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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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