allan's blog - Agile & Digital Business

Do you ever find out about something and ask yourself “How didn’t I know about that before?” For the last week or so I’ve been reading abou...

One of the reoccurring themes in my work is the need for those who are involved with a problem to find their own solution and to implement t...

I’ve not blogged much lately. That’s because I’ve been busy with other stuff: stuff at work, stuff at home, other writing and taking some t...

In his book The Living Company Arie de Geus suggests the role of planning, particularly scenario planning, is to create memories of the fut...

I’ve been using PDAs for about 12 years now, I started on a Psion 3a, then a 3c, then I moved to a Series 5, didn’t like that and moved back...

I originally read Thinking Beyond Lean (1998) over four years ago, it was good at the time and its still good. A few weeks ago I picked up...

Anyone who believes that all IT and technology jobs in Europe and America are doomed to move to India and China should make sure they read t...

I’ve got an account on LinkedIn , and I’ve got a whole bunch of connections. If you don’t know LinkedIn it is a social network site with a ...

I was at EuroPLoP in Bavaria most of last week. I returned mentally fired up with lots of ideas and new thoughts but physically shattered ...

Shortly after taking over IBM Lou Gerstner famously said “The last thing this company needs is a vision.” In an era when businesses men oft...