Most software endeavours fail to reach their full potential. It doesn't have to be this way. Why make ripples when you can make waves?
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Just over a year ago, millions of people were asked to work from home, turning their way of working upside down. It’s been a struggle for many, but it's possible for remote working to be effective. Here are some of the tools we use to help. #remotework
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Managing costs causes costs to go up because it enshrines the cost of failure demand into the budget. Also see John Seddon: youtube.com/watch?v=KgvbVRkP…
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'A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.'
~ Gall's law
ANOTHER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ review has dropped:
'What did you find most impressive about them?
They’re a great team and we got the full package. They give really professional advice, and there’s clear communication and visibility.'
Oh please, this is getting 😊😊😊
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Collaboration is hard not because we aren't born with a natural propensity to co-operate (we are) but because our systems of management (social and economic) have been designed specifically on separation and self interest. Hence, to collaborate, you need to swim against the tide.
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£27 million for an IT system that 'doesn't work'.
Another example of a high profile software failure in a long line of software failures. And yet the means to developing effective software are well know. Why do we allow this to happen?
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'X : Where does technology fit in?
Me : A supporting act. Buying a data lake doesn't make you data driven ' ~ Simon Wardley
YES! 💪💪💪
X : Principles first then look at the new behaviours?
Me : Yes.
X : Where does technology fit in?
Me : A supporting act. Buying a data lake doesn't make you data driven anymore than buying a Porsche makes you a good driver. Get the principles and behaviours right first.
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📢 Whoop whoop. Another happy client:
'Their dedication to their work was much higher than other teams. They were also entrepreneurs, so they truly understood the entrepreneurial journey, and they wanted to help as best as they could.'
There's something wrong with the internet if all our businesses are reliant on such a small number of companies. Yet it is entirely possible to avoid yesterday's outages and continue with business as usual whilst everyone else is panicking.
Noting our website didn't go down 🤔😉
I can't help but chuckle what a centralised, dependency ridden mess we've made of the internet after yesterday's outage.
When I was studying computer science it was being hailed as an indestructible distributed system that could withstand a nuclear strike.
We love reading our clients independent reviews of us. This just landed 😍💃🕺💕🥳
📢whoop: 'For this project alone, they took the initiative to present new architecture and infrastructure ideas that our own team hasn't considered, and those changes positively affected our platform. Overall, they're a great partner that considers our needs and expectations.'
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Software people take heed: solving big problems requires collaboration and team work and not a multiplication of your 'resources'.
'All the biggest problems that we face now, which are not particularly astronomical, like global climate change or the pandemic, require collaborative efforts, not just the multiplication of the same sort of person a million times over.'
theguardian.com/film/2021/ma…
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'“culture” is a read-only shadow, or reflection, of an organisation’s collective assumptions and beliefs. Thusly, even though an organisation’s culture is not directly amenable to change, its collective assumptions and beliefs are amenable to change' ~ Bob Marshall
We've had a play around with the new @NotionHQ API this morning to pull our code of ethics out of our Notion powered employee handbook and into our @GatsbyJS powered website 🎉 wemakewaves.digital/code-of-…
#bcorp #bcorppending
