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An interesting fact about the top 20 retailers in the 2015 UK Omnichannel Retail Index (ORI) is that most of them are now struggling or gone completely. Indeed the number 1 spot in that year was taken by Mothercare, theRead more
An old friend and colleague reminded me that I have been remiss in not posting recently, for which I apologise. In my defense, I’ve spent most of the last year with early-stage technology companies. And of course, I’ve posted previously onRead more
I’m joining a session in a few week’s time looking at the lessons that large firms can learn from Startups. It reminds me of a talk I did in 2013 to technology professionals in Higher Education. The focus of theRead more
As many businesses move from the peak of inflated expectations down into the trough of disillusionment with their first forays into digital transformation, what learnings can we draw out on the dos and don’ts of digital? In a previous post, I said that it’s aRead more
I should start by saying that it’s not an easy time to be a large, established, publicly-quoted business. But there came a time when it was not an easy time being a dinosaur either. In the 1960’s and 70’s, beingRead more
I joined an excellent workshop this week looking at how organisations think about their journey to the cloud. There is a need to move beyond a simplistic “everyone else is doing it” rationale. But to create a compelling case forRead more
While working on a project recently, I heard the term wagile. It describes where many organisations have landed in their digital transformations. Technology teams have moved from projects to products, and from waterfall to agile. But we’ve embedded all theseRead more
I’m still surprised how many organisations are stuck in a cycle of re-platforming their internal systems. Not that these systems aren’t important, they’re as critical as the steel frame in a building. It’s just that, like the steel frame inRead more
I stumbled across an excellent piece on delivering large-scale projects written by Phil Leitch, one of the best technology change directors I know. It prompted me to share a talk I did recently for Change Associates on “Why change fails”. SoRead more
I should apologise for the length of time in between posts, apologise, but not make an excuse … A Supply Chain Director recently asked my advice on how to double their organisation’s IT project delivery performance. My advice was straightforward, “doRead more