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14 May 2013 - Dates and numbers
2 April 2013 - Mary Verney and ruthless scope management
5 March 2013 - The end of naivety
19 February 2013 - The mathematics of flies in ointment
12 February 2013 - Assessment and decision making
5 February 2013 - Technologies for incremental development
29 January 2013 - Applying POLA
22 January 2013 - Multidisciplinary performance improvement
15 January 2013 - I would pay more for open source
8 January 2013 - Image Magick
18 December 2012 - The pitfalls of productivity
11 December 2012 - Know your USP
4 December 2012 - Video game training
27 November 2012 - Why programming takes so long
20 November 2012 - Problem density
13 November 2012 - The ideas amplifier
30 October 2012 - Mobile WiFi Access Points
23 October 2012 - Hobgoblins
16 October 2012 - Hooray for marketing
9 October 2012 - Letting go
2 October 2012 - IT's ethos
25 September 2012 - One day all software will be built like this
18 September 2012 - Enforcing data security
11 September 2012 - The new architecture
4 September 2012 - What can IT learn from CE?
28 August 2012 - Precision and simplification
21 August 2012 - Assessments are awesome
17 July 2012 - Minimal IT strategy
10 July 2012 - Back to basics: Conflicts
3 July 2012 - Back to basics: Extreme reuse
26 June 2012 - Back to basics: Standards and open source
19 June 2012 - Back to basics: Systems development
12 June 2012 - Back to basics: Proactive IT management
5 June 2012 - Back to basics: The importance of structure
29 May 2012 - Back to basics: How IT creates value
22 May 2012 - Minimal IT: Back to basics
15 May 2012 - How far can reuse go?
8 May 2012 - Microsoft - pay now, pay later
1 May 2012 - How PC buying has changed
24 April 2012 - Defending change
17 April 2012 - Client or server?
3 April 2012 - Using technology to create structure
27 March 2012 - Evolving structure
20 March 2012 - Unstructured methods
13 March 2012 - No OS for old men
6 March 2012 - Going exponential
28 February 2012 - Buy or build? Neither!
21 February 2012 - Who are your competitors?
14 February 2012 - A change of heart and a bright idea
7 February 2012 - Technical analysis
31 January 2012 - Testing and forgiveness
24 January 2012 - Universal business computer 6: Gaining value
17 January 2012 - Universal business computer 5: Interaction
10 January 2012 - Universal business computer 4: Meaning
20 December 2011 - Universal business computer 3: Data graphs
13 December 2011 - Universal business computer 2: Architecture
6 December 2011 - Universal business computer 1: The quest
29 November 2011 - Complexity is your friend
22 November 2011 - The Mythical Man-Month revisited
15 November 2011 - The three opportunities
8 November 2011 - Excel is my nemesis
1 November 2011 - The perfect tool
25 October 2011 - Boosting performance
18 October 2011 - Why user documentation is critical
11 October 2011 - Database independence - payback time
4 October 2011 - Bootstrapping 3: Building a business
27 September 2011 - Bootstrapping 2: Why are there so many tools?
20 September 2011 - Bootstrapping 1: Speed and consistency
13 September 2011 - Rise of the robots?
6 September 2011 - Don't use Facebook
30 August 2011 - Combining projects and good management
23 August 2011 - Projects are immature
16 August 2011 - Hitting things with bricks
26 July 2011 - Launch day
19 July 2011 - Add JavaScript to your application with Rhino
12 July 2011 - IT assets and transactions
5 July 2011 - Secure by design
28 June 2011 - The creative side of IT
21 June 2011 - User interfaces, style and art
14 June 2011 - The MA2 story 3: whatever next?
7 June 2011 - The MA2 story 2: burnt-out, friendless and broke
31 May 2011 - The MA2 story 1: why we bet the farm
24 May 2011 - Dynamic metadata
17 May 2011 - The curse of metadata
10 May 2011 - The weakness of Excel
3 May 2011 - The third shall be first
19 April 2011 - Why are there so many programming languages?
12 April 2011 - Google Docs saves the day!
5 April 2011 - Climbing the code face
29 March 2011 - Caveat emptor
22 March 2011 - AntiSamy
15 March 2011 - Removing data constraint
8 March 2011 - Why are websites so hard?
1 March 2011 - What's on your mind?
22 February 2011 - Nightmare of the typing pool
15 February 2011 - You Aren't Gonna Need It, revisited
8 February 2011 - How to choose architecture and technology
1 February 2011 - Who aren't you?
25 January 2011 - jQuery part 3: overview of jQuery
18 January 2011 - jQuery part 2: JavaScript
11 January 2011 - jQuery part 1: the web
21 December 2010 - Quite ambiguous
14 December 2010 - Postmodern IT
7 December 2010 - ConTEXT
30 November 2010 - Office Starter 2010
