“That’s only 10%…” One of my mentors who is mentioned in the book I wrote with Kailash (Darryl) is a veteran project manager in the construction and engineering industry. He has been working as a project manager more than 30 …

On the decay (or remarkable recurrence) of knowledge Read more »

Hi all Welcome to my fifth post that delves into the irrational world of cloud computing. After examining the not-so-obvious aspects of Microsoft, Amazon and the industry more broadly, its time to shift focus a little. Now the appeal of …

The cloud isn’t the problem–Part 5: Server huggers and a crisis of identity Read more »

Hi Those of you who get an RSS feed of this blog might have noticed it was busy over last week. This is because I pushed out 4 blog posts that showed my analysis using IBIS of a detailed linear …

Why can’t people find stuff on the intranet?–Final summary Read more »

Hi and welcome to my final post on the linkedin discussion on why users cannot find what they are looking for on intranets. This time the emphasis is on synthesis… so let’s get the last few comments done shall we? …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 4 Read more »

Hi all This is the third post in a quick series that attempts to use IBIS to analyse an online discussion. The map is getting big now, but luckily, we are halfway through the discussion and will have most of …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 3 Read more »

Hi all This is the second post in a quick series that attempts to use IBIS to analyse an online discussion. Strange as it may sound, but I believe that issue mapping and IBIS is one of the most pure …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 2 Read more »

Hi There was an interesting discussion on the Intranet Professionals group on LinkedIn recently where Luc De Ruijter asked the question: What are the main three reasons users cannot find the content they were looking for on intranet? As you …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 1 Read more »

Hi all Welcome to the fourth post about the adaptive change that cloud computing is going to have on practitioners, paradigms and organisations. The previous two posts took a look at some of the dodgier side of two of the …

The cloud is not the problem-Part 4: Industry shakeout and playing with the big kids… Read more »

What can Ikea fails tell us about cloud computing? My next door neighbour is a builder. When he moved next door, the house was an old piece of crap. Within 6 months, he completely renovated it himself, adding in two …

The cloud is not the problem–Part 3: When silos strike back… Read more »