Results for the category: Focus

Things they want

January 5, 2026

Column If you do good work, people, customers, colleagues will ask you to do new things. New things are … new, and most of us are intrigued and challenged by working them... READ MORE

It’s a model

January 2, 2026

Windows It’s a model. It’s a thinking tool. It’s a part of the planning. It’s a list of assumptions, the things you’re guessing, the leaps of faith. It’s a game of ifs... READ MORE

The actual steps

January 1, 2026

ROLO When something big needs doing, there’s no substitute for sitting down and getting it done. The bigger it is, the more likely there’ll be multiple sittings. But one way or... READ MORE

That doesn’t work

December 29, 2025

Kod On the receiving end of bureaucracy, what can you do about it. Nothing. Well, you can rail against the world. Then you have to knuckle under and get it done anyway. You... READ MORE

Every gate

December 24, 2025

Gate Did you notice that it’s not a perfect world and things don’t pan out the way they were supposed when you built the spreadsheet? The customer makes decisions more slowly than... READ MORE