Minimal IThttp://www.minimalit.com/Research, training, consultancy and software to reduce IT costsen-gb14 May 2013Copyright (C) 2005 Minimal IT Ltd. All rights reserved. See http://www.minimalit.com/copyright.htm.60Dates and numbers14 May 2013There is a surprising lack of standards for date and number formats.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-05-14-dates_and_numbers.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-05-14-dates_and_numbers.htmMary Verney and ruthless scope management2 Apr 2013When major projects go bad, ruthless scope management can save the organisation from ruin.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-04-02-mary_verney_and_ruthless_scope_management.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-04-02-mary_verney_and_ruthless_scope_management.htmThe end of naivety5 Mar 2013If you really want to achieve something spectacular, it's best not to know it's impossible.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-03-05-the_end_of_naivety.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-03-05-the_end_of_naivety.htmThe mathematics of flies in ointment19 Feb 2013You can use simple mathematics to highlight areas that demand management attention and to stop bad news being hidden.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-19-the_mathematics_of_flies_in_ointment.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-19-the_mathematics_of_flies_in_ointment.htmAssessment and decision making12 Feb 2013Assessment is a valuable part of the decision-making process, even if you don't use the assessment to make the decisions.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-12-assessment_and_decision_making.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-12-assessment_and_decision_making.htmTechnologies for incremental development5 Feb 2013When it comes to incremental development and system evolution, not all technologies are created equal.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-05-technologies_for_incremental_development.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-02-05-technologies_for_incremental_development.htmApplying POLA29 Jan 2013The principle of least astonishment (POLA) is a simple concept for making computer systems more usable.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-01-29-applying_pola.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-01-29-applying_pola.htmMultidisciplinary performance improvement22 Jan 2013There are many ways to improve system performance, but the best performance improvements come from a multidisciplinary approach.http://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-01-22-multidisciplinary_performance_improvement.htmhttp://www.minimalit.com/newsletters/2013-01-22-multidisciplinary_performance_improvement.htm