Are You a Data Company?
Are you a data company? If you answered, “No”, you are about to become obsolete. Harsh words perhaps, but that
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.
“That is Why You Fail” – Yoda
The problem with many transformation exercises, whether they be of digital, agile, or some other flavor, is that they don’t
Integrated Project Teams – 10 steps to building your company’s capabilities
Using consultants to address challenging technology problems gives you short-term acceleration. Integrating consultants with your tech team provides for continuous
Vertical Value
One of the issues I see a lot out in software product land are teams trying to plan and jam
An Investor’s Guide to Tech Diligence
As an investor or acquirer of a technology company, you have many aspects of due diligence to consider as part
Digital Transformation Transmogrified
Digital Transformation has taken off as a topic out on the InterWebs this past year. While there is a lot
Recession Proof Your Business
Economists are currently predicting that the U.S. and global economy are headed for a recession. We know based on history
Frank Oelschlager Shares a Technical Debt Case Study
Gábor Zöld of Coding Sans has written an excellent piece on technical debt: Technical Debt: Everything You Need To Know,
What Does it Mean to be a Technology Consultant
If you’ve ever been curious about what it means to be a consultant, this post is for you!
Who’s Really in Control of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Today, if you are building and operating cloud-based or cloud-native applications, the concentration of the source for TCO comes from
Extract Transform and Load Overview
Part 1 of the Data Ingest Series The process of extract transforms and load (ETL) goes by many names: Data
When is the right time to innovate your business?
In our daily work at Ten Mile Square, we hear story after story of business challenges with products, technology, inter-departmental dynamics,
Emergent Technologies Changing Our World – Part 2
Most everyone is familiar with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and maybe some of the derivatives or competitors; there are several variations of
Emergent Technologies Changing Our World – Part 1
The current rate of technology and computer science advancement is unprecedented. That’s saying a lot for an industry that is
The Value of a Technology Assessment
I know what I know if you know what I mean Edie Brickell & New Bohemians We sometimes get pushback
Smash Technical Debt
We know technical debt is bad. As Rick Garvin wrote in Headwinds: Legacy Technology’s Invisible Drag, it “can reduce your
Headwinds: Legacy Technology’s Invisible Drag
Like a beautiful sailboat covered in barnacles below the waterline, obsolescent legacy technology can reduce your company’s velocity, productivity and
Software Architecture vs The Evil Forces of Entropy
Requirements evolve, technology evolves, processes evolve, and users evolve. So why is it that the systems, applications, and their underlying
Running Successful Technology Assessments
These days, almost every business relies on technology products and platforms to run daily operations and meet its goals. Unfortunately, your
Sales v. Product Management: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along
In a growing tech company, sales needs product management and vice versa, but, too often, these two functions don’t get
Creating the World’s Best Executive Summary
There is a well-worn saying that “every journey begins with the first step.” It’s true with fictional quests – like