#12: War and Peace and IT

#12: War and Peace and IT

In this short episode, I want to introduce a book that I feel that every executive should read.

I started writing about how to get better ROI from Software Development back in 2016.

This was as a direct aim to educate the executive level on how to interact, with better results, with IT - and predominately software development.

Like many, I've felt that the relationship between IT and the Business had become dysfunctional - with neither party happy with what the other brings to the table. Both parties becoming frustrated with the other.

I've spent many years researching, writing and speaking on how to address this dysfunction.

And I really wish I'd had this book.

... To be honest, I wish I'd written this book.

I'm finding it a great companion piece to my own work and recommend it highly to any listener to this podcast.

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#69: New Year's resolutions

#69: New Year's resolutions

In this episode I talk about the similarities between our New Year resolutions and major business initiatives; why we set them, why they are attractive and why they often fail.

13 Tammi 20218min

#68: 2021 Predictions

#68: 2021 Predictions

Happy New Year and welcome to 2021.  In this episode I share my predictions for the year ahead. With Covid-19 doing more to drive technical disruption last year than any of the leadership team, I expe...

6 Tammi 202119min

#67: Bad for ROI - The Silver Bullet

#67: Bad for ROI - The Silver Bullet

Today's marketing is full of the promise of miracle cures for our problems. Full of "Do this one thing to achieve amazing results". Full of Silver Bullets. In this episode, I talk about why there are ...

16 Joulu 20206min

#66: Practices applied - How I use them

#66: Practices applied - How I use them

In this episode, I talk about a recent software project and how I've used many of the processes I have introduced in prior podcasts. I talk about how I applied them. And how they fit together to allow...

9 Joulu 202017min

#65: Bad for ROI - 100% Utilisation

#65: Bad for ROI - 100% Utilisation

Having your team working at 100% utilisation is a good thing for ROI, right? Software Developers are expensive, surely maximizing their available time is the best way to achieve ROI? In this episode, ...

2 Joulu 202011min

#64: Bad for ROI - Big Bang

#64: Bad for ROI - Big Bang

Doing "Big Bang" releases may seem like an effective use of time and people. They may carry huge prestige and bragging rights for their leadership. But are they good for ROI? In this episode, I talk...

26 Marras 202010min

#63: Bad for ROI - The Rockstar developer

#63: Bad for ROI - The Rockstar developer

We think we want to employ the "Rockstar" developer. We want the superstar. We actively recruit for it - we even put it into the job adverts. But is the "Rockstar" good for ROI? In this episode, I di...

18 Marras 202011min

#62: Bad for ROI: The Gantt Chart

#62: Bad for ROI: The Gantt Chart

Gantt Charts are a popular tool for visualising dependencies for complex activities. In this episode I discuss why the use of Gantt Charts are bad for ROI in Software Development.

11 Marras 202012min