Excerpt from the Wikipedia entry for the “Law of the instrument”: “The concept known as the law of the instrument, otherwise known as the law of the hammer, Maslow’s hammer (or gavel), or the golden hammer, is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. As Abraham Maslow said in 1966, “I suppose it […]
Strategy
The 4th industrial revolution and why the GDPR matters
I make no apologies for another blog on the subject of data, because I believe data is one of the most important subjects in both our personal and working lives at the moment. But first let’s talk about the 4th Industrial Revolution. I was at a conference this week listening to a great keynote presentation […]
Now that the fog is clearing on GDPR, it’s time to speed things up
This is a guest post by Solitaire Associate, Robert Toogood and first appeared on his website, www.projectsystemssupport.com. When did you first hear about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation and the need to comply with it by May 2018? Was it recently or possibly many months ago, when the legislation was formally adopted by the […]
How safe is your data?
With cyber security hitting the headlines almost daily, many organisations are rightly concerned about the vulnerability of their data and are devoting serious time and resources to protecting this vital business asset. Traditional security methods have focused on improving the boundary defences of the organisation; aiming to prevent undesirable penetration of the network and to […]
Is your business ready for the New Professional?
Change is happening within our businesses. We know it has been going on for some time, but it can be difficult to pin down. Technology is always changing but this time it is different. Professionals are getting fed up with some of the tools and processes being made available to them. Instead of complaining they […]
Understanding IT Systems Change Part 2
In this second of a series of articles on understanding IT systems change I will discuss the importance of considering the change management aspects of your project continuously throughout its implementation Read the first article here: >>> Understanding IT Systems Change Part 1 – Context and Initiation <<< Let’s assume that you have selected a […]
