Technology Consulting: Influencing Organizational Culture Beyond Technical Solutions
The role of a technology consultant might seem straightforward: provide analysis of and solutions to a customer’s tech-related problems. However,
Technology Strategy & Innovation
The creation of new ideas that shape the future of your business through product innovation and technology strategy. Learn how to move faster to market, drive more value, and build competitive advantage in current and new markets.
Embracing a Culture of Data Curation: Unlock the Potential of Untapped Data Wealth
In today’s digital age, data reigns supreme as one of the most valuable assets for businesses across all industries. From
Disrupting the Disruptors: What Chat GPT Could Mean for Software
The software industry has for decades now been a force for upheaval among established industries. Often bringing software to a business means helping businesses to redefine business processes in potentially uncomfortable ways.
Technology Selection: The Importance of a Repeatable Approach
People frequently seek solutions to problems they don’t fully understand. They may have a preconceived solution bias and seek to
That’ll Break Everything: Creating a Technology Roadmap
“That’ll break everything!” Ever heard someone say that, or something like it before and wished you had some, any, kind
How to Build a Domain Model
I have written frequently about what a domain model is and why it’s important to have one. Reading those posts
Questions – A Consultant’s Superpower
As consultants, our job is to find solutions to our client’s problems, yet we start with very little context or
Managing Complex Data with JSON in PostgreSQL, Part 3
In the first post of this series, we explained why you absolutely need to use jsonb columns in the PostgreSQL tables right now, and mildly chided you if you aren’t already.
Managing Complex Data with JSON in PostgreSQL, part 2
In Part 1 we explained why you absolutely need JSONb columns in your PostgreSQL tables, and how they simplify the
Managing Complex Data with JSON in PostgreSQL, Part 1
Are you looking at your stale, flat relational database and thinking: “It’s so rigid and lifeless!” Do you need polymorphism?
TypeScript to Make JavaScript Development Better and Faster
On a recent project involving AWS Lambda and AWS CDK, I made the decision to write the Lambdas in TypeScript
The Skill-Motivation Matrix
When you are a leader of people, knowing the best approach for delegating assignments to a given person for any
When Is a User not a User?
Thinking in Terms of Roles rather than Individuals How many times has this happened to you? You’re buying a gift
Beyond Concern
We’ve all heard about the Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control concept. But for those that haven’t considered this idea
Product Owner Nightmares: The Unknown Unknowns
As a product owner, what keeps me up at night is the thought that there are unknown problems lying in
Discipline is not what you think
When we see a successful person, what traits come to mind? Often they are perceived as natural talents or even
When Do You Have Enough Requirements?
As a product manager, balancing the priorities of product features with their level of detail is key to shipping the
Rural Internet for Remote Workers
How do you support your employees who are working remotely from rural areas? Employees telecommuting via fiber Internet access have
Getting Software Right: The Iterative Process in an Agile Environment
At its heart, software development is a hypothesis testing process. Based on your team’s experience and their understanding of the
It’s Transformation Time – But Where to Start?
Transformations are all the rage these days. It seems like everyone’s doing one, and while the circumstances are varied, the
Dark Data Patterns are not the Future
Last week I talked about the need to understand the monetization and commercialization opportunities of your data assets. This week