When a company with a good product gets acquired it can upset the decision-making of potential customers. This issue arose a little while ago when Ansible was bought by Red … Continue reading Acquisitions: When the player becomes the pawn
Category: Industry
A few thoughts on DOT EVERYONE
Last week Martha Lane-Fox gave the Dimbleby Lecture, and proposed DOT EVERYONE, “a new national institution to lead an ambitious charge – to make us the most digital nation on … Continue reading A few thoughts on DOT EVERYONE
Move from sales-driven to value-creating
I caught up with the insightful Iain McKenna the other day and he was talking, among other things, about identifying value. Readers of this blog will know this is a … Continue reading Move from sales-driven to value-creating
Three behaviours of a digital organisation
I work with a lot of organisations that want to “be digital”. But being clear about what that means is a challenge. Coming from an Agile background it’s hard for … Continue reading Three behaviours of a digital organisation
Bringing startups into the corporation
When established companies see digital competitors as a threat, or just see that their future must be a digital one, buying a startup is often floated as a promising strategic … Continue reading Bringing startups into the corporation
Agile and digital strategy in government
Depending who you read, there are some fairly questionable claims made at a recent EMC/Policy Exchange round table. Mark Thompson, former advisor to George Osborne, is variously quoted as saying … Continue reading Agile and digital strategy in government
From Year of Code to digital literacy
The Year of Code is good, but digital literacy is more fundamental, more valuable, and more embracing. Once upon a time our schools in the UK taught our children how … Continue reading From Year of Code to digital literacy
Notes on the Agile Awards 2013
Last week saw the fourth UK Agile Awards. Once again it was a wonderful night, and great to see such worthy winners. The night’s compere was Sally Phillips. She had … Continue reading Notes on the Agile Awards 2013
Less is more: 5 free startup ideas
It used to be difficult to find a good name for your startup, then people realised they could simply remove a vowel or three from a proper word. (Flickr, Tumblr, … Continue reading Less is more: 5 free startup ideas
From service mindset to partner
It disappoints me when I hear people talk about their internal tech department as a “service operation”. It disappoints me even more when I hear that from the people in … Continue reading From service mindset to partner
