Just working on my presentation for the BCS – Consultancy Specialist Group, (looking for a visual to explain the connection between evolution and revolution). The other presenter is Alan Fowler from Isochron, author of the book “Accelerating Business and IT Change“.

The event is on the 7th September at the School of Informatics in Edinburgh. have a look at the event page on BCS website.

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Another excellent Merlin Mann talk on productivity.

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I was just reading Clark Ching’s blog and seen this video which illustrates Eli Goldratt’s thoughts on implementing change, I am a big fan of his work and like the simplicity of the video.

Overcoming Resistance to Change – Isn’t It Obvious? is a post from: Ian Burgess

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Yesterday in Dnepropetrovsk is a post from: Ian Burgess

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This is a  presentation from Amazon’s CTO at where he defines his definition of cloud and other interesting points, The explanation of cloud and the focus on the reasons why business are adopting the cloud.

Cloud Capability – Thoughts from Dr Werner Vogels – Amazon’s CTO is a post from: Ian Burgess

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An interesting introduction to risk management I found when I was looking for some material.

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Today  I meet with Ewan Hastings from Seafarers UK he was explaining their “Corporate Partnerships” and some of the events they have lined up in the future, as a result I am looking to get a team together for the White Water Rafting event is anyone interested?

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This is a really good outline of Cloud fromSimon Wardley from Canonical.

OSCON 09: Simon Wardley, “Cloud Computing – Why IT Matters” is a post from: Ian Burgess

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Today has been a good day as SymetrIQ has been put forward for an award in the category of “Best Cloud Service” at the Cloud Computing World Forum which will take place on the 29th of June at the Olympia Conference Center in London.

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The Slides from my recent presentation to the BNS on Agile Product Development.

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