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Software Factories: Part 4 – Measuring Outcomes

One of the difficulties with implementing a software factory is measuring development-team performance. Depending on the culture of the team, and the desired outcomes for your team, the approach may be fundamentally different, but here is an approach I have … Continue reading

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The IT Holy Grail: Part 2 – Start with the End in Mind

The Typical Strategy Process indicates: Where we are Where we want to be How to get there In my experience IT strategies tend to get stuck defining “where we are” because the sort of people doing IT are often detail … Continue reading

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The IT holy grail

Strategic Alignment of IT with the declared business strategy is a topic that seems to be widely regarded as a holy grail.  Something Everyone Strives for, but seldom achieves. In my last few roles I have encountered a number of … Continue reading

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