23 November 2010 - Self-destructing standards
16 November 2010 - SaaS and EAI 2: how to respond
9 November 2010 - Saas and EAI 1: the problem
2 November 2010 - Architecture and governance in an on-demand world
26 October 2010 - IT isn't over yet
19 October 2010 - Twilight of the technologists
12 October 2010 - Knowing when to change
5 October 2010 - Aristotle and project management
28 September 2010 - More than I can chew
21 September 2010 - What's the point of web services?
14 September 2010 - 9 to 5 is dead, long live 9 to 5
7 September 2010 - Machiavelli and the birthday question
31 August 2010 - Lighting up dark corners
24 August 2010 - From PCs to online services
17 August 2010 - Embracing steady state: how
10 August 2010 - Embracing steady state
3 August 2010 - Core value
27 July 2010 - The conflicts of IT
20 July 2010 - An apology to project managers
13 July 2010 - XML-based programming 7: is it for you?
6 July 2010 - XML-based programming 6: the dark side
29 June 2010 - XML-based programming 5: building blocks
22 June 2010 - XML-based programming 4: testing
15 June 2010 - XML-based programming 3: using the framework
8 June 2010 - XML-based programming 2: evolving a framework
1 June 2010 - XML-based programming 1: means, not ends
25 May 2010 - One thousand words is worth a picture
18 May 2010 - Vote Minimal, again!
11 May 2010 - Business value and maintenance
4 May 2010 - Once a mainframe programmer, always a mainframe programmer
27 April 2010 - Principles of intra-application integration
20 April 2010 - Ash cloud computing
13 April 2010 - Grasping the future
6 April 2010 - IT mismanagement principles
30 March 2010 - An unprofessional experiment 2: early results
23 March 2010 - Supertest
16 March 2010 - Freemind
9 March 2010 - Five years on: Minimal IT
2 March 2010 - Five years on: The IT Industry
23 February 2010 - Working in the movies
16 February 2010 - An unprofessional experiment
9 February 2010 - Programming is the last thing you should do
2 February 2010 - In praise of HTML
26 January 2010 - The blame game
19 January 2010 - The last big problem
12 January 2010 - Tidying IT
22 December 2009 - PC holiday checklist
15 December 2009 - What's wrong with government IT
8 December 2009 - Rigorous testing
1 December 2009 - The perils of PowerPoint
24 November 2009 - The silly hat method
17 November 2009 - Ubuntu Netbook Remix
10 November 2009 - Being awesome
3 November 2009 - Necessary complexity
27 October 2009 - Development tools are dangerous
20 October 2009 - Programming for Web 2.0
13 October 2009 - Umami
6 October 2009 - Business Process Management software
29 September 2009 - Living wills
22 September 2009 - Do you know what business you are in?
15 September 2009 - Wrapping infrastructure and architecture 2: how
8 September 2009 - Wrapping infrastructure and architecture 1: why
1 September 2009 - The culture of dishonesty
25 August 2009 - Knowing when to start finishing
18 August 2009 - Ryanair
11 August 2009 - Ban project management!
4 August 2009 - Winnie The Pooh, writers block, and the problems of IT
28 July 2009 - Process maturity and value
21 July 2009 - The rise of the netbook - power to the people
14 July 2009 - Power*Architect
7 July 2009 - How does your garden grow?
30 June 2009 - Internet Explorer 8 - time to upgrade
23 June 2009 - Opera Unite - Dawn of a new era?
16 June 2009 - What's really going on 4: putting it all together
9 June 2009 - What's really going on 3: thinking of IT differently
2 June 2009 - What's really going on 2: why we do not succeed
26 May 2009 - What's really going on 1: how we manage IT
19 May 2009 - Crossing boundaries
12 May 2009 - BOCTOC
5 May 2009 - Advanced IT Management
28 April 2009 - The limits of advanced development tools
21 April 2009 - Effective selection: beyond the questionnaire
14 April 2009 - Virtualization primer 4: recommendations
7 April 2009 - Virtualization primer 3: example products
31 March 2009 - Virtualization primer 2: concepts
24 March 2009 - Virtualization primer 1: benefits
17 March 2009 - Blingware
10 March 2009 - The perils of general-purpose
3 March 2009 - What's really important?
24 February 2009 - Sustainable IT
17 February 2009 - All killer apps tend to FOSS
10 February 2009 - Why we should talk about systems
3 February 2009 - The day Google broke the Internet
27 January 2009 - Justifying IT in a recession
20 January 2009 - IT opportunity cost in a downturn
13 January 2009 - 2009 - the year of opportunity
23 December 2008 - Don't ignore your database, use it
16 December 2008 - Dipping my toe in the clouds
9 December 2008 - Measuring the strategic contribution of IT
2 December 2008 - How to write easily and effectively
25 November 2008 - Is SYSOA worthwhile?
