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Strategy & transformation
Big-picture thinking on digital transformation, change management, ROI and the pitfalls we have seen come back again and again for 20 years.
Strategy & transformationThe test pyramid, in plain English.
You don't write tests yourself, but you do pay for them. The test pyramid is a simple lens for seeing whether your digital application is properly tested, without having to read a single line of code yourself.
Strategy & transformationMapping business processes: it's never too late.
Mapping processes belongs at the start of a project. At a food company, I did it two months before go-live. Why starting late is still better than not starting at all.
Strategy & transformationROI realism: what digitalisation really delivers (and what it doesn't)
Three ROI myths that cost SMEs dearly, and what you can realistically expect instead. Plus the simple test that shows you the difference straight away.
Strategy & transformationThink big, act small: why both camps get it wrong
Two extremes dominate conversations about digitalisation in SMEs, and both miss the point. The method that does work: think big, act small, in 12-week cycles.
Strategy & transformationDigitalisation is not an IT project. And that's why most of them fail.
After more than twenty years in IT transformations, we see the same pattern. The technology is sound, and so is the implementation. What is missing is someone who dares to take the people side seriously.
Strategy & transformationAfter the summer: time for your digitalisation breakthrough
For many SMEs, September is the best moment to finally get serious about digitalisation. Three steps to turn that holiday reset into concrete results before Christmas.
Strategy & transformationThe hidden costs of 'cheap' IT solutions
Four costs that never appear on a quote, yet make every cheap IT choice more expensive than the costly option. Plus: how to see them coming.
Strategy & transformationAfter 20 years in IT: why most transformations fail (and what does work)
Twenty years of IT projects, hundreds of SMEs, the same three pitfalls. And a recipe that does work: start with people, win small, grow organically.