Rachael Evans MA, FCMI
I’m often asked for advice and opinion on various subjects and I’m one for making copious amounts of notes. I typically work on a typewriter, I’m a passionate collector with over 40 different models and I find the process mroe deliberate and reflective than if I simply used a word processor.
I often later share them via whitepapers, trade publications, and on forums such as LinkedIn. I think it’s important that we try and share our thoughts and findings to help each other along the way.
I’ve included a few recent articles below that I hope you find interesting.
The MSP market is Dead! Long live the MSPs.
The MSP (Managed Service Provider) business is in trouble, there’s no ignoring that. For sure, if you read the tool-vendor articles, business is booming, but
Shari’ah Compliant Credit Unions in the United Kingdom, an Analysis of the Opportunity for Growth.
In today’s financial services industry in the United Kingdom, the influence of credit unions has continued to fall short of the performance that we see
What’s your attitude towards IT?
Ok, that title is a little strong for some, but it’s an observation based upon over thirty years surrounded by technology (my early resume is
It’s your career. Own It!
Sounds obvious doesn’t it but the reality is often so different. I’ll start by saying that I’m not a performance review fan, they’re often too
80% is Better Than 100%
OK, I know what you’re thinking, I’ve either gone mad or I have lost the ability to count. 81 is better than 80, then what
Checksums, Does It Add Up?
Last week I was asked to explain the concept of a single-digit checksum to help secure and validate a set of chemical values. That was
The Capability-Engagement Model – Mixed-Role Performance Modelling
In my chosen career I’m fortunate enough to wear three hats, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Business Management Coach and Research Academic. It’s given me an
EIDL – You’ve got one, now what? – Now. just how do you survive a Ripple Economy?
Before we look at how you might use the EIDL or for that matter, any other financial support, that’s start with the basics. Just what
Cloud Computing Optimisation and Pandemic Survival: One Supporting the Other
Introduction Covid-19 has placed many organisations under immense pressure to adjust their business model in a manner that enables them to not just initially survive
Is your computer being hijacked to mine Crypto-Currency?
We’ve all sat on our computers surfing the web maybe we’re shopping, researching or going with the flow and we’ve come across those moments when
‘To Agile or not to Agile’ – That is the Question
As I write this sat at my keyboard, I have The Ride of the Valkyries tune in my head with the image of helicopters coming
Earned Value – Why Not ?
Ok, so you might have heard of Earned Value (EV) but what is it and why isn’t it an important factor in a lot of
Technical Debt – Who’s to Blame?
I’ll start with an explanation of technical debt, although its an accepted term, it’s still not a widely known concept. Knowing what technical debt is,
Low Code/ No Code Development is it ‘a thing’?
There are really two explanations that one can offer to this question, the first is a comparative answer for the IT savvy, Low Code/ No
FoMo – Probably Your Primary Business and Personal Risk
Before you panic and think I’ve turned to the dark side and embraced LOL’s, BRB’s, and BTW nonsense favouring text message speak I urge you
Why Change Management Fails, my Top 20 list
Change is like taxes, inevitable. George Bernard Shaw once wrote that ‘Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change
Time travel, I’ve started to use it every day
Ok, I confess that the title whilst intriguing, has used more than a little literary licence but there is an element of truth behind it.
When ‘Doing Agile’ isn’t Always about being ‘Sustainably Agile’
Agile is the modern way of delivering our products and it certainly adds real value to our customers but there are times when we simply
Increasing the Outlook Attachment Size Limit
Working from home has created a difficult challenge for some as they email files across to colleagues and then come up against the 20MB file
The UK’s NHS, Time for Change?
I’m writing this post on a key day for my wife Jasmin and I. Today is day 100 of her post aneurysm and double-stroke recovery.
We need to understand men to solve the equality issue
Gender equality and diversity are a constant struggle, one that we have become more aware of through media campaigns, marches, demonstrations and through workplace activities.
Change and its role in Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has, at last, garnered the attention of those that occupy the executive canteen, but all isn’t as it should be. When
Male and female, we really are equals! A view from an intersex individual.
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day and it had me thinking about if we’re really all that different. As science has enhanced our
The IT Business – Ladies, we have this, let’s stop letting the men lead
Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs. What do they have in common? They’re men and they’re the pioneers of technology that we constantly talk about,
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