18 November 2008 - SYSOA and infrastructure
11 November 2008 - SYSOA, PCs and web-based systems
4 November 2008 - SYSOA and systems integration
28 October 2008 - SYSOA and data management
21 October 2008 - System-oriented architecture principles
14 October 2008 - System-oriented architecture (SYSOA)
7 October 2008 - Why you should use XSLT
30 September 2008 - Why do you work in IT?
23 September 2008 - Fungibility
16 September 2008 - Why PCs are not secure
9 September 2008 - Managing mergers and reorganisations
2 September 2008 - What's in your basket?
26 August 2008 - Fractal management
19 August 2008 - Can I have it in Excel?
12 August 2008 - The value of belief
5 August 2008 - The business value of IT
29 July 2008 - Standards: two loops are better than one
22 July 2008 - Controlling departmental IT
15 July 2008 - Linking quality to decision making
8 July 2008 - The new umbrella
1 July 2008 - Effective technical evaluation
24 June 2008 - Ownership and ownability
17 June 2008 - A model of good maintenance
10 June 2008 - That's what I call reuse
3 June 2008 - Mobile computing - are we there yet?
27 May 2008 - Test-driven IS strategy 4: implications
20 May 2008 - Test-driven IS strategy 3: implementation
13 May 2008 - Test-driven IS strategy 2: principles
6 May 2008 - Test-driven IS strategy 1: introduction
29 April 2008 - The next big thing has been cancelled
22 April 2008 - What's so special about your project?
15 April 2008 - Stop being so demanding!
8 April 2008 - If project management never existed
1 April 2008 - Cost reduction options
25 March 2008 - Take quality off the critical path
18 March 2008 - Growing pains
11 March 2008 - KeePass
4 March 2008 - Governance, not portfolio management
26 February 2008 - What is a system?
19 February 2008 - Standards - consensus or competition?
12 February 2008 - Governance or portfolio management?
5 February 2008 - Systemhood's challenging future
29 January 2008 - Systemhood
22 January 2008 - Work less
15 January 2008 - Perfect testing, perfect documentation
8 January 2008 - Should IT model the real world?
18 December 2007 - XForms - what you need to know
11 December 2007 - XForms to the rescue
4 December 2007 - Web marketing pitfalls
27 November 2007 - Borrowed too much
20 November 2007 - The testing time bomb
13 November 2007 - Creating joined-up solutions
6 November 2007 - A principle of management control
30 October 2007 - Today, tomorrow and for ever
23 October 2007 - In defence of complexity - part 2
16 October 2007 - In defence of complexity - part 1
9 October 2007 - The rise of true eBusiness
2 October 2007 - The dismantling of IT
25 September 2007 - A glimpse of salvation
18 September 2007 - The root of all evil
11 September 2007 - IT entrenches misalignment
4 September 2007 - The alternative reality of IT
28 August 2007 - The accidental structures of IT
21 August 2007 - Journey to the sixth circle of hell
14 August 2007 - Portable applications - interim report
7 August 2007 - The win-win-win scenario
31 July 2007 - Windows registry design
24 July 2007 - System governance in pictures
17 July 2007 - IT process definition
10 July 2007 - Breadth-first IT management
3 July 2007 - What is Application Portfolio Management?
26 June 2007 - The smallest Linux computer in the world
19 June 2007 - Shift risk management forward
12 June 2007 - Open source hypocrisy
5 June 2007 - Inkscape and The Gimp
29 May 2007 - DocBook
22 May 2007 - Drupal
15 May 2007 - Portable applications - the experiment
8 May 2007 - Long-lived systems: call to action
1 May 2007 - Long-lived systems: monitoring
24 April 2007 - Long-lived systems: change
17 April 2007 - Long-lived systems: design
10 April 2007 - Long-lived systems: technology
3 April 2007 - Long-lived systems: decoupling
27 March 2007 - Long-lived systems: ownership
20 March 2007 - System life span: system definition
13 March 2007 - How long should IT systems last?
6 March 2007 - Stop trying to look sophisticated
27 February 2007 - Make CMMI easier and more effective
20 February 2007 - The limits of IT process management
13 February 2007 - I love Vista, I hate Vista
6 February 2007 - IT's top five hot topics
30 January 2007 - Justifying IT investment 4: summary
23 January 2007 - Justifying IT investment 3: the value of compliance
16 January 2007 - Justifying IT investment 2: calculations
9 January 2007 - Justifying IT investment 1: measurement
2 January 2007 - Influence: excellence is not enough
19 December 2006 - Give Linux this year
12 December 2006 - If you can't beat them, join them
5 December 2006 - Real programmers don't test
28 November 2006 - Islands of automation
21 November 2006 - StupidClever design and technology
14 November 2006 - StupidClever methods
7 November 2006 - StupidClever
31 October 2006 - Where to find cost savings - for free
24 October 2006 - The drunken man
17 October 2006 - A minimal future
10 October 2006 - Strategic cost reduction
3 October 2006 - Cutting costs: where to start
26 September 2006 - Customer orientation: not what you think
19 September 2006 - Value orientation: be realistic
12 September 2006 - Responsibility orientation: strengthen business ownership
5 September 2006 - Systems orientation: understand your IT
29 August 2006 - Project manager required: heroes need not apply
22 August 2006 - Six ways to cut costs
15 August 2006 - Do you really want to save money?
8 August 2006 - IT managers - stick to what you know
1 August 2006 - Projects are NOT investments
25 July 2006 - Future proofing
18 July 2006 - System selection reviews
11 July 2006 - Project system reviews
4 July 2006 - Tactical governance
27 June 2006 - Web accessibility is free
20 June 2006 - Websites: the right and wrong way to start up
13 June 2006 - Lead the reader, follow the reader
6 June 2006 - Hard choices make good websites
30 May 2006 - What does your website say about you?
23 May 2006 - Outsourcing, governance, and nursery school
16 May 2006 - IT governance and IT processes
9 May 2006 - Risk management and system governance
2 May 2006 - Why you really need a list of systems
25 April 2006 - System governance: nobody's problem is everybody's problem
18 April 2006 - System governance: less is more
11 April 2006 - IT stewardship
4 April 2006 - Is system governance agile?
28 March 2006 - Fix the system, not the results
21 March 2006 - Cheap IT turns competition upside down
14 March 2006 - Free software - never look back
7 March 2006 - System governance: automating IT improvement
28 February 2006 - System governance: you get what you measure
21 February 2006 - System governance: defining criteria in detail
14 February 2006 - System governance: deciding what is important
7 February 2006 - System governance needs a framework
31 January 2006 - System governance cuts costs
24 January 2006 - Systems need more than project management and architecture
17 January 2006 - What is IT governance?
10 January 2006 - The barriers to effective systems management
3 January 2006 - Are IT projects or IT systems more important?
20 December 2005 - Minimal integration 12: integration summarised
13 December 2005 - Minimal integration 11: integrate software packages
6 December 2005 - Minimal integration 10: simple fast programming
29 November 2005 - Minimal integration 9: make good documentation easy
22 November 2005 - Minimal integration 8: do you need tools?
15 November 2005 - Minimal integration 7: point-to-point, hub, or bus?
8 November 2005 - Minimal integration 6: standardise data transfer
1 November 2005 - Minimal integration 5: keep XML simple
25 October 2005 - Minimal integration 4: XML is beautiful
18 October 2005 - Minimal integration 3: send the right information
11 October 2005 - Minimal integration 2: define system boundaries
4 October 2005 - Minimal integration 1: what is integration?
27 September 2005 - Online games can cut IT costs
20 September 2005 - Design for consumers, not suppliers
13 September 2005 - Testing is formwork, code is concrete
6 September 2005 - Shared database? I wouldn't dream of it
30 August 2005 - Align systems to strengthen ownership
23 August 2005 - Harry Potter and the alignment of structures
16 August 2005 - Business alignment is a design principle
9 August 2005 - Use job descriptions to check business acceptance
2 August 2005 - How to check that IT is worthwhile
26 July 2005 - Classify requirements to separate the whys from the hows
19 July 2005 - Demand side management in IT
12 July 2005 - The paradox of business change
5 July 2005 - Escape from IT skill shortages
28 June 2005 - The death of the IT department
21 June 2005 - The second PC revolution
14 June 2005 - The rise of true IT literacy
7 June 2005 - The future of IT
31 May 2005 - How to keep it simple
24 May 2005 - Vote Minimal!
17 May 2005 - IT needs new metaphors
10 May 2005 - Don't manage IT demand, reduce it
3 May 2005 - People make IT expensive
26 April 2005 - People are different from computers
19 April 2005 - Everyday skills part 2: Filing and administration
12 April 2005 - Everyday skills part 1: Delegation, definition and instruction
5 April 2005 - Awaken the cyborg within
29 March 2005 - Avoid impossible unstoppable projects
22 March 2005 - Align IT to people, not people to IT
15 March 2005 - Fix business problems before computer systems
8 March 2005 - Computers are simple
1 March 2005 - Cut your IT costs by 90%

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