pieces involved and so many decisions to make. Too many people participating and you get idea overload and a bad product. Too few people involved and your schedule tanks and your solution…
Ask the hard questions to yourself before your customers ask them for you.
Why should I hire you over Jane? What value do you bring for the higher cost? Are you too busy to give me the service I need? Am I too big/too small of a customer for you? Does your solution really meet my needs or are you just selling me? Why should I believe